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diff --git a/pod/perlpod.pod b/pod/perlpod.pod index dbeaf51a2b..ce02970013 100644 --- a/pod/perlpod.pod +++ b/pod/perlpod.pod @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ the same paragraph as "=headn" forming the heading description. Item, over, and back require a little more explanation: Over starts a section specifically for the generation of a list using =item commands. At the end of your list, use =back to end it. You will probably want to give -"4" as the number to =over, as some formatters will use this for indention. +"4" as the number to =over, as some formatters will use this for indentation. This should probably be a default. Note also that there are some basic rules to using =item: don't use them outside of an =over/=back block, use at least one inside an =over/=back block, you don't _have_ to include the =back if @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ items consistent: either use "=item *" for all of them, to produce bullets, or use "=item 1.", "=item 2.", etc., to produce numbered lists, or use "=item foo", "=item bar", etc., i.e., things that looks nothing like bullets or numbers. If you start with bullets or numbers, stick with them, as many -formatters you the first =item type to decide how to format the list. +formatters use the first =item type to decide how to format the list. And don't forget, when using any command, that that command lasts up until the end of the B<paragraph>, not the line. Hence in the examples below, you -can see the blank lines after each command to end it's paragraph. +can see the blank lines after each command to end its paragraph. Some examples of lists include: |