special attributes in definition lists

[CircleCode]

I know there is a debate on whether class / ids should be allowed for each element / block.

Without entering this debate, I'd suggest allowing special attributes for terms in definition lists. this is especially useful with long lists of terms / definitions.

For now, it is required to turn these terms in title to make anchors.

Moreover, visually, these definition lists are quite similar to title, and I'd suggest

term {#id, .class}
:   definition

what is your feeling about this ? should it be proposed for all implementations in Markdown-Discuss mailing list ?

[michelf]

Makes sense as definition terms are often something you want to link to, and this syntax follows the current convention.

Discussing attribute blocks (as I call them in the documentation) on Markdown-Discuss might help popularizing them, or it might not do anything.

[CircleCode]

message posted just now to Markdown-discuss… let's see how it will evolve… maybe we will reach a common implementation in major markdown flavors ?