Re: [Docutils-users] listing pros and cons

[David G. <go...@py...>]

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 17:46, Guenter Milde <mi...@us...> wrote:
> what is the most elegant way to compile a list of (dis-) advantages with
> rst?
>
> itemize:
>  + concise
>  + clear source
>
>  - shows only dots in output

You could apply a class and use CSS to specify bullet symbols.

> line block:
>  | + works reliably, correct output
>  | + list items not aligned (+ wider than -)

You could use U+2212 "minus sign" ("−"; "-" is U+002D "hyphen-minus").
U+2212 "−" should be the same width as "+".

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David Goodger <http://python.net/~goodger>