Changing the default numbering scheme in enumerate environment

Question

Together with a colleague I'm writing a book (with the Springer template), and I am currently homogenizing the layout. I'd like to change the default numbering scheme in the enumerate environment globally in the beginning of the document so that I don't have to tack on the modifier at the end of every “\begin{enumerate}[(1)]” — and change it once my co-author decides he prefers (i), (ii), etc. or some other way to number lists. Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

Use enumitem for example and set the list parameters.

\setlist[enumerate,1]{label={(\arabic*)}}

will use (1) for the first level, \roman* will change to (i) etc.

If you need the enumerate package style, then use \usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem} however.

The settings are persistent after a \setlist has been used.

Please note, that the 2nd and deeper levels are not changed automatically!.

\documentclass{svmono}

\usepackage{enumitem}

\setlist[enumerate]{font={\bfseries}}% global settings, for all lists
\setlist[enumerate,1]{label={(\arabic*)}}


\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Foo
\item Bar
\item Is
\item Absolutely necessary
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}
\item And
\item Now
\item For
\item Something
\item Completely
\item Different
\end{enumerate}

\setlist[enumerate,1]{label={(\roman*)}}



\begin{enumerate}
\item Foo
\item Bar
\item Is
\item Absolutely necessary
\end{enumerate}

\begin{enumerate}
\item And
\item Now
\item For
\item Something
\item Completely
\item Different
\end{enumerate}



\end{document}