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Can't create sub-lists inside a bulleted list
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Description

Goal:
Create this wikitext syntax in a reply:

:I have some ideas.
:* One
:** I think you'll like this one.
:* Two
:** This has some advantages.
:** But I think it will be unpopular.
:That's the end of my list of ideas.

What used to happen in the Reply tool:

  1. Type the first sentence in the visual mode. Press (return key).
  2. Type *+space (asterisk and space) to start the level-one bullet list. Press to get to the next line.
  3. Press (tab key) to get the ** second-level bullet list.

What happens now in the Reply tool:

  1. Type the first sentence. Press .
  2. Type *+space to start the level-one bullet list. Press to get to the next line.
  3. Press in the hope of getting the ** second-level bullet list.
  4. However, instead, the focus jumps outside the box. There's no way to create a second-level bullet list in the visual mode.

Event Timeline

For now, we're going to keep the behavior working in a way that allows people to use it to navigate between parts of the interface

We are however going to:

  • Now: make sure + [ allows people to outdent items in a list ; make sure + ] allows people to indent items in a list. This will happen in T285123.
  • Later: expose outdent and indent affordances within the visual mode toolbar. This will happen as part of T249074.