Command/setupdescription

\setupdescription

Summary

The command \setupdescription is used to setup description environments

Settings

\setupdescription[...,...][...=...,...]
[...,...]	name
title	yes no
level	number
text	text
headcommand	oneargument
before	command
after	command
inbetween	command
alternative	left right inmargin inleft inright margin leftmargin rightmargin innermargin outermargin serried hanging top empty command name
align	see \setupalign
headalign	see \setupalign
indenting	see \setupindenting
display	yes no
indentnext	yes no auto
width	fit broad line dimension
distance	none dimension
stretch	number
shrink	number
hang	fit broad none margin number
closesymbol	command
closecommand	oneargument
expansion	yes no xml
referenceprefix	+ - text
sample	text
margin	yes no standard dimension
style	style command
color	color
headstyle	style command
headcolor	color
aligntitle	yes no

Option	Explanation
text	Text before a head.
before	Key that defines what happens before the enumeration starts. With this key and the after key on can achieve the same effect as in itemize with the option "packed"
after	Key that defines what happens after an enumeration stops.
inbetween	This key is used when the title is on top. The key controls what can be placed between title and text.
indentnext	control the indentation of the following paragraph.
width	Width of the description head. fit equal to the head width broad equal to the head width plus distance option
distance	See width=broad.
hang	number stop indentation of the left edge after this many lines
sample	Text that defines the width of the paragraph.
margin	Overall (head and paragraph) left edge indenting.

See also

• \definedescription
• \defineindenting
• \setupalign
• \setupindenting
• strc-des.mkvi
• Text blocks/Environments/Descriptions
• Text blocks/Environments/Enumerations

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