Question

When you type "1.", "2.", etc. in the editor, it creates a numbered list. But it always creates a list that starts from 1, no matter what number you type.

So, when you type:

    > 1. Item number one.

    Commenting on item number one.

    > 2. Item number two.

    Commenting on item number two.

You get this:

1. Item number one.

Commenting on item number one.

1. Item number two.

Commenting on item number two.

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Here is a real-life example of this bug. What the code should do instead is use the start attribute of the <ol> tag, e.g. for the second item it should generate <ol start="2">.

It is simply not a good user experience if the user types "2." and gets "1." instead.

Answer 1

As you've done it, markdown thinks a new list is being started. If your suggestion were to be implemented there'd be no way to have two lists in a post.

There is a workaround though. You could try doing it like this instead:

1. Item number one
   Comment on item number one
2. Item number two
   Comment on item number two

Note the comment is indented, and two spaces are used after the text on each line to force the newline, so it would be input like this:

1. Item number one  //note two spaces here
  Comment on item number one
2. Item number two  //note two spaces here too
  Comment on item number two