Bullet Lists

The standard ND bullet syntax is supported plus a number of extensions including Levelling, Continuation and Mixed usage.

Bullets can have blank lines between them if you want, and subsequent lines dont have to be indented.  You end a list by skipping a line and doing something else.

Source

- Bullet one.
- Bullet two.
  Bullet two continued.
- Bullet three.

Some text after the bullet list.

o Spaced bullet one.

o Spaced bullet two.
  Spaced bullet two continued.

o Spaced bullet three.

Some text after the spaced bullet list.

Result

• Bullet one.
• Bullet two.  Bullet two continued.
• Bullet three.

Some text after the bullet list.

• Spaced bullet one.
• Spaced bullet two.  Spaced bullet two continued.
• Spaced bullet three.

Some text after the spaced bullet list.

Bullet lists can represent multiple levels of elements directed by the indentation of each line, for example;

Source

o bullet 1
o bullet 2
        o bullet 2.1
                o bullet 2.1.1
                o bullet 2.1.2
        o bullet 2.2
                o bullet 2.2.1
                o bullet 2.2.2
o bullet 3
        o bullet 3.1
                o bullet 3.1.1
o bullet 4
        o bullet 4.1

Result

• bullet 1
• bullet 2
bullet 2.1
bullet 2.1.1
bullet 2.1.2
bullet 2.2
bullet 2.2.1
bullet 2.2.2
• bullet 3
bullet 3.1
bullet 3.1.1
• bullet 4
bullet 4.1

Start of normal paragraph resets indentation.

Bullet list content maybe stated over a number of lines.  Text which is line seperated and indented by one shall be taken as a continuation of the bullet definition and added as a seperate paragraph, for example.

Source

o bullet 1
o bullet 2

        Additional text for bullet 2

        More text for bullet 2

        o bullet 2.1
                o bullet 2.1.1

                        Additional text for bullet 2.1.1

                        More text for bullet 2.1.1

                o bullet 2.1.2
        o bullet 2.2
                o bullet 2.2.1
                o bullet 2.2.2
o bullet 3
        o bullet 3.1
                o bullet 3.1.1
o bullet 4
        o bullet 4.1

Result

• bullet 1
• bullet 2
  Additional text for bullet 2
  More text for bullet 2
bullet 2.1
bullet 2.1.1
Additional text for bullet 2.1.1
More text for bullet 2.1.1
bullet 2.1.2
bullet 2.2
bullet 2.2.1
bullet 2.2.2
• bullet 3
bullet 3.1
bullet 3.1.1
• bullet 4
bullet 4.1

Notes

One should be aware that during list formatting an incorrect decrease in indentation restarts in the indentation logic closing the related list which may product unexpected results, for example;

Source

o bullet 1
o bullet 2

        Additional text for bullet 2

        o bullet 2.1
                o bullet 2.1.1

                        Additional text for bullet 2.1.1

            More text for bullet 2.1.1 <= wrong indentation resets the list
                depth to zero closing the current list definition and
                starting a new paragraph.

                o bullet 2.1.2
        o bullet 2.2
                o bullet 2.2.1
o bullet 3

Result

• bullet 1
• bullet 2
  Additional text for bullet 2
  More text for bullet 2
bullet 2.1
bullet 2.1.1
Additional text for bullet 2.1.1

More text for bullet 2.1.1 <= wrong indentation resets the list depth to zero closing the current list definition and starting a new paragraph.

• bullet 2.1.2
• bullet 2.2
bullet 2.2.1
bullet 2.2.2
• bullet 3
bullet 3.1
bullet 3.1.1
• bullet 4
bullet 4.1

You may also note that is this reset affect disallows additional paragraphs to be appended once sub items have been encountered.

Both the reset logic and the inablity to append are currently by design.

Bullet lists can be mixed within other ND list constructs.  The definitions must be line seperated and indented by one to be associated.

Source

o bullet 1
o bullet 2

        Additional text for bullet 2

        item 2.1 -      item description
        item 2.2 -      item description

        o bullet 2.1
                o bullet 2.1.1

                        Additional text for bullet 2.1.1

                        item 2.1.1 -    item description
                        item 2.1.2 -    item description

                o bullet 2.1.2
        o bullet 2.2
                o bullet 2.2.1
                o bullet 2.2.2
o bullet 3
        o bullet 3.1
                o bullet 3.1.1
o bullet 4
        o bullet 4.1

Start of normal paragraph resets indentation.

Result

• bullet 1
• bullet 2
  Additional text for bullet 2

item 2.1	item description
item 2.2	item description

bullet 2.1
bullet 2.1.1
Additional text for bullet 2.1.1

item 2.1.1	item description
item 2.1.2	item description
bullet 2.1.2
bullet 2.2
bullet 2.2.1
bullet 2.2.2
• bullet 3
bullet 3.1
bullet 3.1.1
• bullet 4
bullet 4.1

Start of normal paragraph resets indentation.