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Moin,
On Tuesday 12 September 2006 23:27, Simetrical wrote: [snip]
Another syntax cleanup proposal also suggested this dual use for *, and their solution was to evaluate bolding from right to left on a per-line basis, and any remaining asterisks on the left could become bulleted lists. So
A ** test** to ** see **what ** bold * and lists does ** *** ** ** test ** end **
Would probably become
A **test<b> to </b> see <b>what </b> bold * and lists does ** *<b> </b>
<ul><li><ul><li> test <b> end </b></li></ul></li></ul>
That behavior might not be desirable, but the general idea of "interpret matched initial double asterisk as bold, unmatched as list" is a good one.
It violates the KISS principle. That means humans have now to match/balance * on a line to find out whether a leading * will make a list, or something bold etc. Ugh.
Best wishes,
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