{lists} is about list environments. If your question deals with a specific list environment, add the respective tag, if existing, such as {itemize}, {enumerate}, or {description}. A popular package is {enumitem}. For registers like a "List of figures", use {table-of-contents} instead.
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What's the differences between the kernel commands \trivlist and \list?
LaTeX defines the two environments \trivlist and \list. Both can be used creating own environments.
What exactly is the differences between \trivlist and \list?
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Different colours for the bullets in itemize environment
In the following list, the colour of the bullet will be fixed:
\begin{itemize}
\item Good point 1
\item Good point 2
\item Poor statement 1
\item Poor Statement 2
\end{itemize}
Is there anyway to ...
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Problem using etaremune (reversing the labels of items in a list)
I am using the etaremune package to have the labels decreasing instead of increasing. I am writing my CV and would like to put reversing numbers for my publications. For some reason, when I create a ...
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Lists, counters, and refs
I'm trying to create an environment containing a single-instance, numbered list (so that I can easily control the spacing, etc.). The problem is that I cannot used \ref to cross-ref to the enumerated ...
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how to define inparaenum in the preamble
I'm using both \inparaenum and \enumerate in my thesis and I would like them to set them in the preamble so that each item is set off with a). I used
\setenumerate[0]{\itshape a\upshape)}
in the ...
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Customize line-spacing and indentation of a list in LyX
I am currently using a list with bullet-points; however, I think the lines are spaces too far apart and they're indented way too much. I don't see any way to correct this in LyX, however.
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Unable to Remove Vertical Space Before and After Lists within longtable
All the tricks to remove vertical space before and after itemize lists (using enumitem) seem to work well in table/tabular environments, but not in longtable. The following MWE illustrates the ...
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Combine itemize/enumerate list and align environment
I have 2 parts (i) and (ii) that I am trying to write out, but I can't seem to get the (i) and (ii) it look nicely, i.e. itemised. I tried using the \begin{enumerate} command but it doesnt seem to ...
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Changing Enumerate Colors using Beamer Theme Berlin
I am trying to figure out how to change the coloring of enumerations in Beamer using the Theme 'Berlin'. I was able to change the color of the Itemize environment by:
\setbeamercolor{itemize ...
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How do I use tab stops in enumerate or itemize?
Current code is:
\begin{enumerate}[label=LEVEL \arabic{*},leftmargin=*]
\item Description of Level 1 \quad L1 \\ \emph{more text}
\item Description of Level 2 \quad L2 \\ \emph{more text}
...
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Which settings control the indentations of items in an enumeration?
I have a bunch of enumerates, which are nested quite deeply (in a document with bylaws, so I can't avoid the nesting). This results in the labels being pretty wide, with label text like "6. § ...
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How to make a list of unbreakable items?
In continuation of this question, I tried to make a list of items each consisting of unbreakable text. This can be done manually using minipage:
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
...
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Define command for bold list-item
I have a set of commands for producing various kinds of specific list-items, such as
\newcommand{\staritem}{\item[$\star$]} % not really, but you get the gist
All the ones I currently have can be ...
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is it posible to make a multiline itemize justifying the text inside
I am writing technical specs of a programming API. I am using itemize to highlight the method signature as it follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item[\texttt{packeteer.send(message)}] \hfill \\
is ...
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How to make itemize/enumerate/description environment robust to missing \item elements?
Is there any way to make LaTeX tolerate empty itemize/enumerate (i.e. no \item)?
Specifically, I would welcome any package/elegant hack that would gracefully "cancel" a list if no elements are found ...
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“Nice” way to list pro and contra aspects
I am currently evaluating different alternatives and would like to present a few pro and contra arguments for each possibility. My first thought was to present these arguments side-by-side using two ...
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How to alternate labels' styles in enumerated lists?
How can I alternate the display of an enumerated list's counter according to which command I've used? E.g., I want \foo{poor Yorick!} to look like (9) poor Yorick! but I want \bar{Joelle} to have a ...
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How to avoid citations being placed on a new line when \blockcquote ends with a list?
When csquotes's \blockquote and displaycquote ends with a list the citation is put on the next line after the list rather than directly after the last list item. Can one force csquotes to place the ...
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labelsep in enumitem: stretch ignored
As the title says: labelsep setting in the enumitem package ignores the stretch part. I would be happy to have a stretch there (in the end actually the current font's interword stretch achieved by ...
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Left-aligning all text in itemized list (beamer)
I'm trying to make an itemized list in beamer (using the beamerposter package). By default, the text of first-level bullet points is left-aligned at the same point as non-list text, and the bullet ...
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How to do a line break after an itemize?
The question is in the title.
I've
\begin{itemize} \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
\item item1 ...
\item item2 ....
\end{itemize}
New ...
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Spacing issues with itemize in a table
I've been trying to use lists of items in a table. This was easy to do but I could not find a way to align them in the same way as plain text in a table. Let me give an example:
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Choice among asparaitem, compactitem and itemize
I am writing a conference paper (in lncs), I see people use difference itemization styles: asparaitem, compactitem and itemize. Besides the space they occupy is a little bit different, I am wondering ...
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Two-column list: different column widths
I wish to create a two-column list. One side of the list will contain relatively short items (1-2 short words) and the other side will have longer items (4-5 short-to-long words).
