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From: dhosek@sif.claremont.edu (Hosek, Donald A.)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: A question I can't answer
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Date: 7 Jun 90 21:19:38 GMT
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>Now I have a TeX-related question that I am hoping that you can answer.
>I'm pretty sure the answer is simple but I can't find anything quite like
>it in The TeXbook.  How can I produce the following table:

>param1              description of param1 that might extend for more
>                    than one line (hence it isn't a table, I guess) and
>                    that I would still like justified.

>parameter2          description of parameter2.  The \item{} macro produces
>                    something like this but "param1" and "parameter2" are
>                    right justified, and I want them left justified.  Is
>                    it a matter of specifying the right kind of glue?

You didn't look hard enough. Take a look at pages 239 and 333 of
the TeXbook.

LaTeX users should consult the LaTeX manual, pages 182 and 183.

As the old Slovenian proverb goes, RTFM (Read the Manual).

-dh

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