nice formatting for notation

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index cf68f3111441d9078fb011da5ab259579c841523..ac351fb6366734cafd90fc5357cc59c7bc267c64 100644 (file)
--- a/article.tex
+++ b/article.tex
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 \usepackage{slashed}
 \usepackage{txfonts}
 \usepackage{amsfonts}
 \usepackage{slashed}
 \usepackage{txfonts}
 \usepackage{amsfonts}

+\usepackage{mdwlist}

 %\usepackage{accents}
 
 \renewcommand{\ge}{\geqslant}
 %\usepackage{accents}
 
 \renewcommand{\ge}{\geqslant}


@@ -44,14 +45,21 @@
 
 \section{Notation}
 
 
 \section{Notation}
 

-$ C \hasparents \set X $ The parents of commit $C$ are exactly the set
+\begin{basedescript}{
+\desclabelwidth{5em}
+\desclabelstyle{\nextlinelabel}
+}
+\item[ $ C \hasparents \set X $ ]
+The parents of commit $C$ are exactly the set

 $\set X$.
 
 $\set X$.
 

-$ C \ge D $ $C$ is a descendant of $D$ in the git commit
+\item[ $ C \ge D $ ]
+$C$ is a descendant of $D$ in the git commit

 graph.  This is a partial order, namely the transitive closure of 
 $ D \in \set X $ where $ C \hasparents \set X $.
 
 graph.  This is a partial order, namely the transitive closure of 
 $ D \in \set X $ where $ C \hasparents \set X $.
 

-$ C \has D $ Informally, the tree at commit $C$ contains the change
+\item[ $ C \has D $ ]
+Informally, the tree at commit $C$ contains the change

 made in commit $D$.  Does not take account of deliberate reversions by
 the user or in non-Topbloke-controlled branches; these are considered
 normal, forward, commits.  For merges and Topbloke-generated
 made in commit $D$.  Does not take account of deliberate reversions by
 the user or in non-Topbloke-controlled branches; these are considered
 normal, forward, commits.  For merges and Topbloke-generated


@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ anticommits, the ``change made'' is only to be thought of as any
 conflict resolution.  This is not a partial order because it is not
 transitive.
 
 conflict resolution.  This is not a partial order because it is not
 transitive.
 

+\end{basedescript}
+

 \section{Invariants}
 
 No replay: \[ C \has D \implies C \ge D \]
 \section{Invariants}
 
 No replay: \[ C \has D \implies C \ge D \]