I suggested a new multiple-columns tag in 3 column layout in LaTeX (1st only graphics, 2nd and 3rd text)? It was subsequently removed/replaced with columns. However, in my opinion, there's some confusion as to the use of this tag.
The tag excerpt for columns relate specifically to that of tables:
columns is specifically about columns in tables (though often the latter tag will suffice). If your question is about two-column documents or the multicol package, use the respective tag instead.
However, what about a three-column (or more) layout that doesn't use multicol
like in the above question? What about the columns
and column
environment of a frame
in beamer
?
Bottom line: We need to work on the columns tag. I'm soliciting some feedback on a shake-up of this columnar conundrum.
multicol
andtwo-column
) are LaTeX-centric, like many others, without there being a catch-all tag for the general case covering all formats.