Re: [PLUG] Latex question...

[Naresh <nganta@myrealbox.com>]

Jeff,

For the "question/answer problem" have you tried using "enumerate" ?

If I understood your question right, for paragraph spacing, I usually do
\vspace {12pt}.

Goodluck,
Naresh


On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:

> I have a quick Latex question, and my web searches haven't helped me
> tonight.
>
> I want to write an environment in Latex that lets me do the following
> in a homework assignment:
>
>     \begin{question}
>     What is the answer?
>     \end{question}
>
>     \begin{answer}
>     This is the answer.
>
>     This is why.
>     \end{answer}
>
> I'm pretty sure I understand creating environments, but I'm having
> trouble getting font changes that are durable over paragraphs. TeX
> would allow me to just say
>
>     {\tt
>     One paragraph.
>
>     Two paragraphs.
>
>     Three paragraphs. Wa, wa, wa!
>     }
>
> But \texttt{...} causes problems when it tries to span paragraphs.
>
> Any Latex users in the crowd know how to do this?
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> --
>  Jeff
>
>  Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
>
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