Joel de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
Yes, but the current rule is really hard for humans and machines to manage. > 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. Since you ask people to put the quickbook version in the document header, you can always bump the version, detect old versions and support the old syntax. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
