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  2. CONFSERVER-7794

Implement a feature that allows to continue numbering on numbered lists

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      Currently, in the rich text editor, if one uses a number list and then uses, say, a bullet, and then continues with a number list, the numbering restarts. We would like to be able to continue the numbering when that happens.

       

      Summary

      When using numbered lists we, as a user, might need to insert complex text formatting between list numbers. Currently, this is only possible by using the SHIFT+ENTER method, which indents the text.

       

      Why is this important

      Numbered lists may require complex text formatting within each list number (technical documents for example) and using the SHIFT+ENTER option indents text and can break the visual parameters needed for the documentation.

      Also, having a feature that allows the user to simply determine that the numbered list count should start from where it left prior to this moment is easier than using SHIFT+ENTER with each line break.

       

      Workaround

      Use SHIFT+ENTER to create a new line without affecting the numbering.

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            Mike Creed added a comment -

            I already know about using SHIFT-ENTER but my main gripe is that if I want to indent a Numbered List, this new list starts with Alpha characters.

            In HTML coding, you can specify Type="<value"> in the <OL> line - see example code below:

            <ol type="1"> 

            <li> This starts numbering with digits e.g. 1) </li>

            <ol type="1">

            <li> This starts indented numbering with digits e.g. 1) </li>

            </ol>

            </ol>

            However Confluence does not support this. Why not?

            Mike Creed added a comment - I already know about using SHIFT-ENTER but my main gripe is that if I want to indent a Numbered List, this new list starts with Alpha characters. In HTML coding, you can specify Type="<value"> in the <OL> line - see example code below: <ol type="1">  <li> This starts numbering with digits e.g. 1) </li> <ol type="1"> <li> This starts indented numbering with digits e.g. 1) </li> </ol> </ol> However Confluence does not support this. Why not?

            Katie_R added a comment - - edited

            This seems like a pretty basic ability and it is very needed. We post SOPs in Confluence for fellow developers and being able to have a numbered list is very helpful. We've been using bullets but it's not the same. It was extremely frustrating to learn it isn't a built-in function. Since this was fixed in Cloud, it needs to be fixed in Data Center (which is way more expensive than Cloud). 

            Katie_R added a comment - - edited This seems like a pretty basic ability and it is very needed. We post SOPs in Confluence for fellow developers and being able to have a numbered list is very helpful. We've been using bullets but it's not the same. It was extremely frustrating to learn it isn't a built-in function. Since this was fixed in Cloud, it needs to be fixed in Data Center (which is way more expensive than Cloud). 

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