%\pagestyle{myheadings}
%\markboth{}{}

%\addtolength{\voffset}{-1.5cm}
% \addtolength{\textheight}{3cm}
 
% Formatting
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{1ex plus 0.5ex minus 0.2ex}

\newcounter{mylist}
\renewcommand{\themylist}{\fnsymbol{mylist}}
\newcommand{\labelmylist}{\textnormal{(\themylist)}}
\newenvironment{mylist}{%
\setcounter{mylist}{0}%
\begin{list}%
{\addtocounter{mylist}{1}\labelmylist}%
{\setlength{\topsep}{0ex}\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex}}%
}{\end{list}}

\newcounter{myenum}
\renewcommand{\themyenum}{\arabic{myenum}}
\newcommand{\labelmyenum}{\textnormal{(\themyenum)}}
\newenvironment{myenum}{%
\setcounter{myenum}{0}%
\begin{list}%
{\addtocounter{myenum}{1}\labelmyenum}%
{\setlength{\topsep}{0ex}\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex}%
%\setlength{\labelsep}{5ex}
}%
}{\end{list}}

%%%%%
% The next didn't work:

\newcounter{xparts}
\renewcommand{\thexparts}{\alpha{xparts}}
\newcommand{\labelxparts}{\textnormal{(\thexparts)}}
\newenvironment{exercise-parts}{%
\setcounter{xparts}{0}%
\begin{list}%
{\addtocounter{xparts}{1}\labelxparts}%
{\setlength{\topsep}{0ex}\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex}%
%\setlength{\labelsep}{5ex}
}%
}{\end{list}}

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\newenvironment{myitem}{%
\begin{list}%
{$\bullet$}%
{\setlength{\topsep}{0ex}\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex}%
}%
}{\end{list}}

