Re: Nested numbered lists

Hi Paul,

On Sat, 1 Jan 2011 13:01:09 +0000
Paul Zarucki <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for your reply. I must also apologise for my multiple posts - I
> had some problems in signing up to the mailing list (obviously a real
> newbie)!
> 
> I was actually trying to produce a list with the following numbering
> format:
> 
> 1. Item one
>    1.1  sub-item one
>    1.2  sub-item two
>         1.2.1  sub-sub-item one
>         1.2.2  sub-sub-item two
>         ...
> 
> whereas Lout's default numbered list format produces this
> 
> 1 Item one
>    1  sub-item one
>    2  sub-item two
>         1  sub-sub-item one
>         2  sub-sub-item two
>         ...
> 
> It is not a show stopper for me if Lout can't produce this format.
> Since the Lout input files will be produced by software that I am
> writing, my software could add the appropriate text to each list's
> style option to achieve the required format (see my previous post).
> 
> Thanks for your help.

I find that lout can be persuaded to do most things. Here's how to do
the nested lists you want:


@SysInclude{doc}
@Doc
@Text @Begin
@List style{num.} labelwidth{1.5f}
@LI{Item 1
    @List style{1.num} labelwidth{2f}
    @LI{Sub item 1}
    @LI{Sub item 2
        @List style{1.2.num} labelwidth{2.75f}
        @LI{Subsub item 1}
        @LI{Subsub item 2}
        @RawEndList
    }
    @RawEndList
}
@LI{Item 2}
@EndList
@End @Text

If you wanted every item number to end with a dot just change the
styles, e.g., style{1.num} -> style{1.num.} etc.

It is of course a pity that a nested list can't know the number of the
item it occupies in its containing list (unless someone on the list
knows better?), but it is perfectly doable.

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