:ol. (Ordered List)

Starts a sequential list of items or steps.

Syntax

┌───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┐
│Tag            │Element        │Attributes     │End            │
├───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
│:ol.           │Ordered list   │compact        │:eol.          │
└───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┘

Attributes

compact

Causes the list to be formatted without a blank line between each list item. If you omit compact, a blank line appears between each list item.

Description

:ol. indicates the start of an ordered list. Items in the list are entered with the list-item tag (:li.). The output is an indented list with each item numbered. Use the list-part tag (:lp.) for paragraphs within the list.

Ordered lists can be nested or imbedded within other lists. When this is done, the first list has sequential numbers at the left margin, and the nested list has sequential letters indented two spaces. After the second list, the number-letter sequence repeats for each successive ordered list.

Be sure to end each list with the end-list tag.

Example

:p.To remove a diskette::ol.
:li.Open the drive door:
:ol compact.
:li.Remove two screws.
:li.Lift the door.
:eol.
:li.Remove the diskette.
:li.Put the diskette in a safe place.
:eol.

Output

To remove a diskette:

• Open the drive door:

  a.

  Remove two screws.
  b.
  Lift the door.
  2.
  Remove the diskette.
  3.
  Put the diskette in a safe place.

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