Terry Collins wrote:
> A latex question - how do you "double indent" a paragraph?
> I'm not having much luck on google. Might be a jargon problem.
> I'm basically listing a question, then typing a response, but I want to
> have the sides of the response paragraphs moved inwards. In WP (and
> others), this was known as double indenting.
You can either design a new command or a new environment to
your liking.
\newcommand{\qindent}{\hspace{2em}}
\newcommand{\aindent}{\hspace{4em}}
Defines a new commands called \qindent for questions and
\aindent for answers which are 2ems and 4ems in width.
Usage:
\qindent This is a typical question
\aindent This is thne answer
or a little more sophisticated, but typographically a mess,
is:
\newcommand{\question}[1]{\noindent\textbf{Q}:
\hspace{2em}\parbox[t]{4in}{#1}
\vspace{\baselineskip}
}
\newcommand{\answer}[1]{\noindent\textbf{A}:
\hspace{2em}\parbox[t]{4in}{#1}
\vspace{\baselineskip}
}
Then you type:
\question{This is a long question. Try addign enough so its
a paragraph. }
\answer{Add here a long answer}
If the questions and answers are longish i.e. more than a
few paras then look up creating a new environment. As
someone earlier replied the quote env might be a good one to
look or make your own. It's easier than creating a template
in Word :-)
If this is an examination like style with typical questions
and answers then there are a few LaTeX packages on
http://www.ctan.org that may help; exam, exams and
examdesign.
Mike
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