1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ekdosis.dtx b/ekdosis.dtx
index 83b3ec0..8555005 100644
--- a/ekdosis.dtx
+++ b/ekdosis.dtx
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ Running "make install" installs the files in the local TeX tree.
   store lcols = \lcols@num,
   store texts = \texts@value,
   store apparatus = \apparatus@value,
+  bool paired = \ifekd@paired,
   initial tcols = 2,
   initial lcols = 1,
   initial texts = edition;translation,
@@ -1088,7 +1089,11 @@ Running "make install" installs the files in the local TeX tree.
   \luadirect{ekdosis.mkenvdata(
     \luastring{\apparatus@value}, "apparatus")}
   \luadirect{tex.sprint(ekdosis.mkenv())}
+  \ifekd@paired
+  \begin{paracol}[\lcols@num]{\tcols@num}
+  \else
   \begin{paracol}[\lcols@num]*{\tcols@num}
+  \fi
   }
   {\luadirect{ekdosis.flushenvdata()}
   \end{paracol}}
@@ -1971,12 +1976,22 @@ function ekdosis.mkenv()
                          .. "}{}{\\begin{nthcolumn}{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].column
                          .."}\\begin{ekdosis}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn}}")
+         table.insert(environments, "\\NewDocumentEnvironment{"
+                         .. aligned_texts[i].text
+                         .. "*}{O{}}{\\begin{nthcolumn*}{"
+                         .. aligned_texts[i].column
+                         .."}\\begin{ekdosis}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn*}}")
       else
          table.insert(environments, "\\NewDocumentEnvironment{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].text
                          .. "}{}{\\begin{nthcolumn}{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].column
                          .."}}{\\end{nthcolumn}}")
+         table.insert(environments, "\\NewDocumentEnvironment{"
+                         .. aligned_texts[i].text
+                         .. "*}{O{}}{\\begin{nthcolumn*}{"
+                         .. aligned_texts[i].column
+                         .."}}{\\end{nthcolumn*}}")
       end
    end
    str = table.concat(environments)