Re: Z<> in =item

On 11-06-25 11:53 PM, Karl Williamson wrote:
> In perldiag.pod, there is a line like this
>
> =item Z<>500 Server error
>
> All the other items form a definition list. My guess is that this is to
> make sure that the 500 isn't mistaken for a numbered =item in the list.
> However, with html, anyway, I don't see any difference in the output
> with and without the Z<>, and podchecker ignores the Z<> and says that
> the list has mismatched item types.
>
> Can someone explain?

Originally, these are the only valid =item's:

=item *

=item 1

=item 1.

=item definition


These are invalid but frequency occur:

=item * bulleted?

=item 1 numbered?

=item 1. numbered?


They all should be treated as a definition but seldom are.  That means, 
an `=item Z<> anything` should be treated like a definition.


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