> However, we should also consider that those might be "bugs" in the > current spec, in the sense that simple, email-like writing gets turned > into markup in cases where the users would not want or expect it. I > think there are a few cases where Markdown is a bit trigger-happy. > Numbered lists are one such things. My suggestion would be to > actually restrict the range of what is turned into ordered lists, > either by requiring that ordered lists start with "1.", or that they > have at least two items with consecutive numbers, or even to require > both. I frankly don't see a point in allowing the user to number > their list items starting with an arbitrary number if those the list > will start with "1." when displayed to the viewer anyway. But again, > the idea is not to tighten the spec, but to find a solution for a > "bug" that Joe described. >
I can think of an obvious use-case against this: what if I type an ordered list up, and then decide to cut & paste to re-order it or add items to it? Now, in the optimal case I would want to go through and change the numbering of all the elements. In the meantime, though, I think it's great that I can rapidly reorder my list and markdown will *do what makes sense*. -V _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
