[Docutils-users] Unexpected line block behavior

[Bryan V. <bry...@gm...>]

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Unexpected line block behavior
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:docutils version: 0.6
:python version: 2.6.2
:platform: linux

Given this rst::

  |         Foo
  |         Bar
  |      Foobar

The html writer produces something that looks like this::

    Foo
    Bar
  Foobar

Note how the ending characters don't line up.

The odt writer produces something that looks like this::

       Foo
       Bar
  Foobar


When the markup specification says "Initial indents are also significant", is
it refering only to the whitespace before the "|", or is the whitespace between
the "|" and the first printable character also preserved?

My goal was to manully create a field list where the field labels are
right-justified.  I don't want to use the built-in field list, because I don't
like how the odt writer renders them.

The closest I have come is this::

  .. parsed-literal::

          **This**: bar
            **is**: Value
    **Long thing**: Value 2

I hope gmail treats my whitespace correctly, but if this is mangled,
let me know and I'll resend it with the rst as an attachment.

-- Bryan