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% Spacing in list environments is subtle, and it will be helpful to summarize how \LaTeX\ implements vertical space in lists. Every list environment comes from either a |\list| or |\trivlist| macro, and |\list| is responsible for the standard list structure that shows up in enumerate, itemize, and description environments. A |\trivlist| is a list without any indentation or space for item markers, and this command comes up, for example, in quotations or some verbatim environments where fine control over vertical spacing is important. Both user-level commands serve as wrappers for the internal macro |\@trivlist|, which translates the definition of the current environment into internal list control sequences for processing later in the document. Default dimensions for different list levels come from the class file in the |\@listi| through |\@listiv| macros.
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% Changing this behavior at the beginning of lists is straightforward---\textsf{listparskip} patches |\@trivlist| by treating the extra |\parskip| the same way \LaTeX\ normally treats |\partopsep|. Dealing with after-list space is more complicated. Normally |\@endparenv| adds |\topsep| and possibly |\partopsep| directly to the main vertical list, but we want a more tailored approach. Instead, \textsf{listparskip} redefines |\@endparenv| to add |\topsep| to the main vertical list and (globally) save |\topsep| plus |\partopsep| in |\@tempskipa|. Immediately outside the list environment, \textsf{listparskip} sets |\parskip| to 0pt and redefines |\par| to remove the previous |\topsep| and replace it with |\@tempskipa|. To ensure that (a) the extra |\partopsep| happens only if a blank line immediately follows the list and (b) \TeX\ avoids inserting |\parskip| only if \h mode material immediately follows the list, \textsf{listparskip} makes |\par|, |\everypar|, and |\item| restore |\par| and |\parskip| to their previous (local) definitions. Using creative groupings or manually redefining |\par| or |\everypar| right after a list may break things, so please be careful!
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% Sometimes the user will want to include non-horizontal material, such as a box, immediately after a list environment without worrying about an extra or missing |\parskip| or |\partopsep|. In the implementation outlined above, \textsf{listparskip} adds or removes this space whenever \TeX\ first encounters a |\par| or \h mode material after a list. A box is neither of these things, so any after-list adjustments will show up after the box instead of before. The easiest way to avoid this problem is to transition to \h mode and then back to \v mode before adding the box, and the macro |\nullline| does this.
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\noindent Most \LaTeX\ users are familiar with the enumerate and itemize environments, and a number of other environments share the same underlying macros and structure. These list environments are useful and versatile, and they come up in many different situations where fine control over vertical spacing is important.\footnote{There is an overlap in terminology. The list environments described in this document are very different from horizontal and vertical lists in the \TeX\ language.} The dimensions |\topsep|, |\parsep|, |\partopsep|, and |\itemsep| control vertical spacing for list environments, and by default, \LaTeX\ determines the space immediately outside a list as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item Always add |\topsep| before and after a list
\item Add |\parskip| (not |\parsep|) always before a list and usually after it\footnote{\TeX\ treats any text after a list as the start of a new paragraph, so if the next material to be typeset is text, \TeX\ adds \vrb\parskip\ after the list. If the user includes a box or rule instead of text, it does not trigger the start of a paragraph, and \TeX\ does not add \vrb\parskip.}
\item If a list begins outside of a paragraph, add |\partopsep| before and after the list
\end{itemize}
If |\parskip| is nonzero, for example in a formal letter, it is impossible to include a list inside a paragraph without the inter-paragraph space suggesting that the list forms its own paragraph. (Unless the user manually changes |\parskip| or adds negative vertical glue.) Similarly, \LaTeX\ chooses whether to add |\partopsep| after a list independently of what happens at that point in the source code.

The \textsf{listparskip} package modifies this behavior by making the |\parskip| and |\partopsep| spacing depend more closely on paragraph structure from the source code. Under \textsf{listparskip} rules, the space around lists happens as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item Always add |\topsep| before and after a list
\item If a list begins outside of a paragraph, add |\parskip| and |\partopsep| before the list
\item If a blank line comes immediately after the list in the source code, always add |\partopsep| and usually add |\parskip|
\end{itemize}
These changes happen automatically after loading the package, and they allow the user to control whether \TeX\ positions a list environment as its own paragraph or as part of the surrounding paragraph. When |\parskip| and |\partopsep| are both 0pt, this package does nothing, but for an example of what can happen when either dimension is positive, see |listparskip_example.pdf|, which is included with the \textsf{listparskip} installation and is available on \textsc{ctan}. Users can load \textsf{listparskip} with the standard |\usepackage{listparskip}| syntax, and the package has no options.



