This is the README file for the paralist package. Please read the license information at the end of this file. PURPOSE This style file provides some new list environments. Itemized and enumerated lists can be typesetted within paragraphs, as paragraphs and in a compact version. Most environments have optional arguments to format the labels. Additionally, the LaTeX environments itemize and enumerate can be extended to use a similar optional argument. INSTALLATION To install the paralist package you need: paralist.ins paralist.dtx docstrip.tex (part of the standard LaTeX2e distribution) (I think you need at least version 2.4) Run LaTeX on the file paralist.ins to strip the comments from paralist.dtx and produce the style file paralist.sty. Put the file paralist.sty somewhere LaTeX can find it. Read the documentation of your LaTeX system to find out where this might be. If you're new to this, see http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=instpackages for more information on installing packages. DOCUMENTATION To produce the documentation you also need: ltxdoc.cls (part of the standard LaTeX2e distribution) doc.sty (part of the standard LaTeX2e distribution) If you want the standard documentation, run LaTeX on paralist.dtx. If you want a more detailed documentation with the code and an index, use paralist.drv and modify it according to the following notes. To get documentation of the code, put a percent sign in front of the \OnlyDescription. If you additionally want to know about the change history, uncomment the indicated lines in paralist.drv and use the following commands: latex paralist.drv makeindex -s gglo.ist -o paralist.gls paralist.glo latex paralist.drv Then the change history should appear at the end of the documentation. Note that this list is only complete if you include the code (see above). If you want to have an index of all the new and redefined macros and environments, uncomment the indicated lines and use the following commands: latex paralist.drv makeindex -s gind.ist paralist.idx latex paralist.drv COPYING AND MODIFICATION Copyright 1998-2002 Bernd Schandl The paralist package consists of the following files: README Instructions on installation and documentation. paralist.ins The installation driver. paralist.dtx The documentation and the documented source code. This package can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License distributed from CTAN archives in the directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either version 1 of the license, or (at your option) any later version. You might like to keep paralist.ins and paralist.dtx somewhere safe as a backup, or in case you want to pass the paralist package on to someone else. HELP Bernd Schandl email schandl@gmx.net www http://schandl.gmxhome.de/paralist