Re: Two Common Formatting Mistakes on the Forum
- Posted by DanM Nov 08, 2010
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Yes, I think people would sometimes like to put (double dashes) in a sentence, without the (double dashes) yielding strikeouts, as they did in this example.
So, I would think that something like *- (or * followed by two dashes) might be better for indicating strikeout, though I suspect there's some reason it can't be used?
And to see the same problem of unintended strikeouts in Jeremy's original post:
1. Click to read the top post in this thread;
2. Click "Reply with quote";
3. Click "Preview"
(And I had to use "\\" above in order to get a bold list
~-- no strikeout
-- no strikeout
the ~ tilde is used to escape creole and should be more prominent in the help.
there is no bold list, but you can bold each list item.
**And to see the same problem of unintended strikeouts in Jeremy's original post:** # **Click to read the top post in this thread;** # **Click "Reply with quote** # **Click "Preview**
And to see the same problem of unintended strikeouts in Jeremy's original post:
- Click to read the top post in this thread;
- Click "Reply with quote
- Click "Preview
any time creole is detected in a message preview could be the default action before post is enabled. but, that would also be confusing.
Thanks, agree that ~ tilde to escape creole should be prominent in help, and dunno why I didn't try bold each item in enumerated list!
But not sure what you mean about Preview: I would think Post and Preview should look the same, that's why one Previews, to see what the post will look like.
Dan
