Hi, the indentation rules for lists in Org are ancient, and I don't thing we want to break so many existing files. And we certainly cannot change the numbered bullets.
The only thing I would accept is an option to enforce 3 space indentation on TAB, but the parser must read 2 space indentation as well. And, as Savayu points out, lists longer than 9 items will always be an issue. - Carsten On 24.6.2013, at 23:58, Jambunathan K <kjambunat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This request is a result of adding Org-mode support to Oddmuse. (See my > earlier mail that introduces Orgmuse). > > When lists are "normalized", the sub-lists are introduced by varying > amout of spaces depending on the type of the parent list. It's 3 spaces > if the parent is numbered and 2 spaces if the parent is bulleted. > > 1. One > 2. Two > - Bullet One > - Bullet Two > 1. One > 2. Two > > Oddmuse wiki and possibly Usemod (and even other Wiki engines) do a > linear scan of text (much like what the old org-html.el used to do) and > emits HTML by looking at thing at point. Having the list items > introduced by varying amout of spaces makes the parser "more" stateful. > > I was wondering whether there would be some interest in > > 1) To eliminate the separators - "." or ")" - in the numbered list > 2) Enhance the list repair routine so that it will alway indent by 3 spaces. > > With (1) above, the earlier list becomes, > > 1 One > 2 Two > - Bullet One > - Bullet Two > 1 One > 2 Two > > This gives a uniform indentation of 2 spaces. > > > With (2) or (3), the earlier list becomes, > > 1. One > 2. Two > - Bullet One > - Bullet Two > 1. One > 2. Two > > This gives an indentation of 3 spaces. The 3 spaces could either be > mandated by the canonical Org-markup spec or it could be ensured by the > author of Org document himself (by using the proposed new repair option) >