[OS X TeX] Custom labels in Paralist
Alain Schremmer
schremmer.alain at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 23:15:17 CET 2010
On Jan 5, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Ross Moore wrote:
> Hi Alain,
>
> On 06/01/2010, at 8:34 AM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>
>>> \begin{enumerate}[(A)]
>>> \setcounter{enumi}{12}
>>> \item foo
>>> \item bar
>>> \end{enumerate}
>>
>> With great disappointment, I must report that the above didn't
>> work: I still got (A) foo, (B) bar
>>
>>> The enumitem package allows you to specify the starting counter
>>> in the list setup. But if you're happy with paralist, you might
>>> as well stick with it.
>>
>> \setcounte{enumi} didn't work with paralist either. Since it is
>> really occasional, I will try enumitem tomorrow.
>>
>> The reason I would like to have it is only to list:
>>
>> M. foo
>> N. bar
>> O. fly
>> P. whatever
>
> This is inside another list, of Exercises, or Exercise Sets, yes?
A big SIGH: The i after enum did ring a very faint bell but . . . not
loud enough.
> Then the counter might be {enumii} , or {enumiii},
> or even {enumiv}, etc.
>
> The counter name increases (with roman numerals) for each
> increase in depth of nested counters.
>
>
> Alternatively, you can define your own counter
>
> \newcounter{mycount} % once, in the preamble
>
> and always use this:
>
>>> \begin{enumerate}[(A)]
> \usecounter{mycount}
>>> \setcounter{mycount}{12}
> ...
>
>
> This is all explained in any LaTeX book.
Quite true! I had once read about it in Companion2ed and that is what
the faint bell was about. And I am going to define my own counter
because this is deep inside probsoln and I was afraid to mess up its
innards.
Very embarrassed but very grateful regards to both Munn and you.
--schremmer
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