From e256508ce61d01485e3913f568238354baaefa63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:40:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix(pdf): preserve nested lists and Word circle markers

Signed-off-by: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
---
 .../postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py   |   7 +-
 .../reading_order/readingorder_model.py       |  44 +++-
 docs/concepts/docling_document.md             |   8 +
 tests/test_listitem_marker_model.py           |  39 ++++
 tests/test_readingorder_container_children.py |  47 +++++
 tests/test_readingorder_lists.py              | 196 ++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 337 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_readingorder_lists.py

diff --git a/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py b/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
index 14302005c3..54ad18e34e 100644
--- a/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
+++ b/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ def __init__(self, infer_enumerated: bool = True):
             re.compile(f"^({pattern})" + r"\s(.+)", re.DOTALL)
             for pattern in self._bullet_patterns
         ]
+        # Word's ASCII circle is ambiguous in prose; only strip it from list items.
+        self._compiled_list_bullet_item_patterns = [
+            *self._compiled_bullet_item_patterns,
+            re.compile(r"^(o)\s(.+)", re.DOTALL),
+        ]
         self._compiled_numbered_item_patterns = [
             re.compile(f"^({pattern})" + r"\s(.+)", re.DOTALL)
             for pattern in self._numbered_patterns
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ def process_list_item(self, item: ListItem) -> ListItem:
 
         is_enumerated: bool = False
         if mtch := self._find_match(
-            text=item.orig, patterns=self._compiled_bullet_item_patterns
+            text=item.orig, patterns=self._compiled_list_bullet_item_patterns
         ):
             is_enumerated = False
         elif mtch := self._find_match(
diff --git a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
index 51479b1631..4e64e52abf 100644
--- a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
@@ -733,6 +733,9 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                 isinstance(parent, GroupItem) and parent.label == GroupLabel.FORM_AREA
             ) or isinstance(parent, FieldRegionItem)
             current_list: GroupItem | None = None
+            list_stack: list[tuple[float, GroupItem]] = []
+            previous_list_element: ReadingOrderPageElement | None = None
+            indent_tolerance = 5.0
             siblings = [
                 rel
                 for rel in ordered_siblings[parent_ref]
@@ -746,11 +749,41 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                 rel = entry
                 element = id_to_elem[rel.ref.cref]
                 page_height = page_no_to_pages[element.page_no].size.height  # type: ignore
-                if split_lists_on_non_list and not (
+                is_list_item = (
                     isinstance(element, TextElement)
                     and element.label == DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM
-                ):
+                )
+                if is_list_item:
+                    # A move right and back up is a new column, not a sublist.
+                    if current_list is None or (
+                        previous_list_element is not None
+                        and rel.page_no == previous_list_element.page_no
+                        and rel.l > previous_list_element.l + indent_tolerance
+                        and rel.t >= previous_list_element.t - indent_tolerance
+                    ):
+                        current_list = None
+                        list_stack.clear()
+                    left = element.cluster.bbox.l
+                    # Small layout-box differences do not make a new list level.
+                    while list_stack and left < list_stack[-1][0] - indent_tolerance:
+                        list_stack.pop()
+                    if list_stack:
+                        current_list = list_stack[-1][1]
+                        if left > list_stack[-1][0] + indent_tolerance:
+                            current_list = out_doc.add_group(
+                                label=GroupLabel.LIST,
+                                name="list",
+                                parent=current_list.children[-1].resolve(out_doc),
+                            )
+                            list_stack.append((left, current_list))
+                    else:
+                        current_list = None
+                elif split_lists_on_non_list and element.label not in {
+                    DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER,
+                    DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER,
+                }:
                     current_list = None
+                    list_stack.clear()
 
                 if isinstance(element, TextElement):
                     if element.label == DocItemLabel.CODE:
@@ -773,6 +806,10 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                         parent=parent,
                         page_height=page_height,
                     )
+                    if is_list_item and not list_stack and current_list is not None:
+                        list_stack.append((element.cluster.bbox.l, current_list))
+                    if is_list_item:
+                        previous_list_element = rel
 
                     if element.field_item is None:
                         for merged_cid in el_merges_mapping.get(rel.cid, []):
@@ -1034,7 +1071,8 @@ def _handle_text_element(
                 parent=parent,
             )
         else:
-            current_list = None
+            if label not in [DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER, DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER]:
+                current_list = None
 
             content_layer = ContentLayer.BODY
             if element.label in [DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER, DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER]:
diff --git a/docs/concepts/docling_document.md b/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
index 4b20b7f7c4..e87b29d0c9 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ Below example shows how all items under the heading "Let's swim" (`#/texts/5`) a
 "Let's swim" are both text items and groups, which contain the list elements. The group items are stored in the
 top-level `groups` field.
 
+For PDFs, list nesting is inferred from horizontal indentation. A nested list group
+is a child of the preceding item at the outer level, and an outdent returns to an outer list.
+Page headers and footers do not interrupt a list that continues on the next page.
+
+Recognised list markers are stored in `ListItem.marker` and removed from `ListItem.text`;
+`ListItem.orig` retains the source text. Word's `o` circle marker is recognised on
+items labelled as list items, but does not turn ordinary prose into a list.
+
 ![doc_hierarchy_2](../assets/docling_doc_hierarchy_2.png)
 
