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@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@ questions it does not answer: (John Gruber has also spoken [in favor of requiring the blank lines](http://article.gmane.org/gmane.text.markdown.general/2146).) -3. What is the exact rule for determining when list items get +3. Is a blank line needed before an indented code block? + (`Markdown.pl` requires it, but this is not mentioned in the + documentation, and some implementations do not require it.) + + ``` markdown + paragraph + code? + ``` + +4. What is the exact rule for determining when list items get wrapped in `<p>` tags? Can a list be partially "loose" and partially "tight"? What should we do with a list like this? @@ -59,7 +68,6 @@ questions it does not answer: ``` markdown 1. one - - a - b @@ -69,8 +77,26 @@ questions it does not answer: (There are some relevant comments by John Gruber [here](http://article.gmane.org/gmane.text.markdown.general/2554).) -4. When list markers change from bullets to numbers, should we have - two lists or one? +5. Can list markers be indented? Can ordered list markers be right-aligned? + + ``` markdown + 8. item 1 + 9. item 2 + 10. item 2a + ``` + +6. Is this one list with a horizontal rule in its second item, + or two lists separated by a horizontal rule? + + ``` markdown + * a + * * * * * + * b + ``` + +7. When list markers change from numbers to bullets, do we have + two lists or one? (The markdown syntax description suggests two, + but the perl scripts and many other implementations produce one.) ``` markdown 1. fee @@ -79,28 +105,37 @@ questions it does not answer: - fum ``` -5. What are the precedence rules for the markers of inline structure? +8. What are the precedence rules for the markers of inline structure? For example, is the following a valid link, or does the code span take precedence ? ``` markdown - [foo `](bar)` + [a backtick (`)](/url) and [another backtick (`)](/url). ``` -6. What are the precedence rules for markers of emphasis and strong +9. What are the precedence rules for markers of emphasis and strong emphasis? For example, how should the following be parsed? ``` markdown - *foo *bar** baz* + *foo *bar* baz* + ``` + +10. What are the precedence rules between block-level and inline-level + structure? For example, how should the following be parsed? + + ``` markdown + - `a long code span can contain a hyphen like this + - and it can screw things up` ``` -7. Can list items include headers? +11. Can list items include headers? (`Markdown.pl` does not allow this, + but headers can occur in blockquotes.) ``` markdown - # Heading ``` -8. Can link references be defined inside block quotes or list items? +12. Can link references be defined inside block quotes or list items? ``` markdown > Blockquote [foo]. @@ -108,6 +143,16 @@ questions it does not answer: > [foo]: /url ``` +13. If there are multiple definitions for the same reference, which takes + precedence? + + ``` markdown + [foo]: /url1 + [foo]: /url2 + + [foo][] + ``` + In the absence of a spec, early implementers consulted `Markdown.pl` to resolve these ambiguities. But `Markdown.pl` was quite buggy, and gave manifestly bad results in many cases, so it was not a |