• Numbering doesn't continue on if there's a break in between. Example at http://chriskhoo.jottit.com/lisp (e.g. 1. ... 2. ... 3. ... multiple breaks ... 4. becomes 1.) Unless I'm doing something wrong, but I thought this probably shouldn't happen. If I'm doing something wrong, maybe something needs to be put into the Formatting Help?

Response:

All numbers at the start of a line appear as a numbered list:

  1. Buy Groceries
  2. Eggs
  3. Milk
  4. Cereal
  5. Check mail
  6. Do laundry

It doesn't matter what number you use

1. Buy Groceries 1. Eggs 1. Milk 200. Cereal 356. Check mail 400. Do laundry

...the items still get rendered as an ordered list:

  1. Buy Groceries
  2. Eggs
  3. Milk
  4. Cereal
  5. Check mail
  6. Do laundry

This is a feature, not a bug, because it makes it easy to change your list without having to mess around with getting the numbers in the correct order.

Line breaks don't influence the list either, beyond adding exra space between items:

  1. Buy Groceries

  2. Eggs

  3. Milk

  4. Cereal

  5. Check mail

  6. Do laundry

To end a list (and start a new one) you need to include a line without a number:

  1. Buy Groceries
  2. Eggs
  3. Milk
  4. Cereal
  5. Check mail
  6. Do laundry

Also:

  1. Get a life
  2. Start a blog
  3. Learn Python

Again, this automated numbering makes editing and managing information in numbered lists much easier.

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