Re: blocks in itemize

[r.ermers@hccnet.nl]

Hi Olivier,

Thanks for your reaction. My original proposal was:

\startitemize
  \beginblockA
    \item Apple
  \endblockA
  \beginblockB
    \item Pomme
  \endBlockB
  \beginblockA
    \item Pear
  \endblockA
  \beginblockB
    \item Poire
  \endBlockB
\stopitemize

This does not work.

The advantage of this setup is that in a bilingual document, printed separatedly, I have both languages underneath and thus more control than when I use separate itemize environments, such as proposed by Taco, and what I had thought of earlier:

\beginblockA
\startitemize
....
\stopitemize
\endblockA

\beginblockB
\startitemize
....
\stopitemize
\endblockB

Nevertheless, if my proposal does not work, I guess I'll have to try it this way.

Kind regards,

Rob


> Hi,
> 
> 
> I might be wrong, but I think blocks are intended as buffered text.
> This way it is not good to use
> \item {block A}{bloc B}
> and it is not good as well to use {\item block A}
> {\item block B}
> 
> 
> I think the only good way to use block is
> {\startitemize
> \item block A
> \stoptitemize}
> {\startitemize
> \item block B
> \stoptitemize}
> were good means a natural utilisation of blocks.
> 
> However, I certainly understand that the third solution is not practical
> for your intended usage.
> 
> Maybe a newif is more appropriate to your situation:
> \newif\ifenlang  and \ifenlang \else \fi switches,
> or maybe even cases if you have more than one language.
> 
> Just some thought hoping it helps,
> Olivier
> 
> 
>