From: smcv Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:08:10 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Added a comment X-Git-Tag: 3.20160121~100 X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/commitdiff_plain/10a56f11aab57332dd1202b8a62c16849fb22c99?hp=4cdf30f8664c56f37ecf94d164975ab1fc10ba9e Added a comment --- diff --git a/doc/forum/__34__S.__34___gets_replace_by___34__a.__34___in_my_ikiwiki/comment_3_a12366764c50df62a4734c73418b592e._comment b/doc/forum/__34__S.__34___gets_replace_by___34__a.__34___in_my_ikiwiki/comment_3_a12366764c50df62a4734c73418b592e._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..895cf769d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/__34__S.__34___gets_replace_by___34__a.__34___in_my_ikiwiki/comment_3_a12366764c50df62a4734c73418b592e._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="smcv" + subject="comment 3" + date="2015-08-12T16:08:10Z" + content=""" +There is a `MKD_NOALPHALIST` option to discount (assuming that's the Markdown implementation you're using), but it isn't clear which way should be preferred in general. + +With that option off, people complain that they can't have alphabetical sub-lists (Google for \"markdown alpha list\" to see this feature request in various places). + +With that option on, you get unexpected results for things like your example. It's also liable to break initials (`S. J. McVittie is an ikiwiki contributor`) or the French abbreviation for Monsieur (`M. Poirot is a famous French-speaking detective`). + +The original Markdown didn't have lettered lists; neither does CommonMark, although it's a feature request in CommonMark. +"""]]