Start-Indent

As an alternative to setting the start-indent characteristic for each paragraph, title, list item, table, etc., use a sequence flow object at the top-level element to set the start-indent characteristic to the default start indent for the document:

(element TOP-LEVEL-ELEMENT
	 (make sequence
	       start-indent: %body-start-indent%))

The majority of uses of the start-indent characteristic can then use the inherited start indent to set a flow object's start indent:

(element (BUL.LIST ITEM)
  (make paragraph
	start-indent: (+ (inherited-start-indent) (* 2 (BLSTEP)))
	first-line-start-indent: (BLSTEP)
	(process-children)))