jgm/pandoc

RTF writer doesn't use RTF lists

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#2631 opened on Jan 7, 2016

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enhancementformat:RTFgood first issue

Description

When converting a known list, e.g. from Markdown, I would have expected the RTF output to use RTF's native list formating (\list, \listtext etc.), but instead it's manually formatting it with \bullet and \tab. This prevents it from being recognized as a list in RTF editors such as LibreOffice, Gmail, and OS X's TextEdit.

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Domain
documentation
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
The RTF writer is likely in src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs. Currently, it manually formats lists with \bullet and \tab. The request is to use RTF native list commands (\list, \listtext). Research how pandoc represents lists internally (e.g., the List type) and examine the RTF writer code. Look up RTF specification for list formatting and implement proper list structures. No existing pull requests are linked, so this is fresh work.