David Abrahams wrote:
> IMO bullet lists should only be recognized with whitespace following
> the bullet:
> 
>           * foo [/bullet]
>           * bar [/bullet]
>           *baz [/not a bullet]
> 
> The current rule causes "*bold*" to be treated as non-bold only at the
> beginning of a line, which interacts badly with line-breaking and
> paragraph reflows.  I know it's a breaking change, but the current
> rule just isn't worth it.

I always put a space after the bullet. I'd think others too, but
yes, it's a breaking change. I tend to resist any breaking changes
but I'd like to hear other voices. This change is trivial enough,
it seems. It is also easy to detect and issue a warning for.

Regards,
-- 
Joel de Guzman
http://www.boost-consulting.com
http://spirit.sf.net


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