I know there are packages parcolumns and eledpar.
With parcolumns I can have 4 columns on one page. But this is not what I want.
With eledpar I can have 2 parallel columns or parallel text on different pages.
What I want is "Text 1 and Text 2" parallel on even pages and "Text 3 and Text 4" on odd pages, such that both page chunks are also parallel.
Or (maybe this can give same result), can I put eledpar's \begin{pairs} inside \begin{pages}? How?
Or use a different approach to generate PDFs and then use a PDF tool? How?
\documentclass[11pt,asymmetric]{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{eledmac}
\usepackage{eledpar}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\begin{pages}
\begin{Leftside}
\beginnumbering
\pstart
\begin{pairs}
\begin{Leftside}
1\lipsum[1]
\end{Leftside}
\begin{Rightside}
2 \lipsum[2]
\end{Rightside}
\Columns
\end{pairs}
\pend
\endnumbering
\end{Leftside}
\begin{Rightside}
\beginnumbering
\pstart
\begin{pairs}
\begin{Leftside}
3 \lipsum[3]
\end{Leftside}
\begin{Rightside}
4 \lipsum[4]
\end{Rightside}
\Columns
\end{pairs}
\pend
\endnumbering
\end{Rightside}
\Pages
\end{pages}
\end{document}
If I comment columns I have 2 Page parallel text. Using 'numbering' 'pstart'/pend commands inside pairs gives errors/becouse of pages and pairs use same counter?/
example below does almost what i need. original post was here [link]Syncing text on bilingual pages just used it in 'pages' environment...can tehre be a better solution?
\documentclass[11pt,asymmetric]{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{eledmac}
\usepackage{eledpar}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{parallel,hanging}
\begin{document}
\begin{pages}
\begin{Leftside}
\beginnumbering
\pstart
\begin{Parallel}[v]{.47\textwidth}{.47\textwidth}
\ParallelLText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 3\lipsum[3]
\end{hangparas}
}
\ParallelRText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 7\lipsum[7]
\end{hangparas}
}
\end{Parallel}
\begin{Parallel}[v]{.47\textwidth}{.47\textwidth}
\ParallelLText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 2\lipsum[2]
\end{hangparas}
}
\ParallelRText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 8\lipsum[8]
\end{hangparas}
}
\end{Parallel}
\pend
\endnumbering
\end{Leftside}
\begin{Rightside}
\beginnumbering
\pstart
\begin{Parallel}[v]{.47\textwidth}{.47\textwidth}
\ParallelLText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 2\lipsum[2]
\end{hangparas}
}
\ParallelRText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 8\lipsum[8]
\end{hangparas}
}
\end{Parallel}
\begin{Parallel}[v]{.47\textwidth}{.47\textwidth}
\ParallelLText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 2\lipsum[2]
\end{hangparas}
}
\ParallelRText{
\begin{hangparas}{4mm}{1}
--- 8\lipsum[8]
\end{hangparas}
}
\end{Parallel}
\pend
\endnumbering
\end{Rightside}
\Pages
\end{pages}
\end{document}
parcolumns/eledparset up as well. Show us what you mean. For example, have you tried putting\begin{paris}inside\begin{pages}? If not, why not? If so, what went wrong? (Note that I have no idea what these do so no idea whether this is a good idea or not.) – cfr Mar 10 '14 at 23:33