Bug#512307: texinfo: blank line inconsistency for multitable

[Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>]

On 2019-08-04 18:27:28 +0200, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
> Am 01.08.2013 um 16:29 teilte Vincent Lefevre mit:
> > I've tested with texinfo 5.1.dfsg.1-4, and the behavior has changed:
> > the info file now has a blank line, and the HTML file no longer has
> > one.
> > 
> > Thus there are still inconsistencies:
> >   * A blank line in the info and PDF files.
> >   * No blank line in the HTML and XML files.
> > 
> Sorry, I'm not familiar w/ creating files out of texinfo. Which of the
> both behaviors would you expect, i.e. which one is the broken?

IMHO, this is a matter of style. But for each format, the output
should be consistent. Different formats should also have similar
styles.

In the texinfo manual:

     Usually, you should put a blank line between items.  This puts a
  blank line in the Info file.  (TeX inserts the proper vertical space in
  any case.)  Except when the entries are very brief, these blank lines
  make the list look better.

This is confusing, can be inconsistent, and does not cover HTML and XML.

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