Re:Why Markdown Sucks (2016)
by masklinn on Thursday April 25, 2019 @06:34AM
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> To (god forbid!) remove Tesla, you have to write
You don't actually have to do that, markdown will convert numbered lists to an HTML ordered list, the numbers are just numbered list markers and otherwise ignored: https://hackmd.io/EVPo3hJpQBenp08uy4ZEuA
This behaviour is usually annoying.
reStructuredText supports "#" as a numbered list sigil (as well as various numeral styles e.g. roman or alphabetic). It also supports a custom start, however if the list is explicitly numbered it does not support "holes" e.g. 3 4 5 is fine (and will keep this numbering in the output), 2 3 5 is not.
You don't actually have to do that, markdown will convert numbered lists to an HTML ordered list, the numbers are just numbered list markers and otherwise ignored: https://hackmd.io/EVPo3hJpQBenp08uy4ZEuA
This behaviour is usually annoying.
reStructuredText supports "#" as a numbered list sigil (as well as various numeral styles e.g. roman or alphabetic). It also supports a custom start, however if the list is explicitly numbered it does not support "holes" e.g. 3 4 5 is fine (and will keep this numbering in the output), 2 3 5 is not.