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Re: asterisk allowed for list items


From: Ihor Radchenko
Subject: Re: asterisk allowed for list items
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 21:59:52 +0800

c.buhtz@posteo.jp writes:

> Am 29.04.2022 15:04 schrieb Detlef Steuer:
>> But *first* it should be easily read- and writable by humans and only
>> then easily parseble by parsers! At least imho.
>
> I agree and understand that this is one of the design principals of Org.
>
> But even for humans the current situation is IMHO not "easy". When I 
> want to have asterix bullet for my list items I always have to think 
> about the trailing whitespace to prevent Org from interpreting this as a 
> heading.

If you want to avoid this confusion, just don't use asterisks in lists.
Yet, Org still provides this option if you suddenly need to use
asterisks in some weird scenario :)

Generally, fontification is a guide.

Best,
Ihor




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