Help:Lists
The MediaWiki software allows users to use two different styles of lists - unordered, and ordered (or, bullet-point and numbered, respectively). These two styles of lists are manipulated in exactly the same way on the editing page.
List basics
To create a bulletted list, start the line with a "*". So:
* This is a list * This is part of the same list * As is this!
becomes:
- This is a list
- This is part of the same list
- As is this!
Numbered lists are just as easy. Instead of starting the line with a "*", instead start with a "#". So:
# I'm number one! # I'm number two! # I'm number three!
becomes:
- I'm number one!
- I'm number two!
- I'm number three!
A list ends when a line that starts without a list character is found. So:
# List 1 # List 1 No List # List 2
becomes:
- List 1
- List 1
No List
- List 2
Multi-leveled Lists
Adding more levels to a list is simple - just add another list character to the front. So:
* List Level 1 ** List Level 2 *** List Level 3 ** List Level 2 * List Level 1
becomes:
- List Level 1
- List Level 2
- List Level 3
- List Level 2
- List Level 2
- List Level 1
This works with both styles of list:
# List Level 1 ## List Level 2 ### List Level 3 ## List Level 2 # List Level 1
becomes:
- List Level 1
- List Level 2
- List Level 3
- List Level 2
- List Level 2
- List Level 1
Structure inside List elements
Due to the issue of lists ending on the first non-list character line, special efforts must be taken in order to build multi-paragraph and multi-element list items.
Breaking up a paragraph should be done with <br>. This will create a new line without breaking the list. <p></p> will do this as well, but is a little trickier to get right.
Sometimes an element in a list needs to consist of both a sub-list, and further text that isn't a part of the sub-list. This too is achievable, placing a colon at the correct level will allow you to continue the list element without mess. This is not a perfect solution, as the indent is not always well-aligned with the list indents.
# List Element 1 ## Sub-list element 1 ## Sub-list element 2 #: Continuing List Element 1
- List Element 1
- Sub-list element 1
- Sub-list element 2
- Continuing List Element 1
* This is an example of a list element across several lines.<br>By inserting <br>, we can spread the list element across several lines without having to go into multiple list elements.<br>Pretty spiffy, no? * <p>In this example, we use paragraph markers to make multiple lines.</p><p> This works just as well, but does require a little foresight, as paragraph markers need to surround the text.</p><p>This, to many, is not a hindrance</p> * A ordinary ol' List element
- This is an example of a list element across several lines.
By inserting <br>, we can spread the list element across several lines without having to go into multiple list elements.
Pretty spiffy, no? In this example, we use paragraph markers to make multiple lines.
This works just as well, but does require a little foresight, as paragraph markers need to surround the text.
This, to many, is not a hindrance
- An ordinary ol' List element
Numbered lists across multiple columns
In some cases, it's necessary or useful to spread a numbered list across several columns (such as in a table). Wiki mark-up cannot handle this. Instead, HTML code needs to be used:
{|
|<ol start="125"><li>a<li>bb<li>ccc</ol>
|<ol start="128"><li>ddd<li>ee<li>f</ol>
|}
becomes:
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This system, of course, does not need to be used for bullet-point lists, as number preservation isn't an issue.
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