\begin{figure}[t]
\centerline{\bfseries Table 1: Recommended Source Code to Insert after a List\strut}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lXX}\toprule
Next Material to Typeset &amp; No New Paragraph Desired &amp; New Paragraph Desired \\\midrule
Text &amp; Nothing &amp; Blank line \\
|\item| &amp; Nothing &amp; Nothing or blank line \\
Box or Rule &amp; |\nullline| &amp; Blank line, then |\nullline| \\\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[tb]
\centerline{\bfseries Table 2: Space after a List When Using \textsf{listparskip}\strut}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{XX}\toprule
Material after a List &amp; Vertical Space Used in Addition to |\topsep|\\\midrule
Text* &amp; None \\
Box &amp; Don't do this\textsuperscript\ddag \\
|\item|*\textsuperscript\dag &amp; $\vrb\parsep+\vrb\itemsep$ \\\midrule
Blank line, then text* &amp; $\vrb\partopsep+\vrb\parskip$ \\
Blank line, then box &amp; Don't do this\textsuperscript\ddag \\
Blank line, then |\item|*\textsuperscript\dag &amp;
  $\vrb\partopsep+\vrb\parsep+\vrb\itemsep$ \\\midrule
|\nullline|, then text &amp; |\parskip| \\
|\nullline|, then box* &amp; None \\
|\nullline|, then |\item|\textsuperscript\dag &amp;
  $\vrb\parsep+\vrb\itemsep$ \\\midrule
Blank line, then |\nullline|, then text &amp;
  $\vrb\partopsep+2\vrb\parskip$ \\
Blank line, then |\nullline|, then box* &amp;
  $\vrb\partopsep+\vrb\parskip$ \\
Blank line, then |\nullline|, then |\item|\textsuperscript\dag &amp;
  $\vrb\partopsep+2\vrb\parsep+\vrb\itemsep$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\smallskip
\vbox{\footnotesize\noindent\hskip 1.8em\llap{*}Recommended use.

\noindent\hskip 1.8em\llap{\textsuperscript\dag}For \vrb\item\ in a nested list, the \vrb\parsep\ and \vrb\itemsep\ refer to the dimensions in the outer list, not the list that just ended.

\noindent\hskip 1.8em\llap{\textsuperscript\ddag}With \textsf{listparskip}, putting a box after the end of a list environment without text or \vrb\nullline\ previously may mess up vertical spacing or paragraph indentation after the box depending on what comes next.}
\end{figure}

Immediately after the end of a list environment, \textsf{listparskip} expects to see a some text, a blank line followed by text, or an |\item|. As a general rule, text means an extra |\topsep|, and a blank line followed by text leads to an extra $\vrb\topsep+\vrb\partopsep+\vrb\parskip$. If you want to put something else, such as a box or rule, after the end of a list environment, you should type |\nullline| before the other material to prevent any spacing mishaps. This macro instructs \TeX\ to behave like it just encountered a line of text except without adding any vertical space. Table~1 shows my recommendations for code to include after a list in various cases depending on the desired result, and Table~2 shows the full rules for what happens after a list with \textsf{listparskip} in various situations. For more information, see |listparskip_code.pdf|, which is included with the \textsf{listparskip} installation and is available on \textsc{ctan}.





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This document shows an example of \textsf{listparskip}. The left column uses standard \LaTeX\ spacing before and after the itemize and enumerate lists, and the right column shows the same text with \textsf{listparskip} spacing rules. Notice \textsf{listparskip} corrects the issues from the left column.
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\parskip\bigskipamount

\lipsum[1][1]

This paragraph has some bullet points in the middle of the paragraph. In this portion of the document, |\parskip| is set to |\bigskipamount|, and we see that
\begin{itemize}
\item \LaTeX\ inserts |\parskip| above the list
\item Even though there is no |\par| between the paragraph and the itemize environment in the source code
\item The same thing is true after the itemize
\item It's especially salient when |\topsep| and |\itemsep| are |\smallskipamount|
\end{itemize}
Currently |\partopsep| is |\medskipamount|, but when there is no |\par| immediately before a list, \LaTeX\ does not insert |\partopsep| before or after the list environment. \hbox{This is true}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Despite the use of |\parskip|; and
\item For the end of the list environment regardless of whether a |\par| follows the list, as is the case with this enumerate.
\end{enumerate}

\lipsum[1][2]

\vfill\nointerlineskip\null
\columnbreak

\lipsum[1][1]

