     options:              @options
     layout_info:          layout_info
     bare:                 settings[ 'bare' ] ? no
-    is_first_par:         true
     paragraph_nr:         0
-    within_ul:            false
   #.........................................................................................................
   md_readstream       = MD_READER.create_md_read_tee md_source
   tex_writestream     = @create_tex_write_tee S

          #.................................................................................................
          ### Check whether we're typesetting the first text portion after a headline, the start of a
          blockquote or similar and send additional material as needed: ###
          has_indent        = not S.is_first_par
          S.is_first_par    = false
          #.................................................................................................
          if S.within_ul
            send [ 'tex', "%% no indent within list\n" ]
            # null
          else if has_indent


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@MKTX.BLOCK.$paragraph_2 = ( S ) =>
  within_paragraph  = false
  seen_text_event   = false
  collector         = []
  close_paragraph   = false
  within_noindent   = false
  is_first_par      = true
  #.........................................................................................................
  return $ ( event, send ) =>
    # debug '73632', jr event
    if select event, '(', [ 'h', 'multi-columns', 'blockquote', ],  true then is_first_par    = true
    if select event, ')', [ 'blockquote', ],                        true then is_first_par    = true
    if select event, '.', [ 'hr', 'hr2' ],                          true then is_first_par    = true
    if select event, '(', [ 'ul', 'keep-lines', ],                  true then within_noindent = true
    if select event, ')', [ 'ul', 'keep-lines', ],                  true then within_noindent = false
    #.......................................................................................................
    if select event, '~', 'start-paragraph', true
      within_paragraph  = yes
      seen_text_event   = no
