Nested Lists

Nested Lists

How deep can nested lists go ?

That didn’t quite work — it broke down at the 3rd level of nesting (2.2.1). In the source everything was lined up consistently.

- 1
- 2
  - 2.1
  - 2.2
    - 2.2.1
    - 2.2.2
      - 2.2.2.1
      - 2.2.2.2
        - 2.2.2.2.1
        - 2.2.2.2.2
          - 2.2.2.2.2.1
          - 2.2.2.2.2.2
          - 2.2.2.2.2.3
        - 2.2.2.2.3
      - 2.2.2.3
    - 2.2.3
  - 2.3
- 3

Try adjusting spaces

Interesting — the nesting seemed to work, but at the 6th level the contents have fallen of the edge of the world.

The source for the above was:

- 1
- 2
  - 2.1
  - 2.2
     - 2.2.1
     - 2.2.2
         - 2.2.2.1
         - 2.2.2.2
             - 2.2.2.2.1
             - 2.2.2.2.2
                 - 2.2.2.2.2.1
                 - 2.2.2.2.2.2
                 - 2.2.2.2.2.3
             - 2.2.2.2.3
         - 2.2.2.3
     - 2.2.3
  - 2.3
- 3

So the pattern seems to be - for level 1, the ‘-’ is at the leftmost column - for level 2, the ‘-’ is indented by 2 columns (that is — preceded by 2 spaces), so the ‘-’ lines up below the contents level 1 - for level 3, the ‘-’ needs an extra indentation of 3 columns, so the ‘-’ doesn’t line up below the contents of level 2 - for level 4, the ‘-’ needs an extra indentation of 4 columns, so the ‘-’ doesn’t line up below the contents of level 3 - for level 5, the ‘-’ needs an extra indentation of 4 columns, … - for level 6, the ‘-’ needs an extra indentation of 4 columns, but the contents fall off the end of the world.

Thanks!

I’m pretty sure this is a bug in the Redcarpet library. I’ll try to find time to test it and report it, or feel free to report it yourself.

Jason

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