groff: Lists in ms
4.3.5.4 Lists
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The 'IP' macro handles duties for all lists.
-- Macro: .IP [marker [width]]
The MARKER is usually a bullet glyph ('\[bu]') for unordered lists,
a number (or auto-incrementing number register) for numbered lists,
or a word or phrase for indented (glossary-style) lists.
The WIDTH specifies the indentation for the body of each list item;
its default unit is 'n'. Once specified, the indentation remains
the same for all list items in the document until specified again.
The 'PORPHANS' register (⇒ms Document Control Registers)
operates in conjunction with the 'IP' macro, to inhibit the
printing of orphaned list markers at the bottom of any page.
The following is an example of a bulleted list.
A bulleted list:
.IP \[bu] 2
lawyers
.IP \[bu]
guns
.IP \[bu]
money
Produces:
A bulleted list:
o lawyers
o guns
o money
The following is an example of a numbered list.
.nr step 1 1
A numbered list:
.IP \n[step] 3
lawyers
.IP \n+[step]
guns
.IP \n+[step]
money
Produces:
A numbered list:
1. lawyers
2. guns
3. money
Note the use of the auto-incrementing number register in this
example.
The following is an example of a glossary-style list.
A glossary-style list:
.IP lawyers 0.4i
Two or more attorneys.
.IP guns
Firearms, preferably
large-caliber.
.IP money
Gotta pay for those
lawyers and guns!
Produces:
A glossary-style list:
lawyers
Two or more attorneys.
guns Firearms, preferably large-caliber.
money
Gotta pay for those lawyers and guns!
In the last example, the 'IP' macro places the definition on the same
line as the term if it has enough space; otherwise, it breaks to the
next line and starts the definition below the term. This may or may not
be the effect you want, especially if some of the definitions break and
some do not. The following examples show two possible ways to force a
break.
The first workaround uses the 'br' request to force a break after
printing the term or label.
A glossary-style list:
.IP lawyers 0.4i
Two or more attorneys.
.IP guns
.br
Firearms, preferably large-caliber.
.IP money
Gotta pay for those lawyers and guns!
The second workaround uses the '\p' escape to force the break. Note
the space following the escape; this is important. If you omit the
space, 'groff' prints the first word on the same line as the term or
label (if it fits) *then* breaks the line.
A glossary-style list:
.IP lawyers 0.4i
Two or more attorneys.
.IP guns
\p Firearms, preferably large-caliber.
.IP money
Gotta pay for those lawyers and guns!
To set nested lists, use the 'RS' and 'RE' macros. ⇒Indentation
values in ms, for more information.
For example:
.IP \[bu] 2
Lawyers:
.RS
.IP \[bu]
Dewey,
.IP \[bu]
Cheatham,
.IP \[bu]
and Howe.
.RE
.IP \[bu]
Guns
Produces:
o Lawyers:
o Dewey,
o Cheatham,
o and Howe.
o Guns
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