Bug 1321854 (CPDRUPAL-1507)

Summary:	Markdown lists ignored in forum comments
Product:	Red Hat Customer Portal	Reporter:	Robert Krátký <rkratky>
Component:	Groups & Discussions	Assignee:	Erik Newby <enewby>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---	QA Contact:	Kyle McCauley <kmccaule>
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Description Robert Krátký 2016-03-29 09:25:42 UTC

Both ordered and unordered lists are rendered as a single paragraph, and the bullets/numbers disappear. Like this:

source:

* item
* item
* item

1. item
2. item
3. item

renders as:

item item item

item item item

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It's a regression -- it used to work as expected.

Comment 1 Erik Newby 2016-03-29 17:24:57 UTC

Markdown is restricted to code blocks and links in comments due to a XSS scripting issue. More information can be seen here https://projects.engineering.redhat.com/browse/CPDRUPAL-481

Comment 2 Robert Krátký 2016-03-29 17:31:14 UTC

It seems to me that the problem only affects img tags. Not lists. Having the possibility to format lists in comments is very useful.

Comment 3 Robert Krátký 2016-05-27 12:03:03 UTC

I've now noticed that not even such simple stuff as emphasis using asterisks works. This degrades user experience substantially. There's hardly any discussion forum out there that wouldn't support at least basic formatting.

The Customer Portal won't be able to stay very competitive if it's comments are left back in the 90's.

Comment 4 Robert Krátký 2016-05-27 12:03:24 UTC

I've now noticed that not even such simple stuff as emphasis using asterisks works. This degrades user experience substantially. There's hardly any discussion forum out there that wouldn't support at least basic formatting.

The Customer Portal won't be able to stay very competitive if its comments are left back in the 90's.

Comment 5 Robert Krátký 2016-05-27 12:04:07 UTC

Oops, apologies for double posting. A connection issue, I guess.

Comment 6 Erik Newby 2016-05-27 12:40:03 UTC

Thanks for the info Robert.  I'm transitioning this request to Jira. We will look at "loosening" the restriction and what our options are. Follow along at https://projects.engineering.redhat.com/browse/CPDRUPAL-1507