On Apr 23, 2019, at 1:19 PM, Elias N Vasylenko <el...@vasylenko.uk> wrote: > >> This is worth considering — but as I’ve said before, this can’t be >> the only opt-out. > > I agree! There needs to be a way to opt out without losing the leading > newline.
Don't forget that you can ask for a leading newline explicitly using \n. You're not forced to use a layout newline; you can use an escaped one. """\nfirst non-blank line second non-blank and last line """ (More options are possible with a proper \LineTerminator escape.)