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From: spqr@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: Changing LaTex item numbers in enumerate.
Message-ID: <SPQR.91Jan30093814@manutius.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Date: 30 Jan 91 09:38:14 GMT
References: <1991Jan28.150917.38148@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
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In-reply-to: jochterski@eagle.wesleyan.edu's message of 28 Jan 91 20:09:16 GMT

In article <1991Jan28.150917.38148@eagle.wesleyan.edu> jochterski@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
 > > I want the enumerate in LaTeX to make item numbers like:
 > > 
 > > a.
 > > b.
 > > c.
 > > \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{\alph{enumi}}
If we look in book.sty, we see
   \def\labelenumi{\theenumi.} 
   \def\theenumi{\arabic{enumi}} 
..
   \def\labelitemi{$\bullet$}

which suggests to me that fiddling with labelitemi is not the right
approach as it affects itemize not enumerate. it should be more like

   \renewcommand{\theenumi}{\alph{enumi}}


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