williamssi@.UCalgary.CA (03/30/89)
Hi, I would have though that someone has already need and implement a LaTeX list environment that does the following: labelone: These items are similar to LaTeX's "description" environment, however they indent to the same spot. longerlabel: Part of the same demonstration. etc. The command does not have to be fancy, just work. It would be fine if the user had to give the longest label as an argument. Thanks. Simon Williams {utai, uunet!ubc-cs}!calgary!williamssi
hartzell@tigger (George Hartzell) (03/30/89)
In article <986@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>, williamssi@.UCalgary writes: >Hi, I would have though that someone has already need and implement a >LaTeX list environment that does the following: > >labelone: These items are similar to LaTeX's "description" > environment, however they indent to the same spot. > >longerlabel: Part of the same demonstration. > > % George Hartzell Thu Jun 23 16:02:25 MDT 1988 % % this implements a list that looks like: % % label xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % longlabel xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % shrt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % % % use as % \begin{labeledlist} % \item... % \end{labeledlist} % pass in the longest label as the argument. % \def\mydescriptionlabel#1{\bf #1 \hfil} \newenvironment{labeledlist}[1]{% the begin stuff \begin{list}{}{ \settowidth{\labelwidth}{#1} \addtolength{\labelwidth}{1em} \setlength{\labelsep}{1em} % set up the left and right margins \setlength{\leftmargin}{.25in} \setlength{\rightmargin}{\leftmargin} \addtolength{\leftmargin}{\labelwidth} \addtolength{\leftmargin}{\labelsep} \let\makelabel\mydescriptionlabel}}% the end stuff {\end{list}} -- George Hartzell (303) 492-4535 MCD Biology, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 hartzell@Boulder.Colorado.EDU ..!{ncar,nbires}!boulder!hartzell
hartzell@tigger (George Hartzell) (03/30/89)
In article <7782@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, hartzell@tigger (George Hartzell) writes: >% use as >% \begin{labeledlist} >% \item... >% \end{labeledlist} >% pass in the longest label as the argument. make that \begin{labeledlist}{long label} \item[label1] ... \item[label2]... \end{labeledlist} g. -- George Hartzell (303) 492-4535 MCD Biology, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 hartzell@Boulder.Colorado.EDU ..!{ncar,nbires}!boulder!hartzell
williamssi@.UCalgary.CA (04/01/89)
In response to my query about a LaTeX list environment that indents the body of an item by the length of the longest item label I received the following from Terry L. Anderson. Since he cannot easily post and there might be others interested I'm posting it for him. ----------------------------enclosed message------------------------- The following is a list style I use which I think does what you want. It is called as \begin{labeled}{1in} \item[label 1] ... \item[label 2] ... \end{labeled} You specify the desired indent as the parameter. % % new list style called labeled -- similar to itemize but the label is % set left justified in the label region and it takes the leftmargin % as a parameter. For example: % % label The item. If it is continued onto a second line, the % continuation is indented as the first to leftmargin. % \def\labeledlabel#1{#1\hfil} \def\labeled#1{\list{}{\leftmargin#1 \labelwidth\leftmargin\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep \let\makelabel\labeledlabel}} \let\endlabeled=\endlist -- Terry L Anderson AT&T Bell Laboratories -- Liberty Corners UUCP: ...!att!mozart!tla NET: tla%mozart@RESEARCH.ATT.COM ATTMAIL: mozart!tla TeleMail: Terry.Anderson (201) 580-4428 -------------------------end of enclosure--------------------------- Thanks to those who responded. Cheers, Simon Williams {utai, uunet!ubc-cs}!calgary!williamssi