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Like the description environment this set of commands is useful to describe words. Using this environment the description of each word is displayed beneath one another.

The xlist environment starts with !begin_xlist and finishes with !end_xlist. You have to tell UDO in brackets how wide it should indent the descriptions of each item. Usually you use the longest word in brackets. Each word that has to be described has to used inside the brackets of the !item command.

You can use the xlist environment inside other (xlist) environments, too.

Before:
UDO offers you the following environments:
!begin_xlist [description environment:]
!item [itemize environment:]
      for itemizations
!item [enumerate environment:]
      for enumerations
!item [description environment:]
      for descriptions
!item [xlist environment:]
      for lists (discussed in this section)
!end_xlist

Afterwards:

UDO offers you the following environments:

itemize environment: for itemizations
enumerate environment: for enumerations
description environment: for descriptions
xlist environment: for lists (discussed in this section)

The command !compressed can also be used for xlist environments. To get a compressed list just add !compressed at the end of the line that contains !begin_xlist. Once more a compressed example:

Before:
!begin_xlist [description:] !compressed
!item [itemize:] Itemizations
!item [enumerate:] Enumerations
!item [description:] Descriptions
!item [xlist:] Lists
!end_xlist

Afterwards:
itemize: Itemizations
enumerate: Enumerations
description: Descriptions
xlist: Lists

Since Release 6 UDO offers three additional environments that are similar to the xlist environment. In contrast to the xlist environment the items will be displayed in bold, italic or typewritered text.

  1. When using the blist environment (bold list) the items will be displayed in bold text. A blist environment will be started with !begin_blist and finished with !end_blist.

  2. When using the ilist environment (italic list) the items will be displayed in italic text. A blist environment will be started with !begin_ilist and finished with !end_ilist.

  3. When using the tlist environment (typewritered list) the items will be displayed in typewritered text. A tlist environment will be started with !begin_tlist and finished with !end_tlist.


The following example shall demonstrate the results:

Before:
!begin_xlist [typewritered:]
!item [normal:] !..
!end_xlist

!begin_blist [typewritered:]
!item [bold:] !..
!end_blist

!begin_ilist [typewritered:]
!item [italic:] !..
!end_ilist

!begin_tlist [typewritered:]
!item [typewritered:] !..
!end_tlist

Afterwards:
normal: ...

bold: ...

italic: ...

typewritered: ...


You have to notice some aspects:

  1. If the text inside the brackets contains a ] you have to quote it with an exclamation mark so that UDO will recognize that this ] shall be part of the item and shall be displayed on the left side.

  2. Wenn der das letzte Zeichen ein Ausrufezeichen ist, dann muß diesem ein / folgend, damit UDO nicht die obige Regel annimmt.

  3. Bei HTML erzeugt für diese Listen Tabellen Leider unterscheiden sich Navigator und IE bei der Ausgabe der Tabellen. Falls nicht gewünscht kann man per !html_no_xlist veranlassen, dass die Listen als description-Umgebungen ausgeben werden.

  4. UDO doesn't know the character widths when converting the source file to RTF and Windows Help. If the indents are too wide you can adjust the indent by using the commands !rtf_charwidth and !win_charwidth.

  5. A description of the !compressed command is part of the chapter Itemizations.


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