 <!--
diff --git a/tests/test_listitem_marker_model.py b/tests/test_listitem_marker_model.py
index daecec931d..ec127fb1b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_listitem_marker_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_listitem_marker_model.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The Docling Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+import pytest
 from docling_core.types.doc.base import BoundingBox, CoordOrigin
 from docling_core.types.doc.document import DoclingDocument, ListItem, ProvenanceItem
 from docling_core.types.doc.labels import DocItemLabel
@@ -10,6 +11,44 @@
 )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("separator", [" ", "\t"])
+def test_word_circle_marker_is_removed_from_list_items(separator: str) -> None:
+    doc = DoclingDocument(name="Word circle bullets")
+    group = doc.add_list_group(name="list")
+    item = doc.add_list_item(
+        text=f"o{separator}Nested item\ncontinued on another line", parent=group
+    )
+
+    ListItemMarkerProcessor().process_document(doc)
+
+    assert item.marker == "o"
+    assert item.text == "Nested item\ncontinued on another line"
+    assert item.orig == f"o{separator}Nested item\ncontinued on another line"
+    assert item.enumerated is False
+
+
+def test_letter_o_in_prose_is_not_a_list_marker() -> None:
+    doc = DoclingDocument(name="Prose")
+    item = doc.add_text(label=DocItemLabel.TEXT, text="o rings provide a seal")
+
+    processed = ListItemMarkerProcessor().process_text_item(item)
+
+    assert not isinstance(processed, ListItem)
+    assert processed.text == "o rings provide a seal"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("text", ["other item", "o-ring seal", "O Item", "0 Item"])
+def test_words_and_similar_characters_are_not_circle_markers(text: str) -> None:
+    doc = DoclingDocument(name="Not circle bullets")
+    group = doc.add_list_group(name="list")
+    item = doc.add_list_item(text=text, parent=group)
+
+    ListItemMarkerProcessor().process_document(doc)
+
+    assert item.marker == ""
+    assert item.text == text
+
+
 # Example usage and testing
 def test_listitem_marker_model():
     """Example of how to use the ListItemMarkerProcessor."""
diff --git a/tests/test_readingorder_container_children.py b/tests/test_readingorder_container_children.py
index 3d6ae37777..d001517dbd 100644
--- a/tests/test_readingorder_container_children.py
+++ b/tests/test_readingorder_container_children.py
@@ -127,6 +127,53 @@ def test_container_orders_mixed_children_uniformly() -> None:
     assert [item.text for item in doc.texts] == ["middle"]
 
 
+def test_nested_lists_stay_inside_each_form() -> None:
+    elements = []
+    for index, left in enumerate((0, 200)):
+        container_id = 3 * index
+        parent_cluster = _cluster(
+            container_id + 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM, (left + 10, 20, left + 180, 35)
+        )
+        child_cluster = _cluster(
+            container_id + 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM, (left + 40, 60, left + 180, 75)
+        )
+        container_cluster = _cluster(
+            container_id, DocItemLabel.FORM, (left, 10, left + 190, 100)
+        )
+        container_cluster.children = [parent_cluster, child_cluster]
+        elements.append(
+            ContainerElement(
+                id=container_id,
+                label=DocItemLabel.FORM,
+                page_no=1,
+                cluster=container_cluster,
+            )
+        )
+        for cluster, text in [(parent_cluster, "• Parent"), (child_cluster, "o Child")]:
+            elements.append(
+                TextElement(
+                    id=cluster.id,
+                    label=cluster.label,
+                    text=text,
+                    page_no=1,
+                    cluster=cluster,
+                )
+            )
+
+    doc = ReadingOrderModel(ReadingOrderOptions())(_conversion_result(elements))
+
+    forms = [group for group in doc.groups if group.label == GroupLabel.FORM_AREA]
+    assert len(forms) == 2
+    for form in forms:
+        root_list = form.children[0].resolve(doc)
+        parent = root_list.children[0].resolve(doc)
+        nested_list = parent.children[0].resolve(doc)
+        child = nested_list.children[0].resolve(doc)
+        assert root_list.parent == form.get_ref()
+        assert nested_list.parent == parent.get_ref()
+        assert child.text == "Child"
+
+
 def test_container_table_owns_picture_matched_to_rich_cell() -> None:
     container_cluster = _cluster(1, DocItemLabel.FORM, (0, 0, 400, 400))
     table_cluster = _cluster(2, DocItemLabel.TABLE, (10, 10, 300, 300))
diff --git a/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bd486d14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The Docling Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+from pathlib import PurePath
+
+import pytest
+from docling_core.types.doc import BoundingBox, DocItemLabel, GroupLabel, Size
+from docling_core.types.doc.document import DoclingDocument, ListItem
+
+from docling.datamodel.base_models import (
+    AssembledUnit,
+    Cluster,
+    InputFormat,
+    Page,
+    TextElement,
+)
+from docling.datamodel.document import ConversionResult, InputDocument
+from docling.models.stages.reading_order.readingorder_model import (
+    ReadingOrderModel,
+    ReadingOrderOptions,
+)
+
+
+def convert_entries(
+    entries: list[tuple[str, float, int, DocItemLabel]],
+    *,
+    boxes: list[BoundingBox] | None = None,
+) -> DoclingDocument:
+    elements = []
+    page_positions: dict[int, int] = {}
+    for index, (text, left, page_no, label) in enumerate(entries):
+        top = 20 + 30 * page_positions.get(page_no, 0)
+        page_positions[page_no] = page_positions.get(page_no, 0) + 1
+        elements.append(
+            TextElement(
+                id=index,
+                label=label,
+                text=text,
+                page_no=page_no,
+                cluster=Cluster(
+                    id=index,
+                    label=label,
+                    bbox=(
+                        boxes[index]
+                        if boxes is not None
+                        else BoundingBox(l=left, t=top, r=450, b=top + 15)
+                    ),
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+    input_doc = InputDocument.model_construct(
+        file=PurePath("list.pdf"),
+        document_hash="0" * 64,
+        valid=True,
+        format=InputFormat.PDF,
+    )
+    result = ConversionResult(
+        input=input_doc,
+        pages=[
+            Page(page_no=page_no, size=Size(width=500, height=700))
+            for page_no in sorted(page_positions)
+        ],
+        assembled=AssembledUnit(elements=elements, body=elements),
+    )
+    return ReadingOrderModel(ReadingOrderOptions())(result)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("indents", "expected_levels"),
+    [
+        ([118, 154, 190, 154, 118], [2, 4, 6, 4, 2]),
+        ([118, 120, 117], [2, 2, 2]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_pdf_list_indentation_controls_nesting(
+    indents: list[float], expected_levels: list[int]
+) -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            (f"• Item {index}", left, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM)
+            for index, left in enumerate(indents)
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == expected_levels
+    assert [item.text for item, _ in items] == [
+        f"Item {index}" for index in range(len(indents))
+    ]
+    if len(indents) == 5:
+        assert items[1][0].parent is not None
+        nested_group = items[1][0].parent.resolve(doc)
+        assert nested_group.label == GroupLabel.LIST
+        assert nested_group.parent == items[0][0].get_ref()
+        assert items[3][0].parent == items[1][0].parent
+        assert items[4][0].parent == items[0][0].parent
+        assert "    - Item 1\n        - Item 2" in doc.export_to_markdown()
+
+
+def test_nested_pdf_list_continues_across_page_furniture() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("• Parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("o First child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("1", 250, 1, DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER),
+            ("Page header", 100, 2, DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER),
+            ("o Second child", 154, 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("• Next parent", 118, 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4, 4, 2]
+    assert items[1][0].parent == items[2][0].parent
+    assert [item.text for item, _ in items] == [
+        "Parent",
+        "First child",
+        "Second child",
+        "Next parent",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_numbered_pdf_lists_keep_markers_when_nested() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("1. Parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("a) Child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("2. Next parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4, 2]
+    assert [item.marker for item, _ in items] == ["1.", "a)", "2."]
+    assert all(item.enumerated for item, _ in items)
+
+
+def test_body_paragraph_ends_a_nested_pdf_list() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("• Parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("o Child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("A separate paragraph.", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.TEXT),
+            ("o New list", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4, 2]
+    assert items[2][0].parent != items[1][0].parent
+
+
+def test_pdf_list_in_next_column_is_not_nested() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("• Left first", 50, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("• Left second", 50, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("• Right first", 300, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("• Right second", 300, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ],
+        boxes=[
+            BoundingBox(l=50, t=20, r=220, b=35),
+            BoundingBox(l=50, t=60, r=220, b=75),
+            BoundingBox(l=300, t=20, r=470, b=35),
+            BoundingBox(l=300, t=60, r=470, b=75),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [item.text for item, _ in items] == [
+        "Left first",
+        "Left second",
+        "Right first",
+        "Right second",
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 2, 2, 2]

