showdownjs/showdown

List under a list does not indent

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#615 opened on Nov 1, 2018

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Description

When a list under a list is created in the markdown, it does not indent.

This is how list in GitHub behaves

List with Sub-lists

  • 1

    • 1.1
    • 1.2

  • 2

    • 2.1
    • 2.2

And this is how showdown renders

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascripthtml
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
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.
half day
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
Prerequisites
Understanding of markdown syntaxBasic JavaScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Investigate the list parsing logic in the showdown source code, particularly the handling of nested unordered lists. Check the `makeHtml.js` or `subParsers/lists.js` files for the expected indentation behavior. Compare with GitHub's markdown rendering to understand the correct output.