From e9c9bf10e26d62046f30a07f364ae06b44deb830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tristano Ajmone <tajmone@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 18:27:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Manual: Edit "Extension: fenced_divs" (#4039)

Add paragraph at end of `Extension: fenced_divs` section to clarify that the actual number of colons in fences is irrelevant. (See issue #4037).
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 MANUAL.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt
index 9122ec8e0..085a34234 100644
--- a/MANUAL.txt
+++ b/MANUAL.txt
@@ -3119,6 +3119,15 @@ because they *must* have attributes:
     :::
     ::::::::::::::::::
 
+Unlike fenced code blocks, here the exact number of colons in the opening and
+closing fences is irrelevant, even when nesting divs: the telltale sign
+between opening and closing fences is the presence of attributes, or the lack
+thereof.   Hence, the number of colons in a closing fence doesn't have to
+match that of its opening counterpart, and there is no need to use different
+fences lenghts to distinguish a nested div from its parent (except for visual
+clarity). 
+
+
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