From ad4fc36fcb0591c648da83b633d1bf2d50ef6016 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:37:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix(pdf): handle hanging quotes and footnotes in nested
 lists

Signed-off-by: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
---
 .../postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py   |  11 ++
 .../reading_order/readingorder_model.py       |  35 ++++-
 docs/concepts/docling_document.md             |   3 +-
 tests/test_readingorder_lists.py              | 143 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 187 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py b/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
index 54ad18e34e..23b169f755 100644
--- a/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
+++ b/docling/models/postprocessing/list_marker_processor.py
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ def _is_numbered_item(self, text: str) -> bool:
             pattern.match(text) for pattern in self._compiled_numbered_item_patterns
         )
 
+    def has_same_numbered_marker_style(self, first: str, second: str) -> bool:
+        """Check whether two different numbered markers use the same format."""
+        first_match = self._find_match(first, self._compiled_numbered_item_patterns)
+        second_match = self._find_match(second, self._compiled_numbered_item_patterns)
+        return (
+            first_match is not None
+            and second_match is not None
+            and first_match.re is second_match.re
+            and first_match[1] != second_match[1]
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def _create_list_item(
         cls,
diff --git a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
index 4e64e52abf..ac65f17140 100644
--- a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                 isinstance(parent, GroupItem) and parent.label == GroupLabel.FORM_AREA
             ) or isinstance(parent, FieldRegionItem)
             current_list: GroupItem | None = None
-            list_stack: list[tuple[float, GroupItem]] = []
+            list_stack: list[tuple[float, GroupItem, float]] = []
             previous_list_element: ReadingOrderPageElement | None = None
             indent_tolerance = 5.0
             siblings = [
@@ -753,7 +753,12 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                     isinstance(element, TextElement)
                     and element.label == DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM
                 )
+                line_height = element.cluster.bbox.height
                 if is_list_item:
+                    line_height = min(
+                        (cell.rect.height for cell in element.cluster.cells),
+                        default=line_height,
+                    )
                     # A move right and back up is a new column, not a sublist.
                     if current_list is None or (
                         previous_list_element is not None
@@ -769,18 +774,34 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                         list_stack.pop()
                     if list_stack:
                         current_list = list_stack[-1][1]
+                        first_item = current_list.children[0].resolve(out_doc)
+                        # A leading quotation mark can hang left of the list marker.
+                        if (
+                            isinstance(first_item, TextItem)
+                            and first_item.orig.startswith(
+                                ("«", "\u201c", "\u2018", '"')
+                            )
+                            and first_item.prov
+                            and list_stack[-1][0] == first_item.prov[0].bbox.l
+                            and 0 < left - list_stack[-1][0] <= list_stack[-1][2]
+                            and self.list_item_processor.has_same_numbered_marker_style(
+                                first_item.orig[1:], element.text or ""
+                            )
+                        ):
+                            list_stack[-1] = (left, current_list, list_stack[-1][2])
                         if left > list_stack[-1][0] + indent_tolerance:
                             current_list = out_doc.add_group(
                                 label=GroupLabel.LIST,
                                 name="list",
                                 parent=current_list.children[-1].resolve(out_doc),
                             )
-                            list_stack.append((left, current_list))
+                            list_stack.append((left, current_list, line_height))
                     else:
                         current_list = None
                 elif split_lists_on_non_list and element.label not in {
                     DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER,
                     DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER,
+                    DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE,
                 }:
                     current_list = None
                     list_stack.clear()
@@ -807,7 +828,9 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                         page_height=page_height,
                     )
                     if is_list_item and not list_stack and current_list is not None:
-                        list_stack.append((element.cluster.bbox.l, current_list))
+                        list_stack.append(
+                            (element.cluster.bbox.l, current_list, line_height)
+                        )
                     if is_list_item:
                         previous_list_element = rel
 
