How to skip some arabic labels in task environment?

Question

I am writing an answer key to a (math) problem set which contains, suppose, 10 problems. To generate a sequence of numbers I am using task environment with global settings \NewTasks[label = {\bf \arabic*.},label-width=4ex]{answers}[\a].

For example, suppose the problem number 5, 6, 7 are 'prove that' type problems. It means that I don't need to show their answers in the answer key. So, I want to generate a sequence from 1 to 4 and then from 8 to 10.

I don't know how to skip these three particular numbers. I am using TexShop 4.58.

My code is

\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb, amsfonts}
\NewTasks[label = {\bf \arabic*.},label-width=4ex]{answers}[\a]
\begin{document}
\begin{answers}(5)
\a (C)
\a (D)
\a (D)
\a (C)
\a (D)
\a (A)
\a (C)
\a (C)
\a (A)
\a (B)
\end{answers}
\end{document}

It produces

Please tell me what changes should I do to get desired output?

Thanks

You know the drill: Please provide a self-contained, compilable example document that sets up your overall document properties. Without it, any answer will require so much guesswork as having little chance of being of value to you. — Mico, Jan 09 '21 at 08:22

cgnieder · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-09T09:49:27.510

You can do \addtocounter{task}{...} where you need it:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tasks}
\NewTasksEnvironment[label=\arabic*.,label-format=\bfseries,label-width=4ex]{answers}[\a]
\begin{document}
\begin{answers}(4)
  \a (A)
  \a (C)
  \a (D) \addtocounter{task}{3}
  \a (C)
\end{answers}
\end{document}

If you want to directly type in the number you want to step up to: that can be done with a little bit of simple math:

\newcommand\gototask[1]{\addtocounter{task}{\numexpr#1-\value{task}\relax}}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tasks}
\NewTasksEnvironment[label=\arabic*.,label-format=\bfseries,label-width=4ex]{answers}[\a]
\newcommand\gototask[1]{\addtocounter{task}{\numexpr#1-\value{task}\relax}}
\begin{document}
\begin{answers}(4)
  \a (A)
  \a (C)
  \a (D) \gototask{6}
  \a (C)
\end{answers}
\end{document}

Both examples give

BTW: in your log you should be getting

Package tasks Warning: You've tried setting command `\NewTasks ' on line 6.
(tasks)                However, command `\NewTasks ' is deprecated. Please use
(tasks)                command `\NewTasksEnvironment ' instead. Refer to the
(tasks)                manual for details.

Maybe also have a look at Does it matter if I use \textit or \it, \bfseries or \bf, etc.

It is a great solution. Thanks! It will be more convenient if I could plug-in the required counter number instead of the number added. In your example, if somehow I could write 6 instead of 3 to go to the counter number 6, then it would be more convenient. — prashant sharma, Jan 09 '21 at 09:43
I don't know much LaTeX, so I could not find this elegant way to get desired result. Thanks, you solved my problem. — prashant sharma, Jan 09 '21 at 09:54

How to skip some arabic labels in task environment?

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