Okay. As a compromise, to let everyone 'have it your own way' (tm), which is
the reason for the flex in FlexWiki, I will do an update with an application
configuration <RemoveListItemWhitespace> with the value defaulting to false.
I feel happier doing this now that I have the ability to perform unit tests
with application configuration variables.
Will this suite everyone?
John Davidson
On Feb 2, 2008 7:05 AM, Nathan Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 1) The user expects
> >
> > * item
> >
> > to look like lists usually look in html.
> >
> > *item
> >
>
>
> For me your argument is broken right here. "*item" or "* item" mean
> exactly nothing in html. Nothing. I'll agree that an html editor/coder
> has a set of expectations of whitespace with in html. A FlexWiki coder
> needs to understand the differences. If we categorically strip the
> leading space, then I'll guarantee you that someone else will want it
> there, because their style sheet or whatever they've coded into their
> site depends on that. Then what? We have to invent a syntax for
> leading spaces in list items? It's seems easy enough to always strip
> it, but adding it back will be a bear if/when its needed.
>
> I think that I'm in the minority here, and since I'll certainly not be
> implementing the feature, my vote problably doesn't matter a whole
> lot, but I think that this would be a mistake. It breaks backwards
> compatibility for no discernable reason other than "html treats
> whitespace differently."
>
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