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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 4-1-19 on page I-271 in "The placement of the item label or item text".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{153.0pt}
\tolerance=2000
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{enumitem}
\SetLabelAlign{right}{\setlength\fboxsep{0pt}%
\framebox[\labelwidth][r]{\strut#1}}
%StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\noindent Some text to show the left margin.
\begin{itemize} \item The default. \end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}[labelindent=17pt,labelwidth=!]
\item No visible difference as label protrudes.
\end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}[labelindent=17pt,itemindent=!]
\item This results in \texttt{itemindent} becoming
positive so the paragraph text moves to the right.
\end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}[labelindent=17pt,labelsep=!]
\item Overprint of label and text because
\texttt{labelsep} becomes negative.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
