Time for action – explaining capabilities of packages

Now that we know some packages for creating lists, we shall write a short overview to show their capabilities. Let's choose some additional packages listed on http://texcatalogue.sarovar.org:

1. We will use a description environment. Create a document with the following code:

   \documentclass{article}
   \begin{document}
   \begin{description}
     \item[paralist] provides compact lists and list versions that can
       be used within paragraphs, helps to customize labels and layout
     \item[enumitem] gives control over labels and lengths
       in all kind of lists
     \item[mdwlist] is useful to customize description lists, it
       even allows multi-line labels. It features compact lists and
       the capability to suspend and resume.
     \item[desclist] offers more flexibility in definition list
     \item[multenum] produces vertical enumeration in multiple columns
   \end{description}
   \end{document}

2. Typeset to get the definition list:

   

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