RE: Gems - Delegate Races - Multiple Columns

[Jeff Hintz <jhglobal@earthlink.net>]

What if the number of candidates for a race exceed a column????

-----Original Message-----
From:	Ken Clark [SMTP:ken@gesn.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, January 25, 2000 11:38 AM
To:	Support Team (E-mail)
Subject:	RE: Gems - Delegate Races - Multiple Columns

> Is there a way in Gems to be able to lay out a race that will
> continue into the next column???
>
> Jeff Hintz

Choose the layout options: by column, 2 column, flow.

I think I might be reading between the lines here though that you don't want
the candidate columns to have equal height, but instead fill up the first
card column and then a bit of the second.

Short answer, no.  Races and headers are rectangular in GEMS.  This is
called "tiling" in desk top publishing circles.  Imagine dragging a
non-rectangular race around in the ballot editor.  From this prospective,
there isn't really even such thing as a card column -- it is just a hint for
auto layout.  Races can be dragged around the card with complete freedom.

Ken