For example:
1. ...
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Set width of text in list
I am attempting to produce a list that has a width of (say) 5cm, as opposed to going to the far right of the page. Any advice is appreciated.
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Need itemize list items without using a list
For reasons too complicated to go into here, I need the ability to create something that looks like a list item without using a list. Specifically, I want each item to begin with a mark (which is a ...
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Using lower-case roman numerals in enumerate lists
when I use
\begin{enumerate}[I]
\item
...
I get
I
II
how I can get
i
ii
?
I try with
\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\roman{enumi}}
\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\theenumi}
in the begin of ...
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How to create enumerate environment with item number in the format (i,j)?
\begin{enumerate}[(i)]
\item
\end{enumerate}
This gives the items with roman numbering.
But I want to numbering in (i,j) format, i.e. I want my items numbered like (1,2),(1,1), (5,4) etc. What to ...
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Enumerate alignment
Is it possible to improve the alignment of the first item?
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
\item \begin{tabular}{cccccccccc}
$x[n] = $ & \{1/3 & -1/2 & ...
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How to move an enumerate environment to the right? [duplicate]
How can I horizontally align \begin{enumerate} more to the right? At the moment I'm using the code below:
\begin{enumerate}
\item sometext
\item sometext
\item sometext
\end{enumerate}
But it goes ...
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Illegal parameter number with \docsvlist
I'm trying to define a macro that take as an input a CSV list and create an item list.
etoolbox comes just handy for this and the macro I'm using is
\begin{itemize}
\renewcommand*{\do}[1]{\item[] ...
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Saving a list in a re-usable box
Pardon me if this is a dumb question, but I am a bit rusty about this.
I want to store a list like one generated by the enumerate environment in a re-usable box that I may re-use within a TikZ ...
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How can I set a list inside a definition in latex?
I need to write a definition that has a list of items.
What is science : Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- List item 1
- List ...
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Enumerated list with blue circles and number inside it
I am creating a manual for an application and I would like to provide step by step directions of the application. For the step numbers, I would like to use big, blue circles with white numbers in it. ...
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Itemize with tags
Is there an itemize or enumerate like environment that allows you to use words preceding each item instead of a dot or number. So it'll output something nice for text structures like the following:
...
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An enumeration of equations with aligned equal signs
I'd like to have something like the following:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $1 + 1 = 2$
\item $1 = 2 - 1$
\end{enumerate}
The thing is, I'd also like the equals signs to be aligned. But I'd like the ...
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Hanging line indentation with enumerate
I'm writing a multiple choice text in latex, and I've been having some problems with the identation. I successfully indented all my text using
\begin{enumerate}
{\setlength\itemindent{15pt}\item[1)] ...
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List of url-links with \href
When trying to create a list of weblinks using
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item \href{www.washingtonpost.com}
\item ...
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How can I shift an {itemize} list to the right?
I am making an {itemize} list whose labels are so wide that they stick into the left margin:
\begin{itemize}
\item[(MPT1)]...
\item[(MPT2)]...
\item[(MPT3)]...
\end{itemize}
How can I shift ...
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Vertical numbering with multienumerate environment
I'm trying to get the numbering in the multienumerate environment to go vertically instead of horizontally. So,
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multienum}
\begin{document}
...
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Environment for listing personal information or similar data
Following good typography, what is the proper environment or LaTeX code for displaying this kind of list?
Name:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Web site:
The description environment never ...
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Point Symbol Analogous to Section Marker
Is there a standard typography symbol for point used to reference a preceding list, analogous to the section marker §? Conceptual example:
As to •3 above...
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How can I mix itemize and tabular environments?
I have the following list:
\begin{itemize}
\item És associativa:$\qquad(x+y)+z=x+(y+z)$
\item És commutativa:$\qquad x+y=y+x$
\item Té element neutre:$\qquad\exists 0\in\K : 0+x=x+0=x$
...
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Enumeration in theorem environment
I am puzzled with a formating question.
I was asked to change that the enumeration gives me italic numbers in the theorem environment to non-italic ones. How can customize enumeration, such that it ...
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Indenting multiple paragraphs in description
I am trying to put multiple paragraphs in a description, where the body text is indented by one \parindent, and I want to indent the second paragraph by one \parindent relative to the body text ...
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Asterisk inside a variable
I am trying to define a variable with an asterisk in its value but keep getting errors. I have tried \def, \let and \newcommand but neither worked. A minimal example:
\documentclass{article}
...
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How to order linked data simultaneously?
Apologies for an unclear title; I'm not sure how to describe what it is I want to do (please feel free to edit my tags). But here is my best shot:
I have a collection of data; each datum is an ...
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Redefining an environment or a command with an indefinite numbers of items
According to LaTeX's basic commands if I want to create a list of items I have to use the following concept code:
\begin{itemize}
\item first
\item second
\item third
\end{itemize}
To keep my ...
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Lists in Tabular Environment
So I'm writing up a CV and I would like to use the nifty itemize environment to list some things within a tabular environment. Unfortunately, things end up looking a bit
this, which isn't at all ...
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Figure with caption within an itemize list not indenting correctly
I'm trying to put an image with a caption on it within an itemize environment (within another itemize environment). When I had the image with no caption, simply using \includegraphics, it indented to ...
