#+TITLE: Equally separated items
#+SHORT-TITLE: equidistant
#+KEYWORDS: besite builder, syntax, menu
#+TOC-KEYWORDS: manuals
#+DESCRIPTION: displaying several equally-separated text entries

* EDIST environment
Sometimes it is useful to enumerate equally spaced and centered text elements (or links)
in a "horizontal" way;
one way to achieve this is to use EDIST environment as follows
(note usage of tilde \~ as a non-breakable space):

** Example
He speaks four languages:\\
\#+BEGIN(edist)\\
\- Russian\~(native)\\
\- English\~(fluent)\\
\- Italian\~(C1)\\
\- German\~(B2)\\
\#+END

** Result
He speaks four languages:
#+BEGIN(edist)
- Russian~(native)
- English~(fluent)
- Italian~(C1)
- German~(B2)
#+END

* Width control
One can limit the width to a specified number of columns, say, 2.
(This may be important for *wide* screens.)

Insert the number of columns after parentheses:

** Example
He speaks four languages:\\
\#+BEGIN(edist):*2*\\
\- Russian\~(native)\\
\- English\~(fluent)\\
\- Italian\~(C1)\\
\- German\~(B2)\\
\#+END

** Result
He speaks four languages:
#+BEGIN(edist):2
- Russian~(native)
- English~(fluent)
- Italian~(C1)
- German~(B2)
#+END

* PANEL environment
PANEL is somewhat similar to EDIST except that it spans the whole screen width.

You can use PANEL to create a *menu* in the middle of the web page, similarly to the menu on [[http://primo-sewer.cleaning][this website]]:
** Example
PANEL environment closes current text text block and inserts a panel spanning entire screen width:\\
\#+BEGIN(panel)\\
\- \[\[index\]\[home\]\]\\
\- \[\[basic\]\[basic~formatting\]\]\\
\- \[\[profile\]\[wiki profile\]\]\\
\- \[\[toc\]\[more~pages…\]\]\\
\#+END

** Result
PANEL environment closes current text text block and inserts a panel spanning entire screen width:
#+BEGIN(panel)
- [[index][main~page]]
- [[basic][basic~formatting]]
- [[profile][wiki profile]]
- [[toc][more~pages…]]
#+END

* Notes
- PANEL environment closes current text text block so you are expected to start another one right after that.
- Use [[menu][menu environment]] to create upper menu.