@@ -1071,7 +1094,11 @@ def _handle_text_element(
                 parent=parent,
             )
         else:
-            if label not in [DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER, DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER]:
+            if label not in [
+                DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER,
+                DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER,
+                DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE,
+            ]:
                 current_list = None
 
             content_layer = ContentLayer.BODY
diff --git a/docs/concepts/docling_document.md b/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
index e87b29d0c9..bcbdacccd9 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/docling_document.md
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ top-level `groups` field.
 
 For PDFs, list nesting is inferred from horizontal indentation. A nested list group
 is a child of the preceding item at the outer level, and an outdent returns to an outer list.
-Page headers and footers do not interrupt a list that continues on the next page.
+Page headers, footers, and footnotes do not interrupt a list that continues on the next page.
+An opening quotation mark that hangs left of a numbered list does not add a list level.
 
 Recognised list markers are stored in `ListItem.marker` and removed from `ListItem.text`;
 `ListItem.orig` retains the source text. Word's `o` circle marker is recognised on
diff --git a/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
index 3bd486d14e..1911638ba7 100644
--- a/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
+++ b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 from docling_core.types.doc import BoundingBox, DocItemLabel, GroupLabel, Size
 from docling_core.types.doc.document import DoclingDocument, ListItem
+from docling_core.types.doc.page import BoundingRectangle, TextCell
 
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import (
     AssembledUnit,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def convert_entries(
     entries: list[tuple[str, float, int, DocItemLabel]],
     *,
     boxes: list[BoundingBox] | None = None,
+    cells: dict[int, list[TextCell]] | None = None,
 ) -> DoclingDocument:
     elements = []
     page_positions: dict[int, int] = {}
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ def convert_entries(
                         if boxes is not None
                         else BoundingBox(l=left, t=top, r=450, b=top + 15)
                     ),
+                    cells=(cells or {}).get(index, []),
                 ),
             )
         )
@@ -194,3 +197,143 @@ def test_pdf_list_in_next_column_is_not_nested() -> None:
         "Right second",
     ]
     assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 2, 2, 2]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("opening_quote", ["«", "\u201c", '"'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("markers", [("1.", "2.", "3."), ("(1)", "(2)", "(3)")])
+def test_opening_quote_does_not_indent_numbered_siblings(
+    opening_quote: str, markers: tuple[str, str, str]
+) -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            (
+                f"{opening_quote}{markers[0]} First item.",
+                113.4,
+                1,
+                DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+            ),
+            (f"{markers[1]} Second item.", 118.9, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            (
+                f"{markers[2]} Third item.{opening_quote}",
+                118.9,
+                1,
+                DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 2, 2]
+    assert len({item.parent.cref for item, _ in items if item.parent is not None}) == 1
+    assert items[0][0].orig.startswith(opening_quote)
+
+
+def test_quoted_parent_still_has_an_indented_sublist() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("«1. Parent", 113.4, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("a) First child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("b) Second child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("2. Next parent»", 118.9, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4, 4, 2]
+    assert items[1][0].parent is not None
+    assert items[1][0].parent.resolve(doc).parent == items[0][0].get_ref()
+    assert items[0][0].parent == items[3][0].parent
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("child_marker", ["a)", "1."])
+def test_small_indent_with_a_new_numbering_style_still_nests(child_marker: str) -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("«1. Parent", 113.4, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            (f"{child_marker} Child", 118.9, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4]
+
+
+def test_multiline_quoted_parent_does_not_absorb_a_real_indent() -> None:
+    first_line = BoundingBox(l=113.4, t=20, r=450, b=30)
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            (
+                "«1. A parent that spans several lines.",
+                113.4,
+                1,
+                DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+            ),
+            ("2. A nested item.", 149.4, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ],
+        boxes=[
+            BoundingBox(l=113.4, t=20, r=450, b=75),
+            BoundingBox(l=149.4, t=90, r=450, b=100),
+        ],
+        cells={
+            0: [
+                TextCell(
+                    index=0,
+                    text="«1. A parent",
+                    orig="«1. A parent",
+                    from_ocr=False,
+                    rect=BoundingRectangle.from_bounding_box(first_line),
+                )
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4]
+
+
+def test_nested_list_continues_after_page_footnotes() -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("• Parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("o First child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("1 A page footnote.", 100, 1, DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE),
+            ("2 Another footnote.", 100, 1, DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE),
+            ("1", 250, 1, DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER),
+            ("Page header", 100, 2, DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER),
+            ("o Second child", 154, 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("• Next parent", 118, 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("A body paragraph ends the list.", 118, 2, DocItemLabel.TEXT),
+            ("o A separate list", 154, 2, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    items = [
+        (item, level)
+        for item, level in doc.iterate_items()
+        if isinstance(item, ListItem)
+    ]
+    assert [level for _, level in items] == [2, 4, 4, 2, 2]
+    assert items[1][0].parent == items[2][0].parent
+    assert items[4][0].parent != items[1][0].parent
+    footnotes = [item for item in doc.texts if item.label == DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE]
+    assert [item.text for item in footnotes] == [
+        "1 A page footnote.",
+        "2 Another footnote.",
+    ]
+    assert all(item.prov[0].page_no == 1 for item in footnotes)

