Indentation Tricks

[Jupiter's Song]

Here is an example of what I want to end up with (use a fixed width font):

(The tabs in the following example is how I currently get the presentation I
seek.)
----BEGIN TABS----
* H
L L
----BEGIN TABS----
----BEGIN CONTENT----
Item 1 - Item description.
Item 2 - Item 2's description with a hanging
paragraph like presentation.
----BEGIN CONTENT----

Legend: * - Left Indent
H - Hangning Indent
L - Left Tab


I don't know if there's a better system for showing these examples; but I
hope I can be understood. I'm looking for alternatives, ideas, etc.

Thanks