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Bullets Rendered as Asterisks

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Michael Morrison

18 Apr, 2013 04:32 PM

Hello,

I find that a bulleted list is sometimes rendered with bullets and sometimes with asterisks. I prefer bullets, and understand that this is the correct rendering.

My only clue to this problem, is that it seems to have to do with two spaces at the end of the line. I can't, however, establish a clearly reproducible situation.

Thoughts?

Thanks,

Michael

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Brett on 18 Apr, 2013 04:42 PM

   

   Could you please attach a file with a list that renders as asterisks for you?

   -Brett

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2. 2 Posted by Michael Morriso... on 18 Apr, 2013 04:46 PM

   

   Hello Brett,

   Here's one.

   Thanks,

   Michael

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3. 3 Posted by Michael Morriso... on 18 Apr, 2013 04:48 PM

   

   Hello Brett,

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Brett on 18 Apr, 2013 05:02 PM

   

   No, I need the document with the original markdown, please.

   -Brett

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Brett on 18 Apr, 2013 05:02 PM

   

   I'm sorry, I didn't see this earlier message.

   -Brett

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6. 6 Posted by Michael Morriso... on 18 Apr, 2013 05:03 PM

   

   No worries. :-)

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7. Support Staff 7 Posted by Brett on 18 Apr, 2013 05:09 PM

   

   You need linebreaks. Lists always require blank lines before and after.

   # Milestone Four
   
   ## Objectives
   
   **Objectives**  
   
   * Increase public prominence.  
   * Increase Paul's public prominence.  
   * Increase social relevance and engagement.   
   * Sell iTunes version of book.  
   * Increase contributions.
   

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8. 8 Posted by Michael Morriso... on 18 Apr, 2013 05:15 PM

   

   Hello Brett,

   Yes, this does put bullets in place. Great!

   However:
   * This file showed bullets at one point without the line break
   * I don't want the **bold** text to be separated from the list in the render: it doesn't seem that whether there is a line break or not should affect the bullet render.

   Thoughts?

   Thanks!

   Michael

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9. Support Staff 9 Posted by Brett on 18 Apr, 2013 05:26 PM

   

   It does affect it because it's no longer recognized as a list if the first line doesn't begin with a recognized list delimeter. The double space at the end then creates line breaks and the asterisks aren't recognized as anything but asterisks. There's no way to have a paragraph element (which is what your single bold line becomes) connect to a list without a break unless you modify the CSS to always do that.

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10. 10 Posted by Michael Morriso... on 18 Apr, 2013 05:28 PM

    

    Hello Brett,

    Thanks; I guess I am still getting my head fully wrapped around .md…

    I appreciate your help!

    Michael

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11. Brett closed this discussion on 25 Apr, 2013 08:47 PM.