On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
  Vincent Massol wrote:
  On Sep 4, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu
wrote:
  Vincent Massol wrote:
  Hi,
 I'd like to propose the following syntax for definition list and
 definition terms. This is the syntax the most used by other wikis
 too.
 Simple definitions:
 ; definition title1
 : definition1
 ; definition title2
 : definition2
 Nested definitions:
 ; definition title1
 : definition1
 ;; definition title2
 :: definition2
 Indentation:
 : first level indent
 :: second level indent
 ::: third level indent
 etc
 
 Won't indentation get mixed up with lists? Like what if there's an
 indented block right after a definition list? 
 Indented block *are* definition lists :)
 They are special definition lists where the definition term has not
 been specified.
 
 But that's not right...
 This is an example of an often mis-used HTML element for visual
 purposes. Because dd is indented by default, authors use it instead of
 defining a CSS class for a semanticless <div> element.
 I'm -1 for using definition data elements for indentation. It breaks
 the
 semantics of the page. 
I agree. Ok let me say it differently then :)
There NO wiki syntax for indentation and I'm strongly -1 to introduce
a syntax for it right now.
Note that this doesn't change anything of what I'm doing. I mentioned
it simply because this is what most people will use for indentation...
and that it'll be the simplest way to do it. The other way will be:
{{html}}
<span style="...">
</span>
{{/html}}
Thanks
-Vincent