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@@ -667,12 +667,38 @@ So, the following yields a list numbered sequentially starting from 2: 1. Four * Five -If default list markers are desired, use '`#.`': +If default list markers are desired, use `#.`: #. one #. two #. three +Numbered examples +----------------- + +The special list marker `@` can be used for sequentially numbered +examples. The first list item with a `@` marker will be numbered '1', +the next '2', and so on, throughout the document. The numbered examples +need not occur in a single list; each new list using `@` will take up +where the last stopped. So, for example: + + (@) My first example will be numbered (1). + (@) My second example will be numbered (2). + + Explanation of examples. + + (@) My third example will be numbered (3). + +Numbered examples can be labeled and referred to later in the +document: + + (@good) This is a good example. + + As (@good) illustrates, ... + +The label can be any string of alphanumeric characters, underscores, +or hyphens. The example must occur before the reference. + Definition lists ---------------- |