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If the very first or very last character of an argument is a newline, then that character is ignored if it would be part of a regular plaintext node.
For example:
generates something like:
instead of:
This is extremely convenient to improve the readability of code blocks and similar constructs.
\C[[
a
b
]]<pre><code>a
b</code></pre><pre><code>
a
b
</code></pre>The newline is however considered if it would be part of some insane macro shortcut. For example, we can start an insane list inside a quotations as in:
\Q[
* a
* b
]which renders as:
where the insane list requires a leading newline
- a
- b
\n* to work. That newline is not ignored, even though it comes immediately after the \Q[ opening.