From c45671e63c993474a5de9000d430a6246c01158d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:39:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix(pdf): preserve pictures between lists and update
 references

Signed-off-by: its-amann <amanagnihotri902@gmail.com>
---
 .../reading_order/readingorder_model.py       |   4 +-
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.json  | 218 ++++++++++--------
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.md    |   4 +-
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2206.01062.json    | 104 ++++++---
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2206.01062.md      |   2 +
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2305.03393v1.json  |  70 ++----
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2305.03393v1.md    |   2 -
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.json   | 172 ++++++++------
 tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.md     |   2 +
 .../pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.json     |  69 ++++--
 .../data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.md  |  11 +-
 .../table_mislabeled_as_picture.json          | 117 +++++++---
 .../table_mislabeled_as_picture.md            |  19 +-
 tests/test_readingorder_lists.py              |  61 +++--
 14 files changed, 518 insertions(+), 337 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
index ac65f17140..5ade243802 100644
--- a/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/stages/reading_order/readingorder_model.py
@@ -798,7 +798,9 @@ def materialize_siblings(
                             list_stack.append((left, current_list, line_height))
                     else:
                         current_list = None
-                elif split_lists_on_non_list and element.label not in {
+                elif (
+                    split_lists_on_non_list or isinstance(element, FigureElement)
+                ) and element.label not in {
                     DocItemLabel.PAGE_HEADER,
                     DocItemLabel.PAGE_FOOTER,
                     DocItemLabel.FOOTNOTE,
diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.json b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.json
index 8f249419ff..965a3ec912 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.json
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.json
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
       {
         "$ref": "#/pictures/0"
       },
+      {
+        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+      },
       {
         "$ref": "#/tables/1"
       },
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/41"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/46"
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/223"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/225"
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/330"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/332"
@@ -312,7 +315,10 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/333"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
+      },
+      {
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/358"
@@ -321,13 +327,13 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/359"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/372"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/9"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/374"
@@ -363,7 +369,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/384"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/10"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/390"
@@ -378,7 +384,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/pictures/6"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/9"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/11"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/452"
@@ -387,7 +393,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/453"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/10"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/12"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/459"
@@ -396,19 +402,19 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/460"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/11"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/13"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/462"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/12"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/14"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/467"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/13"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/15"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/470"
@@ -420,7 +426,7 @@
         "$ref": "#/texts/472"
       },
       {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/14"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/16"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/texts/474"
@@ -481,7 +487,18 @@
       "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/9"
-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/1",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/body"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/34"
         }
@@ -491,7 +508,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/1",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/2",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -514,7 +531,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/2",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/3",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -528,7 +545,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/3",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/4",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/pictures/4"
       },
@@ -542,7 +559,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/4",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/5",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -556,7 +573,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/5",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/6",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -602,7 +619,18 @@
         },
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/347"
-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/7",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/body"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/348"
         },
@@ -639,7 +667,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/6",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/8",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -686,7 +714,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/7",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/9",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -700,7 +728,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/8",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/10",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -726,7 +754,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/9",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/11",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -743,7 +771,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/10",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/12",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -769,7 +797,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/11",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/13",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -783,7 +811,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/12",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/14",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -806,7 +834,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/13",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/15",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -823,7 +851,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/14",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/16",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -1765,7 +1793,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/34",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/0"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -1997,7 +2025,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/42",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -2026,7 +2054,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/43",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -2055,7 +2083,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/44",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -2084,7 +2112,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/45",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -7054,7 +7082,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/224",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -7191,7 +7219,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/229",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -9950,7 +9978,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/331",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10033,7 +10061,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/334",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10062,7 +10090,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/335",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10091,7 +10119,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/336",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10120,7 +10148,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/337",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10149,7 +10177,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/338",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10178,7 +10206,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/339",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10207,7 +10235,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/340",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10236,7 +10264,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/341",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10265,7 +10293,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/342",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10294,7 +10322,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/343",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10323,7 +10351,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/344",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10352,7 +10380,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/345",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10381,7 +10409,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/346",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10410,7 +10438,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/347",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10439,7 +10467,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/348",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10468,7 +10496,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/349",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10497,7 +10525,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/350",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10526,7 +10554,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/351",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10555,7 +10583,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/352",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10584,7 +10612,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/353",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -10613,7 +10641,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/354",
       "parent": {
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diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.md b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2203.01017v2.md
index 5803ddcc4f..073e03b1e0 100644
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@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ The occurrence of tables in documents is ubiquitous. They often summarise quanti
 | - | - |
 
 - b. Red-annotation of bounding boxes, Blue-predictions by TableFormer
-- c. Structure predicted by TableFormer:
 
 <!-- image -->
 
+- c. Structure predicted by TableFormer:
+
 Figure 1: Picture of a table with subtle, complex features such as (1) multi-column headers, (2) cell with multi-row text and (3) cells with no content. Image from PubTabNet evaluation set, filename: 'PMC2944238 004 02'.
 
