On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 06:26:25PM +0100, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 08:51:50 -0700, Kenward Vaughan
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Use multicol package at the beginning of the first nested item,
> > then the end of the last nested item.
> >
> > 1. A line of text.
> > (a) <ERT>\begin{multicols}{2}<endERT>First item
> > (b) 2nd item
> > (c) 3rd item
> > (d) 4th item<ERT>\end{multicols}<endERT>
> > 2. etc.
>
> Thanks, Kenward and Eric. According to Herbert's example (for
> non-nested enumerate environments), one should insert, just before
> <ERT>\end{multicols}<endERT>, the following ERT:
>
> \vspace*{\fill}
>
> It also seems to improve the aesthetics of the nested enumerate
> environment.
Hmm. Is this to be used on regular enumerations when one has > 1
column per page? I put this into some of my exams at various points in
these nested, multi-columned environments (M/C answers on the exams),
and saw no change in anything.
Caveat: I'm no LaTeX guru, but at the other end of the spectrum. I
don't even know what it _should_ do.
Kenward
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