rst writer: indentation problem with BlockQuote at beginning of list item

[PhilipPartsch]

Explain the problem.
I'm using rst writer with list-tables.
If the content of a cell is a BlockQuote, the indention of the block looks wrong in the rst output.

Input:

  , Table
      ( "" , [] , [] )
      (Caption Nothing [])
      [ ( AlignLeft , ColWidth 0.2582188930503537 )
      , ( AlignLeft , ColWidth 0.7417811069496463 )
      ]
      (TableHead ( "" , [] , [] ) [])
      [ TableBody
          ( "" , [] , [] )
          (RowHeadColumns 0)
          []
          [ Row
              ( "" , [] , [] )
              [ Cell
                  ( "" , [] , [] )
                  AlignLeft
                  (RowSpan 1)
                  (ColSpan 1)
                  [ BlockQuote
                      [ Para [ Emph [ Str "Level" , Space , Str "0:" ] ]
                      , Para [ Emph [ Str "Incomplete" , Space , Str "process" ] ]
                      ]
                  ]

Current output:

.. list-table::
   :widths: 26 74

   - 

      - *Level 0:*

            *Incomplete process*

Expected output:

.. list-table::
   :widths: 26 74

   - 

      - *Level 0:*

        *Incomplete process*

I cannot identify the wrong code line, but the transformation of the BLockQuote looks fine see.

Maybe it is some where in the table processing.
From the logic, even following output would be fine:

.. list-table::
   :widths: 26 74

   - 

      -    *Level 0:*

           *Incomplete process*

I'm even not sure if it is fixed with commit.

I even fear, if we change here the processing, that the output of classical tables breaks.
As it works for these:

+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|    *Level 0:*          | *The process is not implemented or fails to achieve its process         |
|                        | purpose.*                                                               |
|    *Incomplete         |                                                                         |
|    process*            |                                                                         |
+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Pandoc version?
3.4

[jgm]

I think the commit you reference did fix this.
Try with a nightly?

[PhilipPartsch]

For me it is not working with the nightly build.

I used this version:
Nightly #1807
See

Current output:

.. list-table::
   :widths: 26 74

   * - *Level 0:*

          *Incomplete process*
     - *The process is not implemented or fails to achieve its process purpose.*

[jgm]

OK, thanks, can you give me a complete input to test with (the one above is not complete)?

[jgm]

Never mind, was able to get this by converting your expected output:

[ Table
    ( "" , [] , [] )
    (Caption Nothing [])
    [ ( AlignDefault , ColWidth 0.26 ) ]
    (TableHead ( "" , [] , [] ) [])
    [ TableBody
        ( "" , [] , [] )
        (RowHeadColumns 0)
        []
        [ Row
            ( "" , [] , [] )
            [ Cell
                ( "" , [] , [] )
                AlignDefault
                (RowSpan 1)
                (ColSpan 1)
                [ BlockQuote
                  [ Para [ Emph [ Str "Level" , Space , Str "0:" ] ]
                  , Para
                      [ Emph [ Str "Incomplete" , Space , Str "process" ]
                      ]
                  ]
                ]
            ]
        ]
    ]
    (TableFoot ( "" , [] , [] ) [])
]

[jgm]

OK, this is not specific to list tables. Here's a test case with a regular list containing a block quote:

%  pandoc -f markdown -t rst
- > test
  >
  > more
- ok
^D
-  test

      more

-  ok

[jgm]

The question is how you are supposed to represent this in RST. I tried

-    *Level 0:*

     *Incomplete process*

with docutils rst2html and got

<ul>
<li><p class="first"><em>Level 0:</em></p>
<p><em>Incomplete process</em></p>
</li>
</ul>

Does RST actually have any way of representing a block quote at the beginning of a list item?

[PhilipPartsch]

I have created an example, which works for me:

Syntax which works fine
-----------------------

Text:

   Quoted Block 1

      Quoted Block 2

List:

-  \ 

      Quoted Block 1

         Quoted Block 2

Table:

.. list-table::

   * - \ 

          Quoted Block 1

             Quoted Block 2

As you can see, I'm adding a hidden text block with \ .

html output:

<section id="syntax-which-works-fine">
<h2>Syntax which works fine<a class="headerlink" href="#syntax-which-works-fine" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>Text:</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 1</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 2</p>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
<p>List:</p>
<ul>
<li><p></p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 1</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 2</p>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Table:</p>
<table class="docutils align-default">
<tbody>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><p></p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 1</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 2</p>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>

Here rendered as a web page. In Safari, it looks not so good, but in Firefox it is fine. (I suggest to scroll down in Safari, to detect that Safari is not correctly indenting the <blockquote> in the list.

Here is a link to a playground repository, where the rst code is available and render with sphinx/docutils to above page. In GitHub, the quoted blocks are even rendered correct in the preview.

I cannot ensure, that the side is available long time.

[jgm]

But then you also have an empty paragraph. So, semantically it is not the same...

[jgm]

This works better:

* ..

    block quote

rst2html gives:

<ul>
<li><!--  -->
<blockquote>
<p>block quote</p>
</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>

[PhilipPartsch]

Have the same solution.
Rst:

With an empty comment
---------------------

List:

-  .. 

      Quoted Block 1

         Quoted Block 2

Table:

.. list-table::

   * - ..

          Quoted Block 1

             Quoted Block 2

html:

<section id="with-an-empty-comment">
<h2>With an empty comment<a class="headerlink" href="#with-an-empty-comment" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>List:</p>
<ul>
<li><blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 1</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 2</p>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Table:</p>
<table class="docutils align-default">
<tbody>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 1</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Quoted Block 2</p>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

[PhilipPartsch]

But how does Pandoc translate the empty comment in the native model?
Or are we now good enough?

[jgm]

It will just be ignored.
I think it's good enough.

[PhilipPartsch]

It is still not working, even with the nightly build . Maybe we missed the list-tables?

[jgm]

Sorry, yes -- I hadn't realized that list tables didn't reuse the code for lists! Will fix.

[jgm]

OK it should work now.