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Re:Wysiwtfftwomg by ChuckMcM on Monday October 21, 2013 @12:48AM (#6583404)
One of my least favorite things about markdown:

      There are three spaces * for content people – not creators,
      because not all content people create loads of content. Some just
      manage it – push it from here to there. Those places are:

   1. A space for writing. For writing and structuring.
   2. A space for management. For adding meta data, workflow, 
      configuration and managing roles and people.
   3. The website space. Basically your website. A place where 
      you begin the access user journey. Or preview your content.
      Generally the starting points for lots of little 
      administration tasks.
See how the numbers sit outside the left margin? Or worse you've styled paragraphs and MD has chosen that your list elements need to be wrapped in p /p pairs and suddenly your bullets or numbers are sitting all alone while your paragraphs race over to the right margin.

I've beat upon the perl code a bit but tracking down the 'paragraphify' bit is stuck in a regex pulling stuff apart. In my custom version I attach a different style to paragraphs in lists than ones in the document. This helps but there are still edge cases that are very annoying.

Re:Wysiwtfftwomg by bbx on Monday October 21, 2013 @01:58AM (#6583620)
Actually, the HTML code shows an <ol> for that list. It's not related to markdown (which in this case rendered the appropriate HTML code). The numbers (or bullets) being displayed in the left margin is just a browser's default styling. It increases vertical readibility, considering that lists items are meant to be read in sequence.

You can change it via CSS. Just add to your <ol> or <ul> the following: list-style-position: inside. The numbers/bullets consequently become part of the text.

My preference for styling lists is to leave the numbers/bullets outside but apply a margin-left to the lists so that its numbers/bullets fit inside the main wrap.

Re:Wysiwtfftwomg by andrewingram on Monday October 21, 2013 @06:06AM (#6584475)
Hanging bullets/numerals have nothing to do with markdown, they're a typographic choice and in my opinion look better than the indented style that you normally get by default.

In fact, the author of the post has previously written a hugely popular series about typography that specifically mentions this choice: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-be...

Re:Wysiwtfftwomg by ChuckMcM on Monday October 21, 2013 @11:18AM (#6586065)
Thanks for the link, I stand corrected that the OP wants that behavior in his output. To be honest that is so far out of my expectation for that typographic choice that I never once considered it a 'desired feature.' So there ya go.