@@ -452,11 +452,31 @@ Unlike standard markdown, Pandoc allows ordered list items to be marked
452452with uppercase and lowercase letters and roman numerals, in addition to
453453arabic numerals. (This behavior can be turned off using the `--strict`
454454option.) List markers may be enclosed in parentheses or followed by a
455−single right-parentheses or period. Pandoc also pays attention to the
456−type of list marker used, and to the starting number, and both of these
457−are preserved where possible in the output format. Thus, the following
458−yields a list with numbers followed by a single parenthesis, starting
459−with 9, and a sublist with lowercase roman numerals:
455+single right-parentheses or period. They must be separated from the
456+text that follows by at least one space, and, if the list marker is a
457+capital letter with a period, by at least two spaces.[^2]
458+
459+[^2]: The point of this rule is to ensure that normal paragraphs
460+ starting with people's initials, like
461+
462+ B. Russell was an English philosopher.
463+
464+ do not get treated as list items.
465+
466+ This rule will not prevent
467+
468+ (C) 2007 Joe Smith
469+
470+ from being interpreted as a list item. In this case, a backslash
471+ escape can be used:
472+
473+ (C\) 2007 Joe Smith
474+
475+Pandoc also pays attention to the type of list marker used, and to the
476+starting number, and both of these are preserved where possible in the
477+output format. Thus, the following yields a list with numbers followed
478+by a single parenthesis, starting with 9, and a sublist with lowercase
479+roman numerals:
460480
461481 9) Ninth
462482 10) Tenth
@@ -491,27 +511,10 @@ gets treated as if it were
491511
492512 1. One
493513 2. Two
494− A. Sub
495− B. Sub
514+ A. Sub
515+ B. Sub
496516 3. Three
497517
498−Note that a list beginning with a single letter will be interpreted as
499−an alphabetic list. So you are out of luck if you want a roman-numbered
500−list starting with 100 (C).
501−
502−Note also that a paragraph starting with a capital letter and a period
503−(for example, an initial) or a capital letter in parentheses
504−(for example, `(C)`) will be interpreted as a list:
505−
506− B. Russell was an English philosopher.
507−
508− (C) 2007 Joe Smith
509−
510−To avoid this, use backslash escapes:
511−
512− B\. Russell was an English philosopher.
513−
514− \(C) 2007 Joe Smith
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