In message <7fc121334f.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <b42c20334f.ralph_valmai@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > ralph_valmai@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> If I am writing examination papers, everything after the heading is in >> a list, the items of which are the questions numbers, 1, 2, 3 etc. > > This is not exactly the idea of lists. You may want to consider using > sections instead. If you define a section style with auto-numbering > and a side heading it looks exactly like the lists you have been using > up to now but in a section you can have any contents you like, most > notably any number of paragraphs and displayed equations and you can > have subsections in the same way as you currently use sublists. Ah! Thank you for that, Martin. A little lateral thinking was obviously needed. That's a great help. But does the question still remain? It doesn't seem too unreasonable that a list should be able to contain anything. Thanks, Ralph -- Ralph & Valmai Stevens In leafy Epping ------------------------------------------------------------ To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to //www.freelists.org/list/icon-users ------------------------------------------------------------