how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

[Christopher W. Ryan]

In LaTeX, I would typically use the enumitem package, and then start an
itemized list with

\begin{itemize}[itemsep=  ]

where itemsep could equal whatever spacing I wanted.

How do I change the inter-item vertical spacing (specifically, decrease
it) in org-mode with pdflatex export?

Thanks.

--Chris Ryan

Re: how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

[John Hendy]

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Christopher W. Ryan
<cryan@binghamton.edu> wrote:
> In LaTeX, I would typically use the enumitem package, and then start an
> itemized list with
>
> \begin{itemize}[itemsep=  ]
>
> where itemsep could equal whatever spacing I wanted.
>
> How do I change the inter-item vertical spacing (specifically, decrease
> it) in org-mode with pdflatex export?

If I follow correctly, you're saying that enumitem works in raw LaTeX
and you want to use it via Org-mode? If so, can you get by with
applying document-wide settings in the .org file header?

#+latex_header: \usepackage{enumitem}
#+latex_header: \setlist or \setenumerate [global options you want applied][1]

Or do you need control at the level of specific itemized groupings,
and thus document-wide settings wouldn't work for your situation?


Hope that helps?
John


[1] Like this: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/75578/how-to-change-list-settings-globally

>
> Thanks.
>
> --Chris Ryan
>

Re: how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Chris,

"Christopher W. Ryan" <cryan@binghamton.edu> writes:

> In LaTeX, I would typically use the enumitem package, and then start an
> itemized list with
>
> \begin{itemize}[itemsep=  ]
>
> where itemsep could equal whatever spacing I wanted.
>
> How do I change the inter-item vertical spacing (specifically, decrease
> it) in org-mode with pdflatex export?
>

You'll need to make certain enumitem is loaded.  Then, this should work:

#+ATTR_LATEX: :options itemsep=1pt
 - One
 - Two
 - Three


\begin{itemize}[itemsep=1pt]
\item One
\item Two
\item Threee
\end{itemize}

% Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.3c)

All the best,
Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

[Christopher W. Ryan]

Thanks, but I'm still having trouble.

If the beginning of my org subtree looks like this:

** Review of assessment system for preceptors
:PROPERTIES:
:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ReviewOfAssessmentSystemForPreceptors-12-02-2013
:EXPORT_TITLE: Review of our system for assessing students' clinical
performance
:EXPORT_AUTHOR: Christopher w. Ryan, MD MS
:EXPORT_EMAIL: cryan@binghamton.edu
:EXPORT_LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{enumitem}
:END:

*** Introduction

Then I get a Latex preamble looks like this:

% Created 2013-12-09 Mon 15:02
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\tolerance=1000
\usepackage[margin=0.75in]{geometry}
\usepackage{charter}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{charter}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\providecommand{\alert}[1]{\textbf{#1}}

\title{Review of our system for assessing students' clinical performance}
\author{Christopher w. Ryan, MD MS}
\date{\today}
\hypersetup{
  pdfkeywords={},
  pdfsubject={},
  pdfcreator={Emacs Org-mode version 7.9.3f}}

The enumitem package is not loaded. Also, I'm puzzled by the appearance
of \usepackage{charter} twice, when I did not even call it once in the
org subtree.


If, on the other hand, my org subtree looks like this:

** Review of assessment system for preceptors
:PROPERTIES:
:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ReviewOfAssessmentSystemForPreceptors-12-02-2013
:EXPORT_TITLE: Review of our system for assessing students' clinical
performance
:EXPORT_AUTHOR: Christopher w. Ryan, MD MS
:EXPORT_EMAIL: cryan@binghamton.edu
:END:
#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{enumitem}

Then my Latex preamble looks like this:

% Created 2013-12-09 Mon 15:07
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\tolerance=1000
\usepackage[margin=0.75in]{geometry}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{charter}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{charter}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\providecommand{\alert}[1]{\textbf{#1}}

\title{Review of our system for assessing students' clinical performance}
\author{Christopher w. Ryan, MD MS}
\date{\today}
\hypersetup{
  pdfkeywords={},
  pdfsubject={},
  pdfcreator={Emacs Org-mode version 7.9.3f}}


Note that enumitem is indeed loaded. But including

#+ATTR_LATEX: :options itemsep=1pt

before a simple list in my org-mode subtree does not change the vertical
spacing between list items at all.

