sublist numbering in asciidoc

Question

I need to display a list with this exact format:

1. First item 1.1. Subitem 1.1.1. Sub-subitem 1.1.2. Sub-subitem 1.2. Subitem 2. Second item ...

Is there a way to achieve this using asciidoc?

The closer way I found is using horizontal labeled lists, but the rendering differs from a normal numbered list.

Answer 1

If you want CSS to do the Job of numbering, you an apply this solution to Asciidoctor

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<style>
ol {
  list-style-type: none;
  counter-reset: item;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

ol > li {
  display: table;
  counter-increment: item;
  margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}

ol > li:before {
  content: counters(item, ".") ". ";
  display: table-cell;
  padding-right: 0.6em;
}

li ol > li {
  margin: 0;
}

li ol > li:before {
  content: counters(item, ".") " ";
}
</style>
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. First item
.. Subitem
... Sub-subitem
... Sub-subitem
.. Subitem
. Second item

Will produce