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At 10:18 20/02/2004, you wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>Is there a possiblity to have itemize calculate the optimal label width 
>itself? I have an itemize that has rather different labels, e.g.:
>
>\startitemize
>\sym{1.} An item
>\sym{2.} Another item
>\sym{103 a.} An item with a very broad label
>\stopitemize
>
>In this example the label "103 a." flows into the item text. It would be 
>great if itemize would automatically use a label width that fits the 
>broadest label.

for the moment use:

   \startitemize[2*broad]

and remind me in a few couple of weeks (months); it's on my mental to-do 
list (not that hard to implement probably)

Hans