[texhax] texhax Digest, Vol 2010, Issue 38

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Try the package "enumitem". 
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BTW: Your attachment does not show anything useful:
<div>(a)----- this looks different?</div>

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> Consider the following
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> 
> 
> \begin{enumerate}[(a)]
> \item "first item
> \item second third
> \item fourth item
> \item fifth it
>  \end{enumerate}
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> Why does this creates a different form of parenthesis for the items?
> 
> (a)----- this looks different?
> (b)
> (c)
> (d)
> 
> How can I make it look normal? Is it because it was designed to look
> that
> way or is there a way to make it look plain?