% -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
% definition lists:
% 	better definition list than the tex default, somewhat
% 	autosized like those in {X}fm, consistently indented text, and it 
% 	_does_ span pages unlike a single tabular. Leave a blank line
% 	after a \dlitem{} command for a nice amount of space betwen, 
% 	or add a space with a following \vpace{len} command to add more. 
%	\dlitemcw formats the term using a constant width font, othewise it 
%	is identical to \dlitem.
% usage:
%	\dlbeg{term-width}
%	\dlitem{term}{definition text}
%	:
%	:
%	\dlend
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%
\newlength{\DLdw}
\newcommand{\dlbeg}[1]{\def\DLtw{#1}\setlength{\DLdw}{\textwidth}\addtolength{\DLdw}{-#1}\addtolength{\DLdw}{-0.4in}\vspace{10pt}}
\newcommand{\dlitem}[2]{\noindent\begin{tabular}{p{\DLtw} p{\DLdw}}\sf{#1}&#2\end{tabular}\\} 
\newcommand{\dlitemcw}[2]{\begin{tabular}{ p{\DLtw} p{\DLdw} } \tt{#1} & #2 \end{tabular}\\[5pt] } 
\newcommand{\dlend}{\vspace{12pt} }