[texhax] Setting margins

[Axel E. Retif]

On Feb 3, 2005, at 12:13 AM, Jayleen Chiapoco wrote:

>
> Hello,
> I am new to Tex so I hope someone can help.
>
> I am trying to reset the right margin by doing the following:
>
> \begin{list}
> \setlength{\rightmargin}{5cm}
> \item ajkdsfjkl
> \end{list}
>
> I am getting error:
> ! Missing number, treated as zero.
> <to be read again>
>                    \relax
> l.75 \setlength{\rightmargin}
>                              {5cm}

A pair { and } is missing:

\begin{list}{% <------ this one
\setlength{\rightmargin}{5cm}}% <---- and this
\item First item
\item Second item
\end{list}

Best regards,

Axel
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