list numbering overrides don't work in MD

[ara4n]

[ara4n]

apparently this is a markdown feature. means that

20. june
25. july

turns into

20. june
21. july

[yannicka]

Isn't this an upstream issue (or the expected behaviour)?

By testing this on the reference implementation of CommonMark, I was able to reproduce the issue.

[r4dh4l]

Uh, this bug causes misunderstandings and disputes. For example if

The next meeting is on 14. April 2022.

is shown as

The next meeting is on 1. April 2022.

[t3chguy]

Element Web & Desktop handle this fine @r4dh4l

[t3chguy]

Closing as wont-fix, one of the other md issues can act as a fallback

[r4dh4l]

Element Web & Desktop handle this fine @r4dh4l

Sure, but can I force team members to read messages only in a web/desktop client?

[t3chguy]

You can either use /plain to not send markdown or file issues with the clients which render valid messages incorrectly.

[r4dh4l]

You can either use /plain to not send markdown or file issues with the clients which render valid messages incorrectly.

Thanks for the hint, but imagine telling this to a team of non-technical users: "Hey team, next time sending a message starting with an ordinal number don't forget use the /plain command so that people reading the message with a mobile client will receive the intended ordinal number."

Don't get me wrong: I'm deeply thankful for the great matrix/element messenger system but problems like this have a great impact on "average users" deciding to keep matrix/element as daily messenger or not.

[t3chguy]

I agree it is a problem, but the problem is on the receiving side. Or you could complain to the Matrix spec for whitelisting the property in the first place.

[r4dh4l]

I agree it is a problem, but the problem is on the receiving side.

Sorry, just noticed this is the issue department of element-web, not mobile. So I will report it there.

Edit: Related element-android issues:

• message rendering ignores the ol start argument element-android#289
• Wrong numbering interpretation on Android mobile clients? element-android#2189