List Style Macro Needed

[tedg]

Here's what I mean by list styles. In Nisus, the paragraph styles are the masters. If I take paragraphs and make them list entries, the list attribute is applied, but there is no way to change the paragraph specifications. What I want is the list items to have at the very least a closer paragraph spacing and ideally a custom right indent. And I don't want to have to perform two or three operations in the text to get it.

[Þorvarður]

I don't want to have to perform two or three operations in the text to get it.

You only have to perform one operation, i.e. run a macro, and let Nisus do the rest for you.
Try this and see if it is what you want. First select the paragraphs you want to change, then run the macro.

Code: Select all

# Ensure something is selected.
$textExpression = Read Selection
If $textExpression == ‘’
$proceed = Prompt “You need to select some text first. Click now ‘OK’ and then select the text.”, ‘’, ‘OK, I will.’
# The following sleep-trick is from Adrian
   While $textExpression == ‘’
      Sleep 1
      $textExpression = Read Selection
   End
End

Format:Lists:Bullet List
Set Paragraph Spacing Before “0”
Set Paragraph Spacing After “0”
Align Justified
Set Tail Indent “40”

[phspaelti]

Actually you don't need macros at all for Ted's problem.
The proper way to handle lists isn't to use list styles (I mean you do need list styles, but…). Rather you should make paragraph styles for your lists. Then attach the list style as an attribute to the list style. The paragraph style will then specify all other attributes you want for the list.

The name "List Style" is a bit of a misnomer. These styles are just the collection of specific attributes needed for lists collected into one. They are really a kind of attribute collection. Formatting isn't part of the List style.