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@Section
   @Title { Lists }
   @Tag { lists }
@Begin
@PP
The @Code "@List" symbol introduces a sequence of items to be
lists. @Index { lists }
list. @Index @Code "@List"
l. @Index @Code "@L"
made into a displayed list:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"preceding text"
"@List"
"@ListItem @I Emma"
"@ListItem @I { Mansfield Park }"
"@EndList"
"following text"
}
After the initial @Code "@List" symbol, each item is introduced by
list.item. @Index @Code "@ListItem"
li. @Index @Code "@LI"
{@Code "@ListItem"}, and the list ends with {@Code "@EndList"}.  The
end.list. @Index @Code "@EndList"
el. @Index @Code "@EL"
result here is
@ID @OneRow {
preceding text
@List
@ListItem @I Emma
@ListItem @I { Mansfield Park }
@EndList
following text
}
with space inserted automatically before, between, and after
the items.
@PP
As the example shows, the @Code "@List" symbol causes the items to be
indented.  Also available are {@Code "@LeftList"}, {@Code "@IndentedList"},
leftlist. @Index @Code "@LeftList"
ll. @Index @Code "@LL"
indentedlist. @Index @Code "@IndentedList"
il. @Index @Code "@IL"
{@Code "@QuotedList"}, {@Code "@CentredList"}, and {@Code "@CenteredList"},
quotedlist. @Index @Code "@QuotedList"
ql. @Index @Code "@QL"
centredlist. @Index @Code "@CentredList"
centeredlist. @Index @Code "@CenteredList"
cl. @Index @Code "@CL"
which format the items like the corresponding display symbols do.
Other list symbols generate a @I label for each item.  For example,
@Code "@NumberedList" causes the items to be numbered:
numberedlist. @Index @Code "@NumberedList"
nl. @Index @Code "@NL"
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@Heading { Quiz }"
"@NumberedList"
"@ListItem { Which American statesman owned a two-storey clock? }"
"@ListItem { Which Yankee commander from the Civil War cut a"
"swathe of destruction through the State of Georgia? }"
"@EndList"
}
has result
@ID @OneRow {
@Heading { Quiz }
@NumberedList
@ListItem { Which American statesman owned a two-storey clock? }
@ListItem { Which Yankee commander from the Civil War cut a
swathe of destruction through the State of Georgia? }
@RawEndList
}
The generated labels are added at the left margin.  Here is the full set
of label-generating list symbols, showing the first label produced by each:
parennumberedlist. @Index @Code "@ParenNumberedList"
pnl. @Index @Code "@PNL"
romanlist. @Index @Code "@RomanList"
rl. @Index @Code "@RL"
parenromanlist. @Index @Code "@ParenRomanList"
prl. @Index @Code "@PRL"
ucromanlist. @Index @Code "@UCRomanList"
ucrl. @Index @Code "@UCRL"
parenucromanlist. @Index @Code "@ParenUCRomanList"
pucrl. @Index @Code "@PUCRL"
alphalist. @Index @Code "@AlphaList"
al. @Index @Code "@AL"
parenalphalist. @Index @Code "@ParenAlphaList"
pal. @Index @Code "@PAL"
ucalphalist. @Index @Code "@UCAlphaList"
ucal. @Index @Code "@UCAL"
parenucalphalist. @Index @Code "@ParenUCAlphaList"
pucal. @Index @Code "@PUCAL"
bulletlist. @Index @Code "@BulletList"
bl. @Index @Code "@BL"
starlist. @Index @Code "@StarList"
sl. @Index @Code "@SL"
dashlist. @Index @Code "@DashList"
dl. @Index @Code "@DL"
@ID @Tab
    @Fmta { @Col @CC A ! @Col @Code B ! @Col ! @Col @CC C ! @Col @Code D }
{
@Rowa
    A { 1. }
    B { "@NumberedList" }
    C { (1) }
    D { "@ParenNumberedList" }
@Rowa
    A { i. }
    B { "@RomanList" }
    C { (i) }
    D { "@ParenRomanList" }
@Rowa
    A { I. }
    B { "@UCRomanList" }
    C { (I) }
    D { "@ParenUCRomanList" }
@Rowa
    A { a. }
    B { "@AlphaList" }
    C { (a) }
    D { "@ParenAlphaList" }
@Rowa
    A { A. }
    B { "@UCAlphaList" }
    C { (A) }
    D { "@ParenUCAlphaList" }
@Rowa
    A { @Bullet }
    B { "@BulletList" }
@Rowa
    A { @Star }
    B { "@StarList" }
@Rowa
    A { -- }
    B { "@DashList" }
}
roman @Index { Roman numerals }
The Roman numerals end at cc (200), but ordinary decimal numbers have
no limit.  The labels produced by the four alphabetical list symbols are
determined by the current language; in English they start at @Code "a"
and end at {@Code "z"}.
