Re: text vs command at end of itemize

[ecashin@coe.uga.edu (Ed L. Cashin)]

Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> writes:

> "Ed L. Cashin" wrote:
> 
> > I've noticed a strange effect at the end of an itemized list.
> > Beginning the line that follows the list with a command seems to
> > conflict with the "after" option:
> 
> > \stopitemize
> > 
> > \in{Item}[nomotion2] is a bit hard to accomplish.
> 
> This is not so much with the after option, but more a side effect of
> indentation, everypar, etc etc. and the moment when tex decides to enter
> horizontal mode. 
> 
> Some solutions are: \indent \noindent \strut \leavevmode
>
> The problem is that all of hese have unwanted side effects,
> especially \leavevmode can badly interfere with vertical spacing
> (which is one reason why so many tex documents have sub optimal
> vertical spacing.

I've been getting by with "\null".  Would null have those side
effects?  I suppose so.

> You can precede the \in by \dontleavehmode. This is a rather funny
> macro: {\ifmmode\else$ $\fi} with not so many side effects. 

That *is* pretty strange. :)  "Don't do anything if we're in math
mode.  If we're not in math mode, do nothing in math mode.  Is that
the gist of it?

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--Ed Cashin							
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