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multi-column -> multicol, revision of text concerting when 'column-fill' has effect
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<td>balance
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<tr>
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<td><em>Applies to:</em>
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<td>multi-column elements
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<td>multicol elements
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<tr>
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<td><em>Inherited:</em>
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<td>no
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<dd>Fills columns sequentially.
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</dl>
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<p>In continuous media, this property will only be consulted
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if the length of columns has been constrained. Otherwise, columns will
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automatically be balanced.
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<p>In continuous media, this property will only be consulted if the
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length of columns has been constrained. Otherwise, columns will
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automatically be balanced.
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<p>In continous media, this property does not have any effect in
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overflow columns (see below).
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<p>In paged media, this property will only have
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effect on the last page the multicol element appears on.
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<h2>Overflow</h2>
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</ul>
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<p>Columns that appear outside the multicol element in continous media
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are called <dfn>overflow columns</dfn>.
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<div class="example">
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}
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</pre>
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<p>As a result, the number of columns is increased:
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<p>As a result, the number of columns increases and the extra columns
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added in the inline direction:
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<div class=cols style="height: 100px">
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<div class="example">
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<p>In this example, explicit column breaks are generated after paragraphs:
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<p>In paged media, extra columns are shown on the next page. Given the
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same code as the previous example:
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<pre class=css>
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p {
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break-after: column;
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}
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</pre>
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<p>As a result, the number of columns is increased and placed on the next page. This would appear on the first page:
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<p>As a result, the number of columns is increased and placed on the
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next page. This would appear on the first page:
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<div class=cols style="height: 80px; border-bottom: none">
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