[Tugindia] why is tex so complicated?

V.T. Viswanathan viswa at prl.ernet.in
Mon Jul 4 07:18:32 CEST 2005


You may try the following:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[(a)]
\item Karnataka
\item Tamil Nadu
\item Andhra Pradesh
\item Kerala

\end{enumerate}
\end{document}


Regards -- Viswanathan

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005, Sudarshan Iyengar wrote:

> This group is really amazing... I believe i can learn quite a lot within a
> short span of time.
>
> thank you very much... I believe calling one by one's first name is a mark
> of respect. Many don't like to called as sir.
>
> i am sorry if i have offended him by calling his name...
>
> -sudarshan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duvvuri Venu Gopal" <venugopal_duvvuri at rediffmail.com>
> To: "TUGIndia Mailing List" <tugindia at tug.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [Tugindia] why is tex so complicated?
>
>
>
> On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 Sudarshan Iyengar wrote :
> >Hello radhakrishnan,
> >
>
> CVR or Shri Radhakrishnan Sir is the guide to this whole list. Please
> address him respectfully.
>
> >Well sounds really interesting...:-)
> >
> >
> >  I am new to latex and am yet to explore the comforts hidden.
>
> One of the list members has already replied. Please visit www.tug.org.in and
> down load the LaTeX primer (pdf format). Read it carefully. Most of your
> doubts will be cleared.
>
> Without any personal guidance from any body and with the help of the LaTeX
> Primer and being a member of this list I learnt a lot of LaTeX. When I
> started learning LaTeX the Primer is being written (only screen version is
> available). Yes learning LaTeX is a bit hard as it is not WYSIWYG. I
> struggled for 3 months. Now it is fun. I also started teaching LaTeX in BHU
> for Research Scholars.
>
> >
> >My problem is just this...
> >
> >I would like to have something like
> >
> >a)    Karnataka
> >
> >b)    Tamil nadu
> >
> >c)    Andhra pradesh
> >
> >d)    Kerala
> >
> >I dont' want to type a,b,c,d i need autonumbering... how do i go about????
>
> It is very simpele. In LaTeX use the enumerate environment like below :
>
> \begin{enumerate}
> \item Karnataka
> \item Tamil Nadu
> \item Andhra Pradesh
> \item Kerala
> \end{enumerate}
>
> You can also use the package "enumerate" for better control of the above
> sequences.
>
> As your requirements/fancy's increase you have to use more and more
> packages. For simple documents LaTeX will suffice.
>
> Like Word there is no need to manually number the Chapters, Sections,
> Equations, Tables, Figures etc. in LaTeX. All these are automatically
> numbered serially.
>
>
> You have to carefully study  books on LaTeX Freely Available on internet.
>
> D. Venu Gopal
> TeX user No. 4091
>
>
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