Description

Placing certain (innocuous) markup in the description part of a definition item causes white space to be inserted between the term and the description.

Steps to reproduce

1. Start a definition list

2. In the definition part of an entry, include a link or any kind of format modifier (emphasis, underline, monospaced, other?

Example

 Definition1:: has only plain text.
 Definition2:: Contains ''Italic'' text.
 Definition3:: There's something '''bold''' here.
 Definition4:: Throw in another plain one
 Definition5:: And it's a [:MoinMoinBugs:link] now.
 Definition6:: Try a bit of `typewriter text`
 Definition7:: And end off with more plain text

Definition1

has only plain text.

Definition2

Contains Italic text.

Definition3

There's something bold here.

Definition4

Throw in another plain one

Definition5

And it's a link now.

Definition6

Try a bit of typewriter text

Definition7

And end off with more plain text

Component selection

standard HTML rendering.

<dd>
  <p class="line862">
  Try a bit of <tt class="backtick">typewriter&nbsp;text</tt>
  <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span>
</dd>
...
<dd>
  And end off with more plain text
  <span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span>
  <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span>
</dd>

So the different rendering is caused by:

  <p class="line862">

Details

Workaround

• Manually format your definition lists
• Refrain from using any modifiers in the definition part
• Pretend you don't notice

Manual Formatting
     Now I can put anything I want
Another one
     Now this is more like it.

Discussion

Not directly related, but relevant... I've tried to hunt down problems in the rendered HTML several times, and it seems to me that the pervasive use of the line-number based classes really makes it difficult to understand what's going on. Is this really the best way to do it, or is there a less obfuscated method that could be used?

Plan

• Priority:
• Assigned to:
• Status: this will be fixed in moin2 because of the dom tree used there

CategoryMoinMoinBug CategoryForMoin2