[Turn on line numbering]
arg list, cols, @rest;
var width, lines, line, separator, linelength, curcol;
// turn [...] into ". . ."
// rest[1]==separator; rest[2]==linelength
[(separator ?= " "), (linelength ?= 78)] = rest;
width = linelength / cols - separator.length();
lines = [];
while (list) {
line = list[1].pad(width);
list = list.subrange(2);
for curcol in [2 .. cols] {
if (list) {
line = line + separator + list[1].pad(width);
list = list.subrange(2);
}
}
lines += [line];
}
return lines;
["// Created 26-Mar-1995 as a part of ColdCore, see: @help Credit"]