Cfdocument w/columns

Question

I have a requirement to generate pdfs that have two columns.
I have done so using both div tags (good html) and tables (bad
html) and both of the options have the same problem. Both times i
have simply generated a page, i'm not currently forcing pagebreaks,
it seemed to me like it oughtn't be necessary. Yet.
Sometimes when you reach the bottom of the page and the
cfdocument has to break the page, it chooses to do so in the middle
of a line in one column or another. (the lines are not currently
alingned in the two columns as i've no clue how i'd do that.
Is there a trick or a setting or an element that forces
cfdocument to look very closely at where it's breaking or do i need
to find some way to align the text in the columns or force
pagebreaks?
Thanks for any help.
If you need to see a sample, just email me and ill send you
one.

Answer 1

Hi miki,
The code below should give you an example of how to align data within a
column. The code below creates an area 600px wide with two columns
set at 50% each and column content aligned to the left side.
<div style="clear: both; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px; width: 600px">
    <!--- Left Column  --->
    <div style="clear: both; float: left; width: 50%" align="left">
        Left content here
    </div>
    <!--- Right Column --->
    <div style="float: left; width: 50%" align="left">
        Right content here
    </div>
</div>
As for the page break / content splitting, take a look at the post below.
Perhaps that will address the situation you are having with the splitting
up of data.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/506421?tstart=0
Leonard B