 | 0 | 1 2 | 1 2 | 1 | 1 |
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ end object detection with transformers. In Andrea Vedaldi, Horst Bischof, Thomas
 - [13] Thotreingam Kasar, Philippine Barlas, Sebastien Adam, Cl´ement Chatelain, and Thierry Paquet. Learning to detect tables in scanned document images using line information. In 2013 12th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, pages 1185-1189. IEEE, 2013. 2
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 - [15] Harold WKuhn. The hungarian method for the assignment problem. Naval research logistics quarterly, 2(1-2):83-97, 1955. 6
+
 - [16] Girish Kulkarni, Visruth Premraj, Vicente Ordonez, Sagnik Dhar, Siming Li, Yejin Choi, Alexander C. Berg, and Tamara L. Berg. Babytalk: Understanding and generating simple image descriptions. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 35(12):2891-2903, 2013. 4
 - [17] Minghao Li, Lei Cui, Shaohan Huang, Furu Wei, Ming Zhou, and Zhoujun Li. Tablebank: A benchmark dataset for table detection and recognition, 2019. 2, 3
 - [18] Yiren Li, Zheng Huang, Junchi Yan, Yi Zhou, Fan Ye, and Xianhui Liu. Gfte: Graph-based financial table extraction. In Alberto Del Bimbo, Rita Cucchiara, Stan Sclaroff, Giovanni Maria Farinella, Tao Mei, Marco Bertini, Hugo Jair Escalante, and Roberto Vezzani, editors, Pattern Recognition. ICPR International Workshops and Challenges, pages 644-658, Cham, 2021. Springer International Publishing. 2, 3
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diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2206.01062.md b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/2206.01062.md
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 [1 https://developer.ibm.com/exchanges/data/all/doclaynet](https://developer.ibm.com/exchanges/data/all/doclaynet)
 
 - This enables experimentation with annotation uncertainty and quality control analysis.
+
 - (5) Pre-defined Train-, Test- &amp; Validation-set: Like DocBank, we provide fixed train-, test- &amp; validation-sets to ensure proportional representation of the class-labels. Further, we prevent leakage of unique layouts across sets, which has a large effect on model accuracy scores.
 
