Text Formatting ⇒ Alternate images instead of bullets/numbers in a list

[aurerua]

Hi everyone,

I would like to use a set of images instead of bullets/numbers in a list as shown on the following image. Would there be a way to alternate between the images automatically for each new item in the list? Thank you.


If the image is not visible, you can follow this link: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6dhuv ... j&hl=en_GB

[gmedina]

Hi,

I can't see the image and the link takes me to a blank page.

[aurerua]

Sorry, it didn't work as I thought. Here is the image:

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I managed to do it, I just wonder if there is a way to automate the alternation of images (so far I have for each new item to mention which image I want). I have 8 images and I would like that the first /item gets image 1, the second image 2, etc. and item 9 gets image one again, etc. without me having to specify the image directly...

Thanks!


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[localghost]

You could include the stars in your example as external images depending on the item counter of the list environment. Or draw them on your own with an appropriate graphics package.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[gmedina]

...I just wonder if there is a way to automate the alternation of images (so far I have for each new item to mention which image I want). I have 8 images and I would like that the first /item gets image 1, the second image 2, etc. and item 9 gets image one again, etc. without me having to specify the image directly...

Of course there is; name your images image0, image1, image2,..., image7 and then use the following code:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{intcalc}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\newcommand*{\Myitem}{% 
  \item[\includegraphics{image\intcalcMod{\value{enumi}}{8}}]\stepcounter{enumi}% 
}
 
\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
  \Myitem First item.
  \Myitem Second item.
  \Myitem Third item.
  \Myitem Fourth item.
  \Myitem Fifth item.
  \Myitem Sixth item.
  \Myitem Seventh item.
  \Myitem Eighth item.
  \Myitem Ninth item.
  \Myitem Tenth item.
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

[aurerua]

Great! Thanks a lot!

I will try that tomorrow as soon as I am on my own computer...

[aurerua]

I have tried it

It works well. I now have a little problem: because I would like to resize the image at the same time I have tried:

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\newcommand*{\Myitem}{% 
 \item[\protect\includegraphics[width=.6cm]{image\intcalcMod{\value{enumi}}{8}.jpg}]\stepcounter{enumi}% 
}

which creates an error. I think it comes from the nested []s, doesn't it? Is there a way to solve this kind of issue?

Thanks again!

[gmedina]

I have tried it
...I think it comes from the nested []s, doesn't it? Is there a way to solve this kind of issue?..

Yes, and yes. Enclose the \includegraphics command using an extra pair of curly braces:

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\newcommand*{\Myitem}{% 
 \item[{\includegraphics[width=.6cm]{image\intcalcMod{\value{enumi}}{8}.jpg}}]\stepcounter{enumi}% 
}

...Thanks again!

You're welcome.

[Teradil]

First of all I'd like to thank you, this thread has already helped me a lot.

But still I do have one problem, the images I use as replacement for the bullets are larger than my text. So the following paragraph is aligned at the bottom of the bullet which looks rather clumsy.

Is there a way to fix this?