Definition lists

[John Gruber]

Aaron Swartz <aaronsw at gmail.com> wrote on 07/26/05 at 9:35 am:


> Thanks to Michel for Markdown Extra. I propose the definition list

> syntax be fixed such that:

> 

> Bozo the Clown

>    :a clown often known for his humorous antics

>     and magical ability to be in multiple places at once

>    :an extremely silly way of doing things


This should work already, I think. You can put 0-3 spaces before the colons.

Same way that you can use 0-3 spaces before ul and ol lists now:

  * first
  * second

-J.G.