@PP
You may also supply your own labels using the @Code "@TaggedList"
taggedlist @Index @Code "@TaggedList"
tl. @Index @Code "@TL"
symbol.  Each item is introduced by @Code "@TagItem" instead of
tagitem. @Index @Code "@TagItem"
ti. @Index @Code "@TI"
{@Code "@ListItem"}.  Since such labels tend to be quite wide,
there are @Code "@WideTaggedList" and @Code "@VeryWideTaggedList" symbols
widetaggedlist @Index @Code "@WideTaggedList"
wtl. @Index @Code "@WTL"
verywidetaggedlist @Index @Code "@VeryWideTaggedList"
vwtl. @Index @Code "@VWTL"
which leave extra space for them:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@WideTaggedList"
"@TagItem { 9 a.m. } { Breakfast in the Ipamena Lounge,"
"served with Irish coffee and fresh croissants. }"
"@TagItem { 10 a.m. } { Prof. A. Smith"
"speaks on `The Wealth of Nations.' }"
"@EndList"
}
Each @Code "@TagItem" symbol is followed by the desired label between
braces, and then the item proper.  The label may be empty, but still its
enclosing braces must be there.  The result here is
@ID @OneRow {
@RawWideTaggedList
@TagItem { 9 a.m. } { Breakfast in
the Ipamena Lounge, served with
Irish coffee and fresh croissants. }
@TagItem { 10 a.m. } { Prof. A. Smith
speaks on `The Wealth of Nations.' }
@RawEndList
}
An alternative way to accommodate wide labels is the `drop item,'
drop.item @Index { drop items }
which looks like this:
@ID @OneRow {
@RawTaggedList
@DTI { 10 a.m. } { Prof. A. Smith speaks on `The Wealth of Nations.' }
@RawEndList
}
Individual items are dropped in this way by using @Code "@DropTagItem"
drop.tag.item @Index @Code "@DropTagItem"
dti. @Index @Code "@DTI"
instead of {@Code "@TagItem"}.  There is also a @Code "@DropListItem"
drop.list.item @Index @Code "@DropListItem"
dli. @Index @Code "@DLI"
symbol corresponding to {@Code "@ListItem"}, but it is very rarely
needed.  Lout is not able to decide for itself whether a label is wide
enough to require a drop item.  Lout will refuse to skip to the next
column or page between a drop tag and its item, preferring instead
to move the drop tag to the next column or page.
@PP
Each list has a `raw' version which omits the preceding space, and
raw.lists @Index { raw lists }
raw.list. @Index @Code "@RawList"
raw.end.list. @Index @Code "@RawEndList"
@Code "@EndList" has a raw version which omits the following
space.  These are mainly used when an item is itself a list:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@ParenNumberedList"
"@ListItem {"
"   @RawParenRomanList"
"   @ListItem { MV Nominees,"
"hereinafter called the vendor, ... }"
"   @RawEndList"
"}"
"@EndList"
}
produces
@ID @OneRow {
@RawParenNumberedList
@ListItem {
   @RawParenRomanList
   @ListItem { MV Nominees,
hereinafter called the vendor, ... }
   @RawEndList
}
@RawEndList
}
If @Code "@ParenRomanList" had been used instead of
{@Code "@RawParenRomanList"}, (1) and (i) would have appeared on
different lines; or if @Code "@EndList" had been used instead of
{@Code "@RawEndList"}, there would have been too much space following
the list.
@PP
A list item may come out partly on one page or column and partly on
the next, if it has places where it obviously can be broken in two.  For
example, a list item which is an ordinary paragraph of text might be
broken in two between any two lines.  To force a list item to keep
together on one page or column, use the @Code "@OneRow" symbol like
this:  @Code "@ListItem @OneRow { ... }".
@PP
Occasionally it is desirable to start a new page or column between
two list items.  This cannot be done by inserting @Code "@NP"
between them, because the space between two list items is a kind
of no-man's land where nothing is allowed to be.  Instead, the
@Code "@ListNewPage" symbol is used:  it is permitted only between
two list items, and its effect is to make the following list item
appear at the top of the next page or column.  It may be used within
any kind of list.
@PP
Another special list item is {@Code "@ListInterruptItem"}.  This
prints its content without any numbering or formatting:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@NumberedList"
"@ListItem { This is the first list item. }"
"@ListInterruptItem { This is an interruption to the list. }"
"@ListItem { This is the second list item. }"
"@EndList"
}
produces
@ID @OneRow {
@RawNumberedList
@ListItem { This is the first list item. }
@ListInterruptItem { This is an interruption to the list. }
@ListItem { This is the second list item. }
@RawEndList
}
Although @Code "@ListInterruptItem" is written like a list item, the
result appears to be an interruption to the list.  It may be used
in any kind of list.
@PP
Every symbol introduced in this section has an abbreviated form
consisting of @Code "@" followed by its capital letters only.  For
example, @Code "@RawNumberedList" abbreviates to {@Code "@RNL"},
and @Code "@ListItem" to {@Code "@LI"}.  The sole exception is
{@Code "@RawList"}, which has no abbreviation because @Code "@RL"
is the abbreviation for {@Code "@RomanList"}.
