[texhax] Entering horizontal lines between items

[Tom Sgouros]

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Jerry <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:03:56 +0000
> Philip TAYLOR articulated:
>
> > Jerry, why can you not use \hrulefill for all lines, not
> > just the last ?
> >
> > Philip Taylor
> >
> > > I quite often create documents that look something like this:
> > >
> > > Item1: _________________________ Item2: _______________
> > > Item3: _____ Item4: __________________ Item5: _________
> > >
> > > I can use a "\hrulefill" for the last items on each line; however,
> > > the other ones require more work.
>
> Maybe I am doing something terribly wrong; however, in order to space
> the items where needed I am using the "\hspace{}" directive. If I place
> the "\hrulefill" command prior to that command, I get the item printed,
> then a line, then a space equal to the hspace setting, then the next
> item plus line plus space. Everything is justified across the page. I
> do not want that.
>
>
I think the only issue is that you're not being perfectly clear about what
it is you want to control.  Are you trying to control the location on the
page for each item, or the location on each line, or the length of the
rule?  Or something else?

It doesn't sound like a hard problem, but which problem is it?

 -Tom


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