This paragraph has some bullet points in the middle of the paragraph. In this portion of the document, |\parskip| is set to |\bigskipamount|, and we see that
\begin{itemize}
\vskip-\@outerparskip
\vskip\z@
\item \LaTeX\ inserts |\parskip| above the list
\item Even though there is no |\par| between the paragraph and the itemize environment in the source code
\item The same thing is true after the itemize
\item It's especially salient when |\topsep| and |\itemsep| are |\smallskipamount|
\end{itemize}
\vskip-\parskip
Currently |\partopsep| is |\medskipamount|, but when there is no |\par| immediately before a list, \LaTeX\ does not insert |\partopsep| before or after the list environment. \hbox{This is true}
\begin{enumerate}
\vskip-\@outerparskip
\vskip\z@
\item Despite the use of |\parskip|; and
\item For the end of the list environment regardless of whether a |\par| follows the list, as is the case with this enumerate.
\end{enumerate}
\vskip\partopsep

\lipsum[1][2]

\end{multicols*}

\end{document}
% 
% 
%&lt;/example&gt;
%&lt;*heading&gt;
% 
% preliminaries
\csname count@\endcsname\catcode`\@
\makeatletter
% date
\def\packageversion{1.0}
\def\packagedate{December 2024}
% spacing macros
\MacroIndent=1.3em
\baselineskip=\the\baselineskip plus 0.3pt minus 0.3pt\relax
% section redefinition
\let\@@section\section
\def\section{\@ifstar\star@sect\no@star@sect}
\def\star@sect#1{\sectionhook{#1}\@@section*{#1}}
\def\no@star@sect#1{\sectionhook{#1}\@@section{#1}}
% 
\def\sectionhook#1{%
  \ifdim\dimexpr\pagegoal-\pagetotal-3pt\relax&lt;6\bigskipamount
    \vfill\eject
  \fi
  \def\sectionname{#1}}
\let\sectionhook\@gobble
% header and footer (centered page number in the foot
% for first page only; otherwise at left or right of
% the header)
\def\@oddhead{%
  \ifnum\count0&gt;1\relax
    \ifodd\c@page
      \hfil
      \llap{\the\count0}%
    \else
      \rlap{\the\count0}\hfil
    \fi
  \fi}
\def\@oddfoot{\hfil\ifnum\count0=1\relax1\fi\hfil}
% penalties
\pretolerance=-1
\hyphenpenalty=20
\exhyphenpenalty=15
\brokenpenalty=0
\clubpenalty=0
\widowpenalty=0
\finalhyphendemerits=500
\doublehyphendemerits=2000
% floats
\c@topnumber\@ne
\def\topfraction{1}
\def\bottomfraction{0.5}
\def\textfraction{0}
\def\floatpagefraction{0}
% macros
\def\h{\textsc h }
\def\v{\textsc v }
\def\smallskip{\vskip\smallskipamount}
\def\medskip{\vskip\medskipamount}
\def\bigskip{\vskip\bigskipamount}
% environment for code (would probably better to use
% trivlist)
\let\code\@undefined
\let\endcode\@undefined
\newenvironment{code}
 {\strut\vadjust\bgroup\medskip\parindent\z@\leftskip=4em\relax
   \noindent\strut\ignorespaces}
 {\strut\par\medskip\egroup\hfill\break\strut\ignorespacesafterend}
\def\argtext#1{\ensuremath{\langle$\textit{#1}$\rangle}}
\def\vrb#1{\expandafter\texttt\expandafter{\string#1}}
\def\clap@math#1{\hb@xt@\z@{\hss$\displaystyle#1$\hss}}
% begin first-page heading
{\large
\parindent=0pt
\leftskip=0pt plus 1 fil
\rightskip=0pt plus 1fil
\parfillskip=0pt
{\strut\Large Package \textsf{listparskip} v.\ 1.0 \documentname}\par
\strut Conrad Kosowsky\par
\strut \packagedate\par
\strut\texttt{kosowsky.latex@gmail.com}\par}
% bigskip
\bigskip
% overview/abstract
{\small
\leftskip=0.5in
\rightskip=0.5in
\centerline{\bfseries Overview\strut}
\noindent The \textsf{listparskip} package modifies list environments such that they add |\parskip| and |\partopsep| before or after a list if and only if the environment follows or precedes, respectively, a blank line (i.e.\ a |\par|).
\par}
% bar between overview/abstract and text
\bigskip\bigskip\nointerlineskip
\centerline{\vrule height 0.5pt width 2.5in}\bigskip\bigskip
\nointerlineskip
% restore catcode
\catcode`\@\count@
% 
% 
%&lt;/heading&gt;
% \fi
% 
% 
\endinput</pre></body></html>