[pmwiki-users] Is a space needed in between asterisk and text (for list)

[Petko Yotov]

On 04/08/2024 21:26, ABClf wrote:
> Documentation says :
> https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/TextFormattingRules#BulletedLists
> 
> Bullet lists are made by placing asterisks at the beginning of the
> line. Numbered lists are made by placing number-signs (#) at the
> beginning of the line. More asterisks/number-signs increases the level
> of bullet:
> 
> So my question is :
> is a space requested in between asterisk/number-sign and text ?

No, it isn't.

> what will happen if no space is used ?

With or without a space, the same list item will be generated.

Some writers feel that a space makes it easier to read.

The space is important for indented lines and lists. If the next line 
starts with as many spaces as asterisks+spaces on the current line, then 
the next line will be part of the previous list item, respecting 
(:linebreaks:).

The next line is aligned with the first non-asterisk and non-space 
character above:

*  Item
    Part of the previous item, "P" aligned with "I"
*No space
  Part of the previous item ("P" aligned with "N")

You can have indented lists the same way, indenting with spaces instead 
of multiplying ** or ***:

* Parent item
   * Child list ("*" aligned with "P")
*New item
  *   Sub-list ("*" aligned with "N")
      * Nested sublist ("*" aligned with "S")

Same for the # hash character for numbered lists.

In these cases the number of spaces is important. If the number of 
spaces on the next line is different from the number of 
asterisks+spaces, the line will be preformatted instead of list item.

Petko