Re: [Mallard] Add new element to lists which doesn't require a child block element

[Milo Casagrande <milo casagrande name>]

Hi,

2009/9/12 Phil Bull <philbull gmail com>:
> Suggested alteration to the Mallard spec.
>
> SUGGESTION
>
> Mallard lists usually require the author to type
> <item><p>Something</p></item> multiple times. Typing the same tags again
> and again is tiresome. I propose a "shorthand" tag which behaves exactly
> the same as <item><p>, but which is shorter and doesn't require two
> tags, e.g. <li>Something</li>.
>
> ADVANTAGES
>
> (1) Faster to type, reduces burden on author.
>
> (2) Reduces clutter, makes it easier to find errors or read the content
> between tags.
>
> (3) Reduced risk of forgetting to close tags, or nesting tags
> improperly.
>
> (4) The existing <item><block> formalism can still be used when block
> elements other than <p> are required.

Hmmm... number 4 doesn't convince me. If I didn't get it wrong, we
will have two different ways to achieve the same end result.

We could end up with something like this:

<list>
 <item>
  <p>
  </p>
  <p>
  </p>
 </item>
 <li>
 </li>
</list>

It will absolutely be easier to write, but it could end up being more
"difficult" to read the code. Can't we just suppress the <p> from
<item> and have it optional in case we need it? (like two paragraphs
in an item) If there's no <p>, treat it like there's one...

-- 
Milo Casagrande <milo casagrande name>