add support for enumitem package

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/exercisesheets.sty b/exercisesheets.sty
index b2fb6a9..1507e4b 100644
--- a/exercisesheets.sty
+++ b/exercisesheets.sty
@@ -560,6 +560,12 @@
 \AfterPackage*{paralist}{
   \setdefaultenum{(a)}{(1)}{i.}{A.}
 }
+\AfterPackage*{enumitem}{
+  \setenumerate[1]{label=(\alph*)}
+  \setenumerate[2]{label=(\arabic*)}
+  \setenumerate[3]{label=\roman*.}
+  \setenumerate[4]{label=\Alph.}
+}
 
 % reset equation numbering for each exercise
 \@addtoreset{equation}{section}
diff --git a/exercisesheets.tex b/exercisesheets.tex
index 2548ad6..c4fcf3d 100644
--- a/exercisesheets.tex
+++ b/exercisesheets.tex
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ finally combined into this package.
  \item If the \texttt{babel} package is loaded, the appropriate
   \option{language=\param{lang}}-option is automatically derived and can be
   omitted.
- \item The use of \texttt{paralist} is recommended. Top level enumerating lists
-  are then modified to have the form (a), (b), \dots{}, which is useful in
-  exercise definitions.
+ \item The use of \texttt{enumitem} or \texttt{paralist} is recommended. Top
+  level enumerating lists are then modified to have the form (a), (b), \dots{},
+  which is useful in exercise definitions.
  \item If the \texttt{varioref} package is used, appropriate label formats are
   installed for exercises and sub-exercises.
  \item If the \texttt{xcolor} package is loaded, to-do markers generated with