spaces and newlines before list markers (was: evolving the spec)

[Thomas Nichols]

Joseph Lorenzo Hall wrote on 2008/03/01 19:34:

> Is there any use case other than the copy and pasting example that

> gets you whitespace before a list item marker? Do people do this on

> purpose?

>

> best, Joe

>   

I do. Which is probably a guarantee that it is outlandish and 
uncivilised -- but I prefer it. I can possibly scrape together some 
logical arguments when I have a brain that functions, but for me it's an 
aesthetic reaction, an asterisk indented two spaces "feels right" to 
start a list item. In much the same way, on a typewriter I would indent 
the first line of a para.

-- Thomas