On 4/7/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> blah blah blah \setlength{\partopsep}{-2ex}
> >> 1. list item
> >> 2. list item
> >> back to regular text blah blah \setlength{\partopsep}{0ex}
> >> 1. list item with regular spacing
> >> 2. list item
> >> blah blah blah
> >
> > Thanks, Paul. Actually, I was looking for a more global solution,
> > i.e., some code to insert in the preamble or something like that.
>
> If you want all the list environments to shrink their outside spacing by
> the same amount, you can just put \setlength{\partopsep}{whatever} in
> the preamble. Keep in mind that this will shrink the space on both
> sides (start, end) of the lists.
Thanks, Paul, for your elucidation.
Paul