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author | Titus Wormer <tituswormer@gmail.com> | 2022-08-16 13:04:38 +0200 |
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committer | Titus Wormer <tituswormer@gmail.com> | 2022-08-16 13:04:38 +0200 |
commit | 93d0b7c6465f4ffe220b3ddada729746b11eb6ce (patch) | |
tree | e7907fb89a6660c5546d2ca128b2d48ec87539ae /src/construct/partial_whitespace.rs | |
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Update some last docs, bnf grammars
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diff --git a/src/construct/partial_whitespace.rs b/src/construct/partial_whitespace.rs index 04016cb..faaff73 100644 --- a/src/construct/partial_whitespace.rs +++ b/src/construct/partial_whitespace.rs @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ //! Trailing whitespace occurs in [string][] and [text][]. //! -//! It occurs around line endings, and, in the case of text content it also -//! occurs at the start or end of the whole. +//! ## Grammar //! -//! They’re formed with the following BNF: +//! Trailing whitespace forms with the following BNF +//! (<small>see [construct][crate::construct] for character groups</small>): //! //! ```bnf //! ; Restriction: the start and end here count as an eol in the case of `text`. -//! whitespace ::= 0.*space_or_tab eol 0.*space_or_tab +//! whitespace ::= *space_or_tab eol *space_or_tab //! ``` //! +//! It occurs around line endings and, in the case of text content, it also +//! occurs at the start or end of the whole. +//! //! Normally this whitespace is ignored. //! In the case of text content, whitespace before a line ending that //! consistents solely of spaces, at least 2, forms a hard break (trailing). //! -//! The minimum number of the spaces is defined in +//! The minimum number of those spaces is defined in //! [`HARD_BREAK_PREFIX_SIZE_MIN`][hard_break_prefix_size_min]. //! -//! Hard breaks in markdown relate to the HTML element `<br>`. -//! See [*§ 4.5.27 The `br` element* in the HTML spec][html] for more info. -//! //! It is also possible to create a hard break with a similar construct: a //! [hard break (escape)][hard_break_escape] is a backslash followed //! by a line ending. @@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ //! “escaped” in other languages. //! Trailing spaces are typically invisible in editors, or even automatically //! removed, making hard break (trailing) hard to use. +//! +//! ## HTML +//! +//! Hard breaks in markdown relate to the HTML element `<br>`. +//! See [*§ 4.5.27 The `br` element* in the HTML spec][html] for more info. +//! +//! ## Recommendation +//! +//! Do not use trailing whitespace. +//! It is never needed when using [hard break (escape)][hard_break_escape] +//! to create hard breaks. +//! //! ## Tokens //! //! * [`HardBreakTrailing`][Name::HardBreakTrailing] |