[Tex/LaTex] How to create separate columns in LaTeX without text flow

paralleltwo-column

I want to make a document with two columns, with each column separate. In other words, I have two separate columns in which I can type, without text flowing from one column to another. My desired use for this is to create 'Questions' on the left column and 'Answers' on the the right column. If there was also a way to align the questions with the corresponding answers, that would be great.

Best Answer

Parcolumns should work, but you need to wrap each question and answer in an environment to get good spacing:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{parcolumns}
\newcommand{\question}[1]{\colchunk{\begin{description}\item[Q:]{#1}%
    \end{description}}}
\newcommand{\answer}[1]{\colchunk{\begin{description}\item[A:]{#1}%
    \end{description}}\colplacechunks}

\begin{document}
\begin{parcolumns}[colwidths={1=2 in},nofirstindent]{2}
%
\question{Lorem ipsum dolor?}
\answer{Sit amet! Consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque vel ligula nisl.
    Nulla facilisi. Proin tortor turpis, sodales quis porttitor in.}
%
\question{Aliquam condimentum lectus et mauris elementum vitae commodo
    libero aliquet. Integer quis lectus nec nunc viverra tempus?}
\answer{Nunc sit amet sagittis nulla.}
%
\question{Donec vitae nisi eu massa?}
\answer{Only on Tuesdays.}
%
\end{parcolumns}
\end{document}

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