# Plain scalar indentation These are notes from my thought process while fixing errors in the way indentation was detected during plain scalar parsing. ## Notes ~~~ a key: value :: :value ^--indent:0 ^ column:0 ~~~ column = 0 indent = 0 + 1 column < indent? --> yes ~~~ hello: - world ^ ^--column:5 indent:2 ~~~ column = 5 indent = 2 + 1 column < indent? --> no ~~~ a key: key: value ^^--column:3 indent:2 ~~~ column = 3 indent = 2 + 1 column < indent? --> no