{paralist} is a package extending the functionality of the built-in list environments and adding new list environments.

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What are the differences between using paralist vs. enumitem

I am looking for advice on which of these packages to use? Under what circumstances would paralist be preferred over enumitem?
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How to make enumerate items align at left margin?

I would like to have my lists to have no indent for the top level, i.e. having the same left margin as the surrounding paragraph, with just enough space for the widest label to fit: Paragraph text ...
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Enumerate labels in text circles

I am trying to get enumerations with the list labels surrounded by text circles for which I am using the following code: \usepackage{tikz} \newcommand*\mycirc[1]{% ...
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How to typeset the formatted counter in compactenum (paralist)?

I am using the compactenum environment from the paralist package, and would like to know how I can typeset the counter. What I mean is \begin{compactenum}[a)] \item I would like to typeset "a)" ...
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Suggestions for transitioning from paralist to enumitem package

Based on the suggestions on What are the differences between using paralist vs. enumitem, I am transitioning from using paralist to enumitem and have encountered a few issues. There are a few places ...
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enumitem itemize environment shifts text into margin, or overlaps other text

I am in the process of transitioning from using the older {paralist} package to the {enumitem} package and this question on Suggestions for transitioning from paralist to enumitem package suggested to ...
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paralist: how to format the counter

I use the following code to obtain a listed item \documentclass{article} \usepackage{paralist} \begin{document} \begin{inparaenum}[(a)] \item first item, \item second item, \item last item ...
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Paralist environment

I'm using paralist environment in this form: \begin{compactenum}[(a)] \item Results with no change in the statement (except the replacement of $[a,\infty]$ for $[a,b]$): \begin{compactitem} \item ...
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Why when I add package paralist into my beamer presentation, enumerate stops working?

I try to simple use beamer with enumerate and compactenum from paralist. But when I add paralist package in document, enumerate just stops working. \documentclass{beamer} \usepackage{paralist} ...
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Change the color of numberings in inline itemization

\begin{inparaenum}[1)] \item number one item \item number two item \item number three item \end{inparaenum} Is it possible to change the color of the number, When I use ...
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Undesired \parindent in front of first label when using asparaenum environment

When using the asparaenum environment from paralist, sometimes the \parindent in front of the first item is undesirable. For example, if one uses the asparaenum environment directly after starting the ...
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inparaenum in figure captions

Is there a reason why I find it hard to put inline lists in figure captions? I've defined this: \newcommand{\inlinelist}[1]{\begin{inparaenum}[(a)] #1 \end{inparaenum}} But I can't see anything ...
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expandable optional parameter to enumerate environment

The MWE below, by using paralist package, is supposed to allow \begin{enumerate}[...] where ... is flexible in "some way" (inherits from enumerates above). \documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{report} ...
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Colorization and kerning problem with inline lists

The problem is as follows: I need to set an inline list with colored lowercase letters surrounded by black brackets. This is not so hard to achieve, but the problem is that kerning is lost in the ...
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trivlist list environment \item command

My document class uses paralist and redefines \begin{enumerate}[(a)][abc] etc... environments to issue \label for each \item, given a second option (e.g., \abc{a}) that becomes a 1-parameter macro ...
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Compactitem in tabular produces extra vertical space after environment

If I use compactitem in a tabular(x), there is a vertical space before and after the listing environment. How can I remove that space? \documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{scrartcl} ...