How would one achieve a list of two columns like this one:
I only want list bullets on the left side, so in fact if each entry is a single item that's fine. Items never span multiple lines. I've tried using an align block and two-column lists, but I'm not getting anywhere.
Best Answer
TeX provides a
\rightarrowfill
command that does just this. It's a standard part of plain TeX and LaTeX.If you want "nicer" arrows, just add
\usepackage{mathabx}
or otherwise redefine\rightarrow
to your favourite arrow symbol. This works because\rightarrrowfill
uses the current definition of\rightarrow
.There's also a corresponding
\leftarrowfill
command.You can define the command using plain TeX facilities as well, if you wanted to use it without LaTeX:
An alternative approach, that might work better if you have long explanations, would be to make a new list environment that used
\rightarrowfill
. For example