Javier Bezos <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > Like much of original LaTeX, it is sloppy coding and profligate > > waste of TeX features. > > Then, we could say \parshape is here for "historical > reasons". Others may have a different view of the situation :-) It has become the de-facto interface for interacting with the list indents, so changing it would cause much breakage. Did I mention that \parshape has the advantage of automatically applying to the equations? Yes. Donald Arseneau [log in to unmask]