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The empty lines (or <tt>\par</tt>) after each description
 
The empty lines (or <tt>\par</tt>) after each description
(here notation) seem to be necessary.
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(here notation) are necessary.
  
 
<b>Hint:</b> This solution uses the <tt>distance=</tt><i>dimension</i>
 
<b>Hint:</b> This solution uses the <tt>distance=</tt><i>dimension</i>
distance for separation of label and text. I could not find a
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distance for separation of label and text.
solution yet, which aligns the text in the first line with that of the other lines, if the label is short enough.
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<b>Description with minimal label width:</b>
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LaTeX:
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<small><pre>
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\documentclass{article}
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\usepackage{mdwlist}
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\begin{document}
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\begin{basedescript}{\desclabelstyle{\pushlabel}\desclabelwidth{6em}}
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\item[Label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
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  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
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\item[Very long label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
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  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
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\end{basedescript}
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\end{document}
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</pre></small>
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ConTeXt: ???

Revision as of 06:55, 30 July 2004

< From LaTeX to ConTeXt

LaTeX:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}
\item[Short label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\item[Very long label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\end{description}
\end{document}

ConTeXt: \setupdescription with some special parameters (location=hanging, width=broad, margin=indentation)

\definedescription[notation][
  headstyle=bold,style=normal,align=left,location=hanging,
  width=broad,margin=1cm]

\starttext
\notation{A very very very very long item}
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla

\notation{i}
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla

\stoptext

The empty lines (or \par) after each description (here notation) are necessary.

Hint: This solution uses the distance=dimension distance for separation of label and text.

Description with minimal label width:

LaTeX:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mdwlist}
\begin{document}
\begin{basedescript}{\desclabelstyle{\pushlabel}\desclabelwidth{6em}}
\item[Label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\item[Very long label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
  bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\end{basedescript}
\end{document}

ConTeXt: ???