paragraphs formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is some text in the first paragraph. An indented paragraph with just two lines. The third paragraph. It is followed by some random lines with spurious spaces. No indention here, despite the uneven left margin. Only the left-most line (this line!) is significant for the indentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- paragraphs formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is some text in the first paragraph. An indented paragraph with just two lines. The third paragraph. It is followed by some random lines with spurious spaces. No indention here, despite the uneven left margin. Only the left-most line (this line!) is significant for the indentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- definitions formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Term Definition. The indented lines make up the definition. Another Term Another definition. The final line in the definition determines the indentation, so this will be indented with four spaces. A Nested/Indented Term Definition. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- definitions formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Term Definition. The indented lines make up the definition. Another Term Another definition. The final line in the definition determines the indentation, so this will be indented with four spaces. A Nested/Indented Term Definition. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- literals formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fully minimized form is the most convenient form: Hello literal world In the partially minimized form a paragraph simply ends with space-double-colon. //////////////////////////////////////// long un-wrapped line in a literal block \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ This literal block is started with '::', the so-called expanded form. The paragraph with '::' disappears in the final output. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- literals formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fully minimized form is the most convenient form: Hello literal world In the partially minimized form a paragraph simply ends with space-double-colon. //////////////////////////////////////// long un-wrapped line in a literal block \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ This literal block is started with '::', the so-called expanded form. The paragraph with '::' disappears in the final output. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lists formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - This is the first list item. Second paragraph in the first list item. - List items need not be separated by a blank line. - And will be rendered without one in any case. We can have indented lists: - This is an indented list item - Another indented list item: - A literal block in the middle of an indented list. (The above is not a list item since we are in the literal block.) Literal block with no indentation (apart from the two spaces added to all literal blocks). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lists formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - This is the first list item. Second paragraph in the first list item. - List items need not be separated by a blank line. - And will be rendered without one in any case. We can have indented lists: - This is an indented list item - Another indented list item: - A literal block in the middle of an indented list. (The above is not a list item since we are in the literal block.) Literal block with no indentation (apart from the two spaces added to all literal blocks). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- options formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There is support for simple option lists, but only with long options: --all Output all. --both Output both (this description is quite long). --long Output all day long. --par This option has two paragraphs in its description. This is the first. This is the second. Blank lines may be omitted between options (as above) or left in (as here). The next paragraph looks like an option list, but lacks the two-space marker after the option. It is treated as a normal paragraph: --foo bar baz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- options formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There is support for simple option lists, but only with long options: --all Output all. --both Output both (this description is quite long). --long Output all day long. --par This option has two paragraphs in its description. This is the first. This is the second. Blank lines may be omitted between options (as above) or left in (as here). The next paragraph looks like an option list, but lacks the two-space marker after the option. It is treated as a normal paragraph: --foo bar baz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fields formatted to fit within 60 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Field lists give a simple two-column layout: key The whitespace following the key is significant for the wrapping of this text. another key More text. The indentation on the following lines is not significant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fields formatted to fit within 30 characters: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Field lists give a simple two- column layout: key The whitespace following the key is significant for the wrapping of this text. another key More text. The indentation on the following lines is not significant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------