And a relevant exerpt from my .tex exported file is

\begin{itemize}
\item Don't fill out a form that the student has signed, blank, ahead of
time
\item Don't fill out a second form after you have already submitted one
\item Don't mention any suggested grade for the clerkship. Performance
in your office counts for half the final grade; the other half is based
on other activities
\end{itemize}

Note no [itemsep= ] option.

--Chris


Christopher W. Ryan, MD, MS
SUNY Upstate Medical University Clinical Campus at Binghamton
425 Robinson Street, Binghamton, NY  13904
cryanatbinghamtondotedu

"Once we recognize that we do not err out of laziness, stupidity, or
evil intent, we can liberate ourselves from the impossible burden of
trying to be permanently right. We can take seriously the proposition
that we could be in error, without deeming ourselves idiotic or
unworthy." [Karen Schulz, in Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error]


Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> #+ATTR_LATEX: :options itemsep=1pt

Re: how to adjust vertical spacing between lines in a simple list, pdflatex export

[John Hendy]

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Christopher W. Ryan
<cryan@binghamton.edu> wrote:
> Thanks, but I'm still having trouble.

[ snip ]

> \title{Review of our system for assessing students' clinical performance}
> \author{Christopher w. Ryan, MD MS}
> \date{\today}
> \hypersetup{
>   pdfkeywords={},
>   pdfsubject={},
>   pdfcreator={Emacs Org-mode version 7.9.3f}}

Note Org-mode version.

[ snip ]

>
> #+ATTR_LATEX: :options itemsep=1pt
>
> before a simple list in my org-mode subtree does not change the vertical
> spacing between list items at all.
>
> And a relevant exerpt from my .tex exported file is
>
> \begin{itemize}
> \item Don't fill out a form that the student has signed, blank, ahead of
> time
> \item Don't fill out a second form after you have already submitted one
> \item Don't mention any suggested grade for the clerkship. Performance
> in your office counts for half the final grade; the other half is based
> on other activities
> \end{itemize}
>
> Note no [itemsep= ] option.
>

I think the ability to pass #+attr_latex options to plain lists was a
more recent feature, > Org 8.0 with the new export framework. Unless
you're manually accessing that exporter via the sort of "trial period"
methods that used to exist while it was in heavy development, I'm
going to assume you're using the old exporter and thus don't have this
feature.

Here's the announcement/upgrade info if you'd like to update things to Org 8+:
- http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html

Here's my output:


==== Org file ====
#+latex_header: \usepackage{enumitem}

* Test

** normal

- item 1
- item 2
- item 3

** with enumitem

#+attr_latex: :options itemsep=1pt
- item 1
- item 2
- item 3
==========


==== LateX output ====
\section{Test}
\label{sec-1}

\subsection{normal}
\label{sec-1-1}

\begin{itemize}
\item item 1
\item item 2
\item item 3
\end{itemize}
\subsection{with enumitem}
\label{sec-1-2}

\begin{itemize}[itemsep=1pt]
\item item 1
\item item 2
\item item 3
\end{itemize}
=========

In inspecting the PDF output, the spacing is, indeed, different
between the two lists (less in the second case).

I didn't comment on your per-headline latex setup/properties/issues,
as I don't really do that. I typically just put everything in the main
document. I'm sure someone else can chime in, though.


Best regards,
John

> --Chris
>
>
> Christopher W. Ryan, MD, MS
> SUNY Upstate Medical University Clinical Campus at Binghamton
> 425 Robinson Street, Binghamton, NY  13904
> cryanatbinghamtondotedu
>
> "Once we recognize that we do not err out of laziness, stupidity, or
> evil intent, we can liberate ourselves from the impossible burden of
> trying to be permanently right. We can take seriously the proposition
> that we could be in error, without deeming ourselves idiotic or
> unworthy." [Karen Schulz, in Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error]
>
>
> Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>> #+ATTR_LATEX: :options itemsep=1pt
>