[texhax] How to make itemized list inside box?

Philip G. Ratcliffe philipratcliffe at tiscali.it
Sat Dec 17 00:10:50 CET 2005


> I am trying to make an itemized list inside a box.  I am working 
> with the tetex
> 3.0.4 package on Fedora Core 4.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> What does not work:
> 
> \documentclass[12pt,a4]{article}
> \begin{document}
> \fbox{Hello World\\
> \begin{itemize}
> \item item one
> \item item two
> \end{itemize}
> }
> \end{document}
> 
> The code above produces the LaTex error below.
> ! LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.
> 
> If someone could provide some insight on how an itemized list van 
> be put inside
> a box, I would be very grateful.

This does work

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\begin{document}
\fbox{
\parbox{3cm}{Hello World\\
\begin{itemize}
\item item one
\item item two
\end{itemize}
}
}
\end{document}

Think about it!

Phil



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