[spec] comments on the proposed gemini spec revisions

[Omar Polo]

Anna “CyberTailor” <cyber@sysrq.in> writes:

> On 2021-10-13 22:56, Omar Polo wrote:
>> > I've seen where people have tried to use *emphasis* at
>> > the start of a line and got a bullet point by mistake.
>> 
>> I've seen people writing like that, and a conforming client (IMHO)
>> should consider those lines items.
>
> This is not true. A space after "*" is required.
>
>
> ### 5.5.2 Unordered list items
>
> Lines beginning with "* " are unordered list items.  This line type exists
> purely for stylistic reasons.  The * may be replaced in advanced clients by
> a bullet symbol.  Any text after the "* " should be presented to the user as
> if it were a text line, i.e.  wrapped to fit the viewport and formatted
> "nicely".  Advanced clients can take the space of the bullet symbol into
> account when wrapping long list items to ensure that all lines of text
> corresponding to the item are offset an equal distance from the edge of
> the screen.

Thanks for the clarification, I missed that a space is required there.
A bit annoying IMHO, but if it's the spec, it's the spec.

I have some code to fix :/