 All aspects outlined above are detailed in Section 3. In Section 4, we will elaborate on how we designed and executed this large-scale human annotation campaign. We will also share key insights and lessons learned that might prove helpful for other parties planning to set up annotation campaigns.
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@@ -8355,7 +8383,7 @@
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@@ -8414,7 +8442,7 @@
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@@ -8503,7 +8531,7 @@
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@@ -8533,7 +8561,7 @@
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@@ -8593,7 +8621,7 @@
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@@ -8623,7 +8651,7 @@
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@@ -8653,7 +8681,7 @@
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@@ -8742,7 +8770,7 @@
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@@ -8771,7 +8799,7 @@
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@@ -8801,7 +8829,7 @@
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@@ -8831,7 +8859,7 @@
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@@ -8861,7 +8889,7 @@
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@@ -8891,7 +8919,7 @@
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       "parent": {
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@@ -8948,7 +8976,7 @@
     {
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       "parent": {
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@@ -8978,7 +9006,7 @@
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       "parent": {
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@@ -9008,7 +9036,7 @@
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@@ -9038,7 +9066,7 @@
     {
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       "parent": {
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@@ -9067,7 +9095,7 @@
     {
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       "parent": {
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@@ -9096,7 +9124,7 @@
     {
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diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.md b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.md
index 26b5747666..651434766d 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.md
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/elsevier-00.md
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ No data was used for the research described in the article.
 - [Araújo, A.G., Perevalov, O.V., Jukov, R.A., 1988. Folha 4 da Carta Geol´ogica de Angola `a escala 1:1 000 000. República Popular de Angola. Minist´erio da Industria. Instituto Nacional de Geologia.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref4)
 - [Brilha, J., 2016. Inventory and quantitative assessment of geosites and geodiversity sites: a review. Geoheritage 8, 119-134.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref5)
 - [Brilha, J., 2018. Geoheritage: inventories and evaluation. In: Reynard, Brilha (Eds.), Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection. and Management. Elsevier, pp. 69-85.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref6)
+
 - [Brognon, G.P., Verrier, G.R., 1966. Oil and geology in Cuanza Basin of Angola. AAPG (Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.) Bull. 50 (1), 108-158.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref7)
 - [Brownfield, M.E., Charpentier, R.R., 2006. Geology and Total Petroleum Systems of the West-Central Coastal Province (7203), West Africa, 2207-B. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, pp. 1-52.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref8)
 - [Buta-Neto, A., Tavares, T.S., Quesne, D., Guiraud, M., Meister, C., David, B., Morais, M.- L., 2006. Synth`ese pr´eliminaire des travaux men´es sur le bassin de Benguela (Sud Angola): implications s´edimentologiques et structurales. Afr. Geosci. Rev. 13 (3), 239-250.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref9)
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ No data was used for the research described in the article.
 - [Neto, K., Henriques, M.H., 2022. Geoconservation in Africa: state of the art and future challenges. Gondwana Res. 111, 1-15.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref52)
 - [Neto, M.G.M., 1961. As bacias sedimentares de Benguela e Moçˆamedes. Bol. Serv. Geol. Minas Angola 3, 63-93.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref53)
 - [Neto, M.G.M., 1964. O sedimentar costeiro de Angola. Algumas notas sobre o estado actual do seu conhecimento. Junta de Investigaç˜ao do Ultramar, pp. 1-232.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref54)
+
 - [Peres, A.M., Moreira, A.F.D., 1970. Notícia Explicativa da Folha 185 - Vila Nova Do Seles da Carta Geol´ogica de Angola, `a escala 1: 100 000. Direcç˜ao Provincial dos Serviços de Geologia e Minas, 42 p.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref55)
 - [Peres, A.M., Moreira, A.F.D., Lap˜ao, L.G.P., Galv˜ao, C.F., Sousa, J.P., Pereira, E.P., 1970. Carta Geol´ogica 185 - Vila Nova do Seles `a escala 1:100 000. Direcç˜ao Provincial dos Serviços de Geologia e Minas.](http://refhub.elsevier.com/S1464-343X%2826%2900366-3/sref56)
 - P´erez-Díaz, L., Eagles, G., 2017. South Atlantic paleobathymetry since early Cretaceous. Sci. Rep. 7, 11819. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11959-7.
diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.json b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.json
index 7c49f6ada6..57affabd5d 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.json
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.json
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
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       },
       {
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/10"
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@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
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@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
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@@ -399,11 +399,14 @@
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/13"
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       {
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+      {
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+      },
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@@ -644,7 +647,18 @@
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+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
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+      "parent": {
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+      },
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@@ -663,7 +677,7 @@
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@@ -677,7 +691,7 @@
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@@ -691,7 +705,7 @@
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@@ -705,14 +719,25 @@
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       "children": [
         {
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-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
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+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/body"
+      },
+      "children": [
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@@ -5264,7 +5289,11 @@
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-      "children": [],
+      "children": [
+        {
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+        }
+      ],
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@@ -5291,7 +5320,7 @@
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@@ -5320,7 +5349,7 @@
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@@ -5349,7 +5378,7 @@
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@@ -5378,7 +5407,7 @@
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@@ -5527,7 +5556,7 @@
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@@ -5638,7 +5667,7 @@
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@@ -5856,7 +5885,7 @@
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@@ -5939,7 +5968,7 @@
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@@ -5995,7 +6024,7 @@
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diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.md b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.md
index 1a96e31c26..24bedb9450 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.md
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/redp5110_sampled.md
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ RETURN CASE WHEN VERIFY_GROUP_FOR_USER ( SESSION_USER , 'HR', 'EMP' ) = 1 THEN E
 ```
 
 2. The other column to mask in this example is the TAX\_ID information. In this example, the rules to enforce include the following ones:
-- Human Resources can see the unmasked TAX\_ID of the employees.
-- Employees can see only their own unmasked TAX\_ID.
-- Managers see a masked version of TAX\_ID with the first five characters replaced with the X character (for example, XXX-XX-1234).
-- Any other person sees the entire TAX\_ID as masked, for example, XXX-XX-XXXX.
+    - Human Resources can see the unmasked TAX\_ID of the employees.
+    - Employees can see only their own unmasked TAX\_ID.
+    - Managers see a masked version of TAX\_ID with the first five characters replaced with the X character (for example, XXX-XX-1234).
+    - Any other person sees the entire TAX\_ID as masked, for example, XXX-XX-XXXX.
 
 To implement this column mask, run the SQL statement that is shown in Example 3-9.
 
@@ -356,12 +356,13 @@ Figure 3-11 Selecting the EMPLOYEES table from System i Navigator
 <!-- image -->
 
 2. Figure 4-68 shows the Visual Explain of the same SQL statement, but with RCAC enabled. It is clear that the implementation of the SQL statement is more complex because the row permission rule becomes part of the WHERE clause.
-3. Compare the advised indexes that are provided by the Optimizer without RCAC and with RCAC enabled. Figure 4-69 shows the index advice for the SQL statement without RCAC enabled. The index being advised is for the ORDER BY clause.
 
 Figure 4-68 Visual Explain with RCAC enabled
 
 <!-- image -->
 
+3. Compare the advised indexes that are provided by the Optimizer without RCAC and with RCAC enabled. Figure 4-69 shows the index advice for the SQL statement without RCAC enabled. The index being advised is for the ORDER BY clause.
+
 Figure 4-69 Index advice with no RCAC
 
 <!-- image -->
diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.json b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.json
index 60762d05a9..5ffdf5c63d 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.json
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.json
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
       {
         "$ref": "#/groups/1"
       },
+      {
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
+      },
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       },
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@
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       },
       {
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
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@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@
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       },
       {
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
