[texhax] Entering horizontal lines between items

[Victor Ivrii]

if you do something like

item 1\hspace{200pt}item 2

then try to underline hspace:

item 1\underline{\hspace{200pt}}item 2


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.
>
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