[texhax] Variable indentation of paragraph titles

[Stanislaw Romanski]

Hi !

You probably look for something like this:

========================================================================
% -------------------------------------------
\def\myTitle#1#2{\setbox0=\hbox{\the#1. }\leavevmode\hangindent\wd0\hangafter 
1 \box0 #2.\par}
% -------------------------------------------
\hsize = 3in
\parindent 0pt

\newcount\paragraphCount
\paragraphCount = 0

\advance\paragraphCount by 1

xxxxxxxxxx

\myTitle{\paragraphCount}{This is the title of paragraph 1, which is very 
very long, so I don't know
   how to handle it with TeX}
xxxxxxxxxx

\paragraphCount = 12
\myTitle{\paragraphCount}{This is  the title of  paragraph 12, which has  a 
different  indentation
    because of `12' in place of `1'}
xxxxxxxxxx
\bye
========================================================================

Cheers,

Stanislaw Romanski


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodolfo Medina" <rodolfo.medina at gmail.com>
To: <texhax at tug.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: [texhax] Variable indentation of paragraph titles


> Hi to all TeX users.
>
> With plain TeX:
> I wish to have something like that:
>
>
> ------------------------->%---------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. This is the title of paragraph 1, which is very very long, so I don't 
> know
>   how to handle it with TeX.
>
> 12. This is  the title of  paragraph 12, which has  a  different 
> indentation
>    because of `12' in place of `1'.
>
> -------------------------%<---------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Can anybody suggest how to get that?  The title should be flush right; 
> whereas
> the number should be flush left; and the same glue should be between the 
> number
> and the title.
>
> Thanks for any reply,
> Rodolfo
>
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