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@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@
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       },
       {
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       {
         "$ref": "#/tables/1"
@@ -111,10 +114,32 @@
         },
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/4"
-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/2",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/body"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/5"
-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/3",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/texts/5"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/6"
         },
@@ -130,14 +155,25 @@
       "label": "list"
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     {
-      "self_ref": "#/groups/2",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/4",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
       "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/11"
-        },
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/5",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/texts/11"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/12"
         }
@@ -147,7 +183,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
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-      "self_ref": "#/groups/3",
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/6",
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       },
@@ -161,7 +197,7 @@
       "label": "list"
     },
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+      "self_ref": "#/groups/7",
       "parent": {
         "$ref": "#/body"
       },
@@ -169,6 +205,20 @@
         {
           "$ref": "#/texts/18"
         },
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/texts/24"
+        }
+      ],
+      "content_layer": "body",
+      "name": "list",
+      "label": "list"
+    },
+    {
+      "self_ref": "#/groups/8",
+      "parent": {
+        "$ref": "#/texts/18"
+      },
+      "children": [
         {
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         },
@@ -183,9 +233,6 @@
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-        },
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@@ -340,9 +387,13 @@
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       "self_ref": "#/texts/5",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
       },
-      "children": [],
+      "children": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/groups/3"
+        }
+      ],
       "content_layer": "body",
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       "prov": [
@@ -369,7 +420,7 @@
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       "self_ref": "#/texts/6",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
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@@ -398,7 +449,7 @@
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       "self_ref": "#/texts/7",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/1"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
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@@ -427,7 +478,7 @@
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       "self_ref": "#/texts/8",
       "parent": {
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+        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
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@@ -510,9 +561,13 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/11",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
       },
-      "children": [],
+      "children": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/groups/5"
+        }
+      ],
       "content_layer": "body",
       "label": "list_item",
       "prov": [
@@ -539,7 +594,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/12",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/2"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/5"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -622,7 +677,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/15",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/3"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/6"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -705,9 +760,13 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/18",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
-      "children": [],
+      "children": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/groups/8"
+        }
+      ],
       "content_layer": "body",
       "label": "list_item",
       "prov": [
@@ -734,7 +793,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/19",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -763,7 +822,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/20",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -792,7 +851,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/21",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -821,7 +880,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/22",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -850,7 +909,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/23",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/8"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
@@ -879,7 +938,7 @@
     {
       "self_ref": "#/texts/24",
       "parent": {
-        "$ref": "#/groups/4"
+        "$ref": "#/groups/7"
       },
       "children": [],
       "content_layer": "body",
diff --git a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.md b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.md
index f39a72f8e7..c26cd629e8 100644
--- a/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.md
+++ b/tests/data/pdf/groundtruth/table_mislabeled_as_picture.md
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@
 - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at the regional (district) level
 - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at the local (municipal) level
 - „ „ ☐There is no such limitation
+
 24. If your country has an institutional legal aid provider (e.g. public defender), do the staff lawyers coordinate to uniformly challenge common violations of national and international due process rights and human rights?
-- „ „ Yes, at the national (federal) level
-- „ „ Yes, at regional (district) level
-- „ „ Yes, at the local (municipal) level
+    - „ „ Yes, at the national (federal) level
+    - „ „ Yes, at regional (district) level
+    - „ „ Yes, at the local (municipal) level
 
 „
 
 „ No
 
 25. If your country has an institutional legal aid provider (e.g. public defender), does it have specialized providers and/or units for representing child victims, child witnesses or suspected and accused children?
-2. „ „ Yes, at the national (federal) level
+    - „ „ Yes, at the national (federal) level
 
 „
 
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@
 „ No
 
 26. If your country allows legal aid services through university-based student law clinics, are there national guidelines on how students are supervised in providing legal aid services? (Please select all that apply)
-2. „ „ Yes, there are specific guidelines for non-lawyers providing legal aid services
-3. „ „ Yes, there are specific guidelines on faculty/student ratios
-4. „ „ No, it is up to the discretion of each university
-5. „ „ Don't know
-6. „ „ There are no university-based student law clinics
+    - „ „ Yes, there are specific guidelines for non-lawyers providing legal aid services
+    - „ „ Yes, there are specific guidelines on faculty/student ratios
+    - „ „ No, it is up to the discretion of each university
+    - „ „ Don't know
+    - „ „ There are no university-based student law clinics
 28. Are specialized legal aid services provided focusing on specific disadvantaged population groups? If yes, please indicate to whom these services are provided, and whether they are provided by State-funded legal aid, civil society organizations, or both.
 
 | If your country allows legal aid services through university-based student law clinics, what type of legal aid services is a student authorized to undertake? (Please select all that apply) |
diff --git a/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
index 1911638ba7..c41378344a 100644
--- a/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
+++ b/tests/test_readingorder_lists.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import (
     AssembledUnit,
+    BasePageElement,
     Cluster,
+    FigureElement,
     InputFormat,
     Page,
     TextElement,
@@ -28,29 +30,35 @@ def convert_entries(
     boxes: list[BoundingBox] | None = None,
     cells: dict[int, list[TextCell]] | None = None,
 ) -> DoclingDocument:
-    elements = []
+    elements: list[BasePageElement] = []
     page_positions: dict[int, int] = {}
     for index, (text, left, page_no, label) in enumerate(entries):
         top = 20 + 30 * page_positions.get(page_no, 0)
         page_positions[page_no] = page_positions.get(page_no, 0) + 1
-        elements.append(
-            TextElement(
-                id=index,
-                label=label,
-                text=text,
-                page_no=page_no,
-                cluster=Cluster(
+        cluster = Cluster(
+            id=index,
+            label=label,
+            bbox=(
+                boxes[index]
+                if boxes is not None
+                else BoundingBox(l=left, t=top, r=450, b=top + 15)
+            ),
+            cells=(cells or {}).get(index, []),
+        )
+        if label == DocItemLabel.PICTURE:
+            elements.append(
+                FigureElement(id=index, label=label, page_no=page_no, cluster=cluster)
+            )
+        else:
+            elements.append(
+                TextElement(
                     id=index,
                     label=label,
-                    bbox=(
-                        boxes[index]
-                        if boxes is not None
-                        else BoundingBox(l=left, t=top, r=450, b=top + 15)
-                    ),
-                    cells=(cells or {}).get(index, []),
-                ),
+                    text=text,
+                    page_no=page_no,
+                    cluster=cluster,
+                )
             )
-        )
     input_doc = InputDocument.model_construct(
         file=PurePath("list.pdf"),
         document_hash="0" * 64,
@@ -131,6 +139,27 @@ def test_nested_pdf_list_continues_across_page_furniture() -> None:
     ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("next_page", [1, 2])
+def test_a_picture_stays_before_the_next_list(next_page: int) -> None:
+    doc = convert_entries(
+        [
+            ("1. Parent", 118, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("o First child", 154, 1, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+            ("", 60, 1, DocItemLabel.PICTURE),
+            ("o Separate item", 154, next_page, DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM),
+        ]
+    )
+    labels = [item.label for item, _ in doc.iterate_items()]
+    assert labels == [
+        DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+        DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+        DocItemLabel.PICTURE,
+        DocItemLabel.LIST_ITEM,
+    ]
+    items = [item for item, _ in doc.iterate_items() if isinstance(item, ListItem)]
+    assert items[1].parent != items[2].parent
+
+
 def test_numbered_pdf_lists_keep_markers_when_nested() -> None:
     doc = convert_entries(
         [