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< [[From LaTeX to ConTeXt]]| [[Structurals]] > = Basic Description Lists = == LaTeX == LaTeX provides a <tt>description</tt> environment, which works just like an itemized or enumerated list except that the item labels are specified by an (optional) argument to the {{cmd|item}} command, rather than being automatically generated. This is useful for making lists of definitions and other sorts of descriptions that are headed by a keyword.
LaTeX:
<texcode>
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}
\item[Short ] This is a shorter item label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla lines indented. \item[Very long Rather longer label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blaThis is a longer item label. As you can see, the text is not started a specified distance in -- unlike with other lists -- but is spaced a fixed distance from the end bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla of the label.
\end{description}
\end{document}
</texcode>
== ConTeXt == ConTeXt provides a similar mechanism. Unlike the LaTeX version, ConTeXt: 's description mechanism does not enclose the items in an environment, but instead formats them independently according to formats given in {{cmd|setupdescriptions}} or {{cmd|definedescription}}. The {{cmd|definedescription}} latter command is used to define a named description class, which can later be called using its name. This example defines a <tt>\setupdescriptionlatexdesc</tt> description, with some special parametersthat roughly approximate the LaTeX defaults. (<ttcontext source=yes>location\definedescription[latexdesc][ headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=broad, margin=1cm] \latexdesc{Short} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \latexdesc{Rather longer label} This is a longer item label. As you can see, the text is not started a specified distance in -- unlike with other lists -- but is spaced a fixed distance from the end of the label. </ttcontextThe empty lines (or {{cmd|par}}) after each description (here, <tt>width=broad\latexdesc</tt>,) line are required. The <tt>margin=<i>dimension</i></tt> key specifies the hanging indentation for lines after the first line. In addition, the separation between the label and the text can be specified using a <tt>distance=<i>indentationdimension</i>)</tt> key.  = Multi-Paragraph Descriptions = == LaTeX == Because the LaTeX description mechanism is an environment, it is simple to include multiple paragraphs in a description environment, or even to embed sub-lists. For instance, consider the following example:
<texcode>
\definedescriptiondocumentclass{article}\begin{document}\begin{description}\item[notationPara][ headstyle=bold,style=normal,align=left,location=hangingThis is a shorter item label,and some text that talks about it. width=broad The text is wrapped into a paragraph,margin=1cm]with successive lines indented.
\starttext\notation{A very very very very long This is another paragraph under the "Para" item} bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla.
\notationbegin{idescription} bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla \item[Sub-Item] This is a description of an item which is within the bla bla bla bla "Para" item.
\stoptextitem[Sub-Item] Another sub-item. \end{description}\item[Short] A short item that's not part of that really long "Para" item.\end{description}\end{document}
</texcode>
The empty lines (or In this example, the code indentation has been used to illustrate the alignment of the typeset output. Everything between <code>\item[Para]</code> and <ttcode>\paritem[Short]</ttcode>) after each is part of the "Para" item, and is indented by the same amount. The embedded descriptionthen embeds any following lines on the "Sub-Item"s by an additional indentation, as one would expect. == ConTeXt == Multiple paragraphs (here notationwithout first line indenting) are necessarycan be created as follows: <context source=yes>\definedescription[descr][ headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=broad, margin=1cm] \startdescr{Para} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented.  This is another paragraph under the "Para" item. \startdescr{Sub Item} This is a description of an item which is within the "Para" item. \stopdescr \startdescr{Sub Item} Another Sub Item \stopdescr\stopdescr\startdescr{Short} A short item that's not part of that really long "Para" item.\stopdescr</context>
<b>Hint:</b> This solution uses the <tt>distance=</tt><i>dimension</i>
distance for separation of label and text.
= Descriptions with Fixed Label Width =
== Description with minimal label width: LaTeX ==
In LaTeX, the <tt>mdwlist</tt> package can be used to set a fixed label width.
LaTeX:
<texcode>
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{basedescript}{\desclabelstyle{\pushlabel}\desclabelwidth{6em}}
\item[LabelShort] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented.\item[Very long Rather longer label] bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla blaThis is a longer item label. As you can see, the bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla paragraph simply starts 6em in.
\end{basedescript}
\end{document}
</texcoedtexcode> == ConTeXt == Using an explicit dimension as argument for the 'width' parametersets the label to 5em: <context source=yes>\definedescription[notation][ headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=5em] \notation{Short} This is a shorter item label, and some text that talks about it. The text is wrapped into a paragraph, with successive lines indented. \notation{Rather longer label} This is a longer item label. As you can see, the paragraph simply pretends the label is 5em wide. </context> Another example: <context source=yes>\setupcolors[state=start]\definedescription[Desc][alternative=top, hang=20, headstyle=bold, headcolor=blue command=\hskip-1cm, margin=1cm] \Desc{Short} This item's short label is set above the paragraph. The paragraph starts 1cm in. \Desc{Rather longer label} This item's rather longer label is also set above the paragraph. The paragraph starts 1cm in. </context>
ConTeXt: ???</texcode>== See also ==* {{cmd|definedescription}}* {{cmd|startdescription}}
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