c.bu...@posteo.jp writes: > Am 29.04.2022 15:04 schrieb Detlef Steuer: >> But *first* it should be easily read- and writable by humans and only >> then easily parseble by parsers! At least imho. > > I agree and understand that this is one of the design principals of Org. > > But even for humans the current situation is IMHO not "easy". When I > want to have asterix bullet for my list items I always have to think > about the trailing whitespace to prevent Org from interpreting this as a > heading.
If you want to avoid this confusion, just don't use asterisks in lists. Yet, Org still provides this option if you suddenly need to use asterisks in some weird scenario :) Generally, fontification is a guide. Best, Ihor