@PP
list.symbol.options @Index { list symbol options }
Expert users will be interested to learn that all of the list symbols
described in this section are derived from the two basic ones,
@Code "@List" and {@Code "@RawList"}, merely by setting options.  Here
are all the options, together with their default values:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@List"
"    type { num }"
"    style { num }"
"    labelwidth { 2f }"
"    indent { 0c }"
"    rightindent { 0c }"
"    gap { 1v }"
"    start { 1 }"
}
These options may be used with all of the list and raw list symbols,
except that some combinations don't make sense, for example @Code "indent"
with {@Code "@CentredList"} or @Code "style" with {@Code "@BulletList"},
since the list symbol has clearly already set the option.
@PP
The @Code "type" option determines the type of numbering (Arabic, Roman,
etc.) and is not intended for ordinary use, since there are distinct
symbols for each type, as we have seen.  The @Code "style" option
determines the format of the label, any @Code "num" symbol within it
being replaced by the number (in Arabic, Roman, etc. as determined by the
@Code "type" option) of the item.  For example, @Code "@ParenNumberedList"
is just
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@List"
"    style { (num) }"
}
and @Code "@BulletList" is just
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@List"
"    style { @Bullet }"
}
with @Code "num" not mentioned since no number is wanted.  The
@Code "@TaggedList" symbol and its variants also have the
@Code "style" option; in their case, the @Code "num" symbol within
it must be mentioned exactly once, and its value is set to produce
the label supplied by the author.
@PP
The @Code "labelwidth" option determines the width set aside for the labels;
this is where @Code "@WideTaggedList" and @Code "@VeryWideTaggedList" differ
from {@Code "@TaggedList"}.  The @Code "indent" and @Code "rightindent"
options determine the space left blank at the left and right margins.  The
value given to these three options may be any length, for example
@Code "0.5i" (half an inch), or @Code "0.5f" (half the current font
size).  Section {@NumberOf objects} describes lengths in general.  There
are also three useful symbols denoting lengths:  @Code "@DisplayIndent"
is the amount by which indented and quoted displays are indented;
@Code "@WideIndent" and @Code "@VeryWideIndent" are the indents used by
@Code "@WideTaggedList" and {@Code "@VeryWideTaggedList"}.  Using these
symbols helps to keep documents consistent.
@PP
The @Code "gap" option determines the vertical space inserted between
items.  Once again this must be a length, although since it is
vertical rather than horizontal, somewhat different kinds of lengths
are appropriate:  @Code "1.5v" for 1.5 times the current vertical space
between lines, or the default value, {@Code "@DisplayGap"}, which produces
the amount of vertical space used before and after displays.  Owing to
problems behind the scenes, there is no list option for the space before or after
the list as a whole.  To change this space in one list, use a raw list and
insert your own paragraph symbols; to change it in every list there is a
setup file option, described below.
@PP
The @Code "start" option is the number assigned to the first
item.  It must be decimal:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"@ParenRomanList"
"    start { 25 }"
}
looks strange, but it is the correct way to number the first
item (xxv).
@PP
Here is a larger example of these options in action.  Setting both
@Code "indent" and @Code "rightindent" to @Code "@DisplayIndent"
produces an effect similar to {@Code "@QuotedDisplay"}:
@ID @OneRow @Code {
"preceding text"
"@List"
"    style { @I {Item num}: }"
"    indent { @DisplayIndent }"
"    rightindent { @DisplayIndent }"
"    labelwidth { @WideIndent }"
"    start { 10 }"
"@ListItem { The vendor ... in the case of accident.  }"
"@ListItem { The vendor ... adjacent to the facility. }"
"@EndList"
"following text"
}
The result is
@ID @OneRow {
preceding text
@List
    style { @I {Item num}: }
    indent { @DisplayIndent }
    rightindent { @DisplayIndent }
    labelwidth { @WideIndent }
    start { 10 }
@ListItem {
The vendor will not be liable for any injury caused by the escape of
radiation or radioactive materials from the facility, nor for the
costs of repair of any property damaged by nuclear blast or fallout
in the case of accident.
}
@ListItem {
The vendor will not be liable for any injury caused by radioactive
materials being transported to or from the facility, nor for injury
caused by radioactive materials stored adjacent to the facility.
}
@EndList
following text
}
You can change the @I default values of the {@Code "labelwidth"},
{@Code "indent"}, {@Code "rightindent"}, and {@Code "gap"} options,
by setting options called {@Code "@ListTagWidth"}, {@Code "@ListIndent"},
{@Code "@ListRightIndent"}, and {@Code "@ListGap"} in the setup
file (Section {@NumberOf setup}).  These default values will then apply
automatically to every list in the document unless overridden by an option,
just as the usual default values do.  The setup file also has a
{@Code "@ListOuterGap"} option which determines the gap before the first
and after the last list item in non-raw lists.
@End @Section