>> if they are ambiguous about what they want, do nothing! > > While, generally, I would agree with this line of thinking, we must > remember that one of the basic concepts behind Markdown is that it > should never return an error for invalid markup. So, then, how do we > interpret "do nothing". Some would argue that "do nothing" is what > Option A is doing, while other's might argue the same for Option C. Or > would you prefer option D: wrap the entire block of text in a <p> and > move on?
I would instead say: "do whatever is simplest while being reasonable". To me, A seemed simplest, which is why I chose it, though I definitely can see how one can argue for C as the simplest option. B is too clever and is not worth the effort for the case that doesn't have an obvious intuitive interpretation. D would be ugly and actually adds complexity over A and C. Between A and C it seems that A wins the popularity contest 7:3 ((John skipped markdown.lua's "vote" for A). So, A also wins the plurality vote even if B is not eliminated. So, I would declare it the "right" behavior. Another thing about B: if we were to go this route, we would then have to also discuss how to handle 0. zero - one 2. two Does the introduction of "zero" make "two" a top level element or is it still a sub-item of "one"? Why? - yuri -- http://sputnik.freewisdom.org/ _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
