Multicol package no longer used for two column PDF

Until now, we were using the `multicol' package which is mainly designed
for more than two columns. Instead, we are just passing a `twocolumn'
option to the article document class.

2 files changed, 1 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex
index 71e2665..049bc18 100644
--- a/paper.tex
+++ b/paper.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass{article}
+\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
 
 %% This is a convenience variable if you are using PGFPlots to build plots
 %% within LaTeX. If you want to import PDF files for plots directly (and
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 %% Write the title, authors and date.
 \maketitle
 
-%% Begin the multi-column environment. If you use the `multicols*' instead,
-%% all extra empty space is added in the last column (so the columns in the
-%% last page will not end on the same horizontal line).
-\begin{multicols}{2}
-
 %% -------- Delete this ---------
 \section{Congratulations!}
 Congratulations on running the reproduction pipeline! You can now follow
@@ -112,5 +107,4 @@ Zenodo (\url{https://zenodo.org/}).
 
 
 \printbibliography
-\end{multicols}
 \end{document}
diff --git a/tex/preamble-style.tex b/tex/preamble-style.tex
index 228cd10..b53181d 100644
--- a/tex/preamble-style.tex
+++ b/tex/preamble-style.tex
@@ -17,22 +17,6 @@
 
 
 
-%% Page using multiple columns
-\usepackage{multicol}
-
-
-
-
-
-%% Allow using figures within the `multi-col' environment.
-\newenvironment{Figure}
-  {\par\medskip\noindent\minipage{\linewidth}}
-  {\endminipage\par\medskip}
-
-
-
-
-
 %% Set the distance between the columns if two columns:
 \setlength{\columnsep}{0.75cm}