enumitem: How to change label on enumerate* when inline option is enabled?

Question

I'm using an inline enumerate list in my document, and I want to make that label slightly different (prepend with a () compared to the normal enumerate environment.

However, since enumerate* share settings with the enumerate environment, how do I go about changing the label for the enumerate* environment?

Answer 1

EDIT: Today the new version with a bug fix is available on CTAN. enumitem -- Version 3.5.2 -- 2011-09-28

You use the optional argument of the environment:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}


\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{enumerate*}[label=(\arabic*.)]
\item foo
\item bar
\end{enumerate*}
\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

To set this behavior global you can use \setlist.

EDIT

I am using enumitem.sty 2011/09/05 v3.5.1 Customized lists. It seems that this version has a bug with \setlist*. You can use

\setlist[]*{}

That works well. But in the documentation is listed:

\setlist*[]{}

That doesn't work.

Here a small workaround:

\listfiles
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\makeatletter
\def\setlist{%
   \@ifstar%
     {\temp@setlist}
     {\temp@@setlist}
}
\newcommand\temp@setlist[1][]{%
  \enit@setlist{#1}\@ne}

\newcommand\temp@@setlist[1][]{%
  \enit@setlist{#1}\z@}

\makeatletter       
%\setlist[enumerate]*{label=(\arabic*.)}
\setlist*[enumerate]{label=(\arabic*.)}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{enumerate*}
\item foo
\item bar
\end{enumerate*}
\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

The problem is the definition of setlist

\newcommand\setlist[1][]{%
  \@ifstar{\enit@setlist{#1}\@ne}{\enit@setlist{#1}\z@}}

setlist first check the optional argument before the test \@ifstar works.

EDIT

Send Bug-report.

EDIT:

The author of enumitem will fixed the bug and will upload the new version in one or two weeks.

Answer 2

Instead of using inline, just create a new list named enumerate* of type enumerate*. (BTW, I'll fix the bug in \setlist*, and a few others in a week or two).