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Re: \parshape in lists
From:
Morten Høgholm <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:31:13 +0200
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:40:04 +0200, Javier Bezos <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Just a little question. Apparently the only occurrence
> in LaTeX of \parshape is in \list and I wonder why
> it was preferred to other possibilities like \hangindent
> or \leftskip/rightskip. Any ideas?

One could use
   \hangindent \@totalleftmargin
   \hangafter -<really large number>
which isn't quite as "good looking" as \parshape=1

Using
   \leftskip\@totalleftmargin
works fine until you start issuing \raggedright etc. inside the
environment.

Cheers,
--
Morten Høgholm

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