Add support for footnotes

[LesML] / README.markdown

diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index ff264502726fae8e5a174dfed22a6531ab1fe4d2cb85152103ae565f882008d2..6b9773e3f09fe78f4fb0a2c038508e6a681e1a75aba3013de40aaffa8225d50c 100644 (file)
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -132,25 +132,25 @@ After this classification, each ordinary paragraph is further
     (`<html:h4>`).
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `•` or `🔢`, it is a primary unordered
     (`<html:h4>`).
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `•` or `🔢`, it is a primary unordered

-    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" data-level="1">`
-    or `<html:li class="ordered" data-level="1">`).
+    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" aria-level="1">`
+    or `<html:li class="ordered" aria-level="1">`).

 
 - If the paragraph begins with `◦` or `🔠`, it is a secondary unordered
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `◦` or `🔠`, it is a secondary unordered

-    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" data-level="2">`
-    or `<html:li class="ordered" data-level="2">`).
+    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" aria-level="2">`
+    or `<html:li class="ordered" aria-level="2">`).

   Secondary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary
     list items which precede them.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `▪` or `🔡`, it is a tertiary unordered
   Secondary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary
     list items which precede them.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `▪` or `🔡`, it is a tertiary unordered

-    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" data-level="3">`
-    or `<html:li class="ordered" data-level="3">`).
+    or ordered list item (`<html:li class="unordered" aria-level="3">`
+    or `<html:li class="ordered" aria-level="3">`).

   Tertiary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary
     and secondary list items which precede them.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `⁃` or `🔣`, it is a quaternary
     unordered or ordered list item
   Tertiary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary
     and secondary list items which precede them.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `⁃` or `🔣`, it is a quaternary
     unordered or ordered list item

-    (`<html:li class="unordered" data-level="4">` or
-    `<html:li class="ordered" data-level="4">`).
+    (`<html:li class="unordered" aria-level="4">` or
+    `<html:li class="ordered" aria-level="4">`).

   Quaternary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary,
     secondary, and tertiary list items which precede them.
 
   Quaternary list items are considered to be nested inside of primary,
     secondary, and tertiary list items which precede them.
 


@@ -169,15 +169,30 @@ After this classification, each ordinary paragraph is further
 - If the paragraph begins with `⚠︎`, it is a warning note
     (`<html:div role="note" class="warn">`).
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `⚠︎`, it is a warning note
     (`<html:div role="note" class="warn">`).
 

+- If the paragraph begins with `^`, it is a footnote
+    (`<html:li class="ordered footnote" aria-level="1">`).
+  Footnotes are ignored unless their first paragraph has an i·d
+    (specified with `¶`) which is referenced by one or more footnote
+    references.
+  Footnotes are treated as level 1 ordered list items, so they can
+    contain nested lists.
+
+  Footnotes are removed from the normal document flow and placed in a
+    footer (`<html:section role="doc-endnotes">`) in order of first
+    reference.
+  It is recommended that the i·d¦s you choose are kept stable, so that
+    links to footnotes do not break.
+

 - If the paragraph begins with `#`, it is a comment.
   Comments produce X·M·L comment nodes and can be used to break up list
     items into separate lists.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `⋯`, it is a continuation paragraph.
 - If the paragraph begins with `#`, it is a comment.
   Comments produce X·M·L comment nodes and can be used to break up list
     items into separate lists.
 
 - If the paragraph begins with `⋯`, it is a continuation paragraph.

-  Continuation paragraphs may be used to continue a preceding div or
-    list item.
-  If there is no such preceding div or list item, they will attach to
-    adjacent heading elements to form heading groups (`<html:hgroup>`).
+  Continuation paragraphs may be used to continue a preceding note,
+    footnote, or list item.
+  If there is no such preceding note, footnote, or list item, they will
+    attach to adjacent heading elements to form heading groups
+    (`<html:hgroup>`).

   Otherwise, they will be treated as ordinary paragraphs.
 
 - Otherwise, it is an ordinary paragraph.
   Otherwise, they will be treated as ordinary paragraphs.
 
 - Otherwise, it is an ordinary paragraph.


@@ -242,6 +257,11 @@ Markup within paragraphs is delimited with·out exception by pairs of
 
 - The characters `⹐` and `⹑` indicate emphasis (`<html:em>`).
 
 
 - The characters `⹐` and `⹑` indicate emphasis (`<html:em>`).
 

+- The characters `^` and `.` indicate a footnote reference
+    (`<html:a role="doc-noteref">`).
+  The characters between these sigils must match the i·d of the first
+    paragraph of some footnote in the same document.
+

 Once the tree is built as above, it is remediated into its final form
   by the following steps :⁠—
 
 Once the tree is built as above, it is remediated into its final form
   by the following steps :⁠—