[OS X TeX] Question: adjusting spacing in the enumerate environment

[Richard Seguin]

Claus,

The \csepb=0.5\medskip statement produces the error message:

! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
<to be read again>
        \protect
1.79 \csepb=0.5\medskip

\csepb=2.5pt does compile correctly

At any rate, this doesn't seem to have any effect on the space above 
the first item.

Richard Séguin


On Mar 20, 2005, at 10:27 AM, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> Define a new environment
> \newskip\csep
> \newskip\csepb
> \csep=\medskipamount
> \csepb=0.5\medskip
> \newcommand{\bi}{\partopsep=\csep\begin{enumerate}\itemsep=\csepb}
>
> \csep can be set to any amount, eg., \csep=xxpt
>
> The usage is
>
> \bi
> \item
> text
>
> \item
> text
> \end{enumerate}
>
> In case you have difficulty with 0.5\medskip use the package calc.sty
>
> Claus
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2005, at 5:16, Richard Seguin wrote:
>
>> I'm using this technique to adjust the item spacing in the enumerate 
>> environment within the article class:
>>
>> \newcommand{\tighten}{\addtolength{\itemsep}{-9pt}}
>>
>> ....
>>
>> \begin{enumerate}\tighten
>>
>> ...
>>
>> \end{enumerate}
>>
>> No matter what I've tried though, I haven't been able to shrink the 
>> space between the top list element and what precedes it so that it 
>> looks like the enumerate environment in the amsart class. In the 
>> amsart class, that spacing is identical to the spacing between the 
>> list items.
>>
>> Has anyone else been able to do this successfully, and how did you do 
>> it? Furthermore, is it better to approach this matter using a 
>> renewenvironment?
>>
>> Richard Séguin
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