Description
When you add an indented table in an ordered list, the list won’t continue ordering.
See video:
Kapture.2024-11-07.at.10.16.22.mp4
The same issue can be recreated without a table:
- create a list item
- hit enter to create a second list item, remove it (backspace)
- now, a new list item can only be created by typing “1. “, but the user probable expects it to be created by typing “2. ”
I think there are 3 ways to fix it.
First of all, we need to be able to create a list item when any number is entered, not just 1. . This should already fix the issue above. But then, we have the question what should happen when you enter 2. when you're not in a list (for example, you type 2. in an empty document). Couple of options:
a) trigger regular “list-creation” always on typing “. “, regardless of cursor position. This will have a bit weird behaviour because when you’d start a new list with “2. “, it will change it into “1. ” (as it creates a new list that starts as 1)
b) option (a), but the new list would start at “2.” this would require a list-start attribute of some sorts to be added. I think this is the approach notion has.
c) Only make typing “2. ” work when we’re typing it at the correct position (i.e. after a single list item). This is more inline with MS Word
Imo, let's go for option (b) as it's most inline with Notion