On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 04:59:05PM -0400, Paul Tremblay wrote:
What is the best way to number lines of poetry?
1 This is the first line This is the second line ...
5 this is the fifth ...
10 this is the tenth.
I can supply the number myself. I really don't want the numbers in the margin. Instead, I want the whole poem indented right, with the numbers left of the indent.
I have tried using tabulate, but tabulate doesn't let me control the space between "lines," or really cells.
Answering my own question. One posibility is: \startitemize \sym{1} This is the first line \nop This is the second line %% and so fourth \stopitmeize That allows you to control the space between the number and the actual line. In addition, ConTeXt should (?) do a good job making sure a single line doesn't become an orphan or widow. The only drawback is that you cannot use hanging indents for long lines: This is the forest premiva. The mummuring pines and the hemlocks \startitemize \sym{1} This is the forest premiva. The mummuring pines and \nop \hskip12pt the hemlocs %% and so fourth \stopitmeize Paul -- ************************ *Paul Tremblay * *phthenry@iglou.com * ************************