sile 0.14.8

Simon’s Improved Layout Engine
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local base = require("packages.base")

local package = pl.class(base)
package._name = "balanced-frames"

local BALANCE_PENALTY = -17777

local unbalanced_buildPage

local function buildPage (typesetter, independent)
  local frame = typesetter.frame
  if not (frame.balanced == true) then return unbalanced_buildPage(typesetter, independent) end

  local colCount = 0
  local target = SILE.length()
  while frame and frame.balanced == true do
    target = target + frame:height()
    colCount = colCount + 1
    if frame.next then frame = SILE.getFrame(frame.next) else break end
  end

  -- Really, try and avoid doing anything, where possible.
  if colCount == 1 then return unbalanced_buildPage(typesetter, independent) end
  -- If the total amount of stuff on the output list is greater then the total
  -- of frame space on the page, and there are no magic requests to balance the
  -- columns, then we have a full page. Just send it out normally.
  local q = typesetter.state.outputQueue
  local totalHeight = SILE.length()
  local mustBalance = 0
  for i = 1, #q do
    totalHeight = totalHeight + q[i].height + q[i].depth
    if q[i].is_penalty and q[i].penalty <= BALANCE_PENALTY then
      mustBalance = i
      break
    end
  end
  if totalHeight.length > target.length and mustBalance == 0 and not independent then
    return unbalanced_buildPage(typesetter, independent)
  end

  -- Have we been explicitly asked to find a pagebreak at this point?
  -- If not, don't bother
  if mustBalance == 0 and not independent then return false end
  SU.debug("balancer", "Balancing", totalHeight, "of material over", colCount, "frames (total of", target, ")")
  SU.debug("balancer", "Must balance because mustBalance =", mustBalance, "and independent =", independent)
  -- OK. Now we have to balance the frames. We are going to cheat and
  -- adjust the height of each frame to be an appropriate fraction of
  -- the content height
  frame = typesetter.frame
  SU.debug("balancer", "Each column is now", totalHeight.length / colCount)
  while frame and frame.balanced == true do
    frame:relax("bottom")
    frame:constrain("height", totalHeight.length / colCount)
    if frame.next then frame = SILE.getFrame(frame.next) else break end
  end
  typesetter.state.lastPenalty = 0
  local oldPageBuilder = SILE.pagebuilder
  SILE.pagebuilder = require("core.pagebuilder")()
  while typesetter.frame and typesetter.frame.balanced do
    unbalanced_buildPage(typesetter, true)
    if typesetter.frame.next and SILE.getFrame(typesetter.frame.next).balanced == true then
      typesetter:initFrame(SILE.getFrame(typesetter.frame.next))
      typesetter:runHooks("newframe")
    else
      break -- Break early, because when we return
    end
  end
  SILE.pagebuilder = oldPageBuilder
  SU.debug("balancer", "Finished this balance, frame id is now", typesetter.frame)
  -- SILE.typesetter:debugState()
  -- We're done.
  return true
end

function package:_init (class)
  base._init(self, class)
  self.class:registerPostinit(function(_)
    if not unbalanced_buildPage then
      unbalanced_buildPage = SILE.typesetter.buildPage
      SILE.typesetter.buildPage = buildPage
      SILE.typesetters.base.buildPage = buildPage
    end
  end)
end

function package:registerCommands ()

  self:registerCommand("balancecolumns", function (_, _)
    SILE.typesetter:leaveHmode()
    SILE.call("penalty", { penalty = BALANCE_PENALTY })
  end)

end

package.documentation = [[
\begin{document}
This package attempts to ensure that the main content frames on a page are balanced; that is, that they have the same height.
In your frame definitions for the columns, you will need to ensure that they have the parameter \autodoc:parameter{balanced} set to \code{true}.
See the example in \code{tests/balanced.sil}.

The current algorithm does not work particularly well, and a better solution to the column problem is being developed.
\end{document}
]]

return package