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From: morrell@hpsal2.HP.COM (Michael Morrell)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: NROFF: How to start a numbered list at a number other than 1 ???
Message-ID: <2610003@hpsal2.HP.COM>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 16:48:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 16:48:35 1987
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To get a numbered list to start at something other than 1, simply change the
number register :a after the .AL and before the first .LI call.  For example,

   .AL 1 8 1
   .nr :a 99
   .LI
   first item
   .LI
   second item
   .LI
   third item
   .LI
   fourth item
   .LE

will give you the result you want.  Note that the :a register must be set to
one less than the number you want to start from.  I think the MM package
should have provided an easier way to do this.

   Michael Morrell
   hpda!morrell