Code block cannot be used in bullet or numbered lists

Summary:

A [[code]] block added to a bullet or numbered list does not honor the list indentation and breaks the list sequence below the block.

Code block cannot be used in bullet or numbered lists

Mathias Malmqvist 17 Jul 2009 11:18

This issue has been discussed here back in 2007 and more recently
here, but there still does not appear to be any proper fix or even a defect report. Hence this post.

Adding a code block to a bullet or numbered list breaks the list.

Here's an example of a code block added to a bullet list.
Note how 1) the code is not indented properly, 2) the first item below the code block is not interpreted as a list item at all and 3) the numbering of the next ("third") item starts over.

1. First item
2. Second item
   1. First sub item

10 print "hello world"
20 goto 10

# Second sub item

1. Third item

Similar issues apply to the bullet list:

• First item
• Second item
  • First sub item

10 print "hello world"
20 goto 10

* Second sub item

• Third item

Re: Code block cannot be used in bullet or numbered lists

pieterh 18 Jul 2009 09:33

Thanks for reminding us of this. It's something I've hit myself several times; my usual workaround is to use a plain bulleted list instead of a numbered list, and to break the list into paragraphs (blank line between each item). This more or less works.

In any case I've noted this in the internal issue tracker so we'll get round to it eventually.

Cheers
Pieter

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Workaround

pieterh 18 Jul 2009 12:28

Here is a better workaround:

1. Hello world programs
   1. C
      #include <stdio.h>
      int main(int argc, char **argv) {
      printf("Hello world\n");
      return 0;
      }
   2. Python
      import sys
      print "Hello world"
      sys.exit(0)
2. Other useful things:
   #!/bin/bash
   echo $((RANDOM%10))

Note that left margins seem to be lost. Maybe a bug, we're looking into this.

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pieterh 18 Jul 2009 12:29

# Hello world programs
 # C _
{{#include <stdio.h>}} _
{{int main(int argc, char **argv) {}} _
{{    printf("Hello world\n");}} _
{{    return 0;}} _
{{}}}
 # Python _
{{import sys}} _
{{print "Hello world"}} _
{{sys.exit(0)}}
# Other useful things: _
{{#!/bin/bash}} _
{{echo $((RANDOM%10))}}

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Re: Code block cannot be used in bullet or numbered lists

Mathias Malmqvist 06 Sep 2011 14:54

It's been two years now since I posted about this issue, and still no resolution.
Seems support/fixes on this site is non-existing…

Re: Code block cannot be used in bullet or numbered lists

RobElliott 06 Sep 2011 16:25

If you do a search on google _{(other search engines are available)} on "div inside li" or something like that you'll see that there have been arguments for a long time about whether it works and whether it then produces valid html.

One thing you could do for an unordered list is to add a bullet with just a space. That would help to preserve the structure of the list although having the main bullet and sub-bullet on the same line is not ideal and does look a bit odd:

* Item 1
* Item 2
 * Sub-item 2a
[[code]]
code entered here
[[/code]]
*  
 * Sub-item 2b
* Item 3
 * Sub-item 3a
 * Sub-item 3b
[[code]]
code entered here
[[/code]]
* 
 * Sub-item 3c
* Item 4
* Item 5

• Item 1
• Item 2
  • Sub-item 2a

code entered here

• • Sub-item 2b
• Item 3
  • Sub-item 3a
  • Sub-item 3b

code entered here

• • Sub-item 3c
• Item 4
• Item 5

However that doesn't work with a a numbered list as the numbering is re-set after the codeblock.

It's been two years now since I posted about this issue, and still no resolution.

There are many wishes that we have that have taken at least as long. I can't see a wish for this in the official bugs and wishes site at http://feedback.wikidot.com so you might wish to add it there. I think it should go in as a wish rather than a bug.

Seems support/fixes on this site is non-existing

No, that's just not correct. You get support on the community site here usually within a few minutes, rarely longer than a few hours, and it is unusual for questions not to be answered or solutions suggested.

Wikidot are very good at fixing bugs quickly. They take much longer to deliver new features and responses to wishes which can be frustrating, but there's not a lot the community admins and gurus can do about that.

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Last edited on 06 Sep 2011 18:14 by RobElliott + Show more