Formatting on the Forums

rufu2

rufu2

Look at the html. All three lines get put into a (ul), but the first (li) has the text without an added (p). So the (p)aragraph removes the bullet?

rufu2

rufu2

Testing again, this is normal text.

star space following in newline
star space following
star space after an empty line
star space following
star space following

Normal text again, following an empty line.

dash space after an empty line
dash space following
dash space after an empty line
dash space after an empty line

Now, all of the above in pre:

Testing again, this is normal text.
* star space following in newline 
* star space following

* star space after an empty line 
* star space following
* star space following

Normal text again, following an empty line.

- dash space after an empty line
- dash space following

- dash space after an empty line

- dash space after an empty line

Now it removes something from pre???? The stars and dashes are in the "pre" when I edit the comment, but only the first two survive.

rufu2

rufu2

* star space 
* star space 

* star space 
* star space

star space
star space
star space
star space

rufu2

rufu2

SNAFU, innit. These are copied from the Markdown link: A plus starts the line, then 3 spaces.

Candy. one empty line before
Gum. no empty line
Booze. no empty line
Candy. one empty line before
Gum. no empty line
Booze. no empty line

break: one empty line before

Candy. one empty line before
Gum. one empty line before
Booze. one empty line before

break: one empty line before

Candy. one empty line before
Gum. no empty line
Booze. no empty line

test in between text

dash space new list
dash space
dash space

two or more empty lines are treated the same as one empty line.
An empty line seems to start a new paragraph, which removes the bullet of that (li) but sometimes (always?) also of the previous (li)! You need an empty line to start the (ul). So the way to go is to use one empty line, then all your list items with stars or + or dash, but never with empty lines in between. If you want two lists, you need some normal text in between, with empty lines above and below.

A Former User

You can use <hr>

Hey,

star space

star space
star space
star space

What's that BS? Your output didn't correspond with the input?
(By the way, how did you do that input display? segmented the element?)

rufu2

rufu2

What's that BS? Your output didn't correspond with the input?

Nope. But I believe I've figured it out: Do not use empty lines in a list, ever.
It's actually in the help about Markdown, though it does not explain why an empty line removes the bullet from the li before and after it.

(By the way, how did you do that input display? segmented the element?)

Hm? I used <pre> tags, if that's what you mean.

A Former User

In Chrome I saw this differently, and I tried `

` - it didn't work right.

A Former User

Does anybody know if there's a way to make a textual tooltip like with"<abbr></abbr>" on MyOpera - other than messing with the Markdown links syntax (...)?

Just found a tip:

...

...
Who knows how to make such a tooltip under a forum smilie?

Just managed to make a smilie tooltipped: when you insert one, it puts itself embraced with spaces - one on each side — just have them included along with your smilie within the <abbr> - that's it

And besides, I just saw a normal "XP" word in the "Windows" section posted in a comment. Let me try if they've "remedied" the smilie's code:

XP

It works! :idea:
Let me see the smilie then? " :XP: " – yey! :cheers:
Thanks, dudes! :drunk:

A Former User

Let me try local links syntax if it works [right] here:

A link to my previous comment here.
(It seems working - though may "enhance" the actual URL somehow.) Add.--> No, something's wrong. Trying to edit so that... Deleted "comment" from the URl...
Yes, now it's actually working: the resulted URL has to be the same - that first time I got an error page...

A Former User

Checking if the "target" attribute works here:
[this link is to a tiny image, and presumably should open in a new tab/window](http://www.listenlive.eu/wma.gif" target="_blank).
Looks like it's working!

A Former User

Checking <dl>:

A dialogue

<dl>
<dt>:bandit:</dt>
<dd>This is bullshit!</dd>
<dt>:sherlock:</dt>
<dd>Really?</dd>
</dl>
Working - however, I can't see any outset <_<

A Former User

Opera should have chosen a better forum software, not this crappy one, should have gone with IPB, mybb or phpbb.

Cant do anything much here, just type and submit.

A Former User

Well you can do almost everything you would expect to be able to do, if you don't mind manually putting markdown code into your posts, but I agree it's far from ideal, and beyond the knowledge of many people, who must, like yourself, see this forum as being very crude and basic indeed.

A Former User

It would be o'k if the Markdown markup properly [and fully] worked, but it rather doesn't - in cases...

Let me try if the <span> element works here:

My <span style="color:red">Important</span> Heading

It doesn't... >_>

sgunhouse

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer

The software can also support BBcode; it was Opera's choice to use Markdown.

A Former User

Just was checking things: you need an empty line (two "enters"/linebreaks) preceeding a list to get it work.

Well, and it seems that to end the list - you're gonna need a spare line too. didn't work in my initial attempt now why I got here today.

A Former User

I've found a neat way to avoid spacing when you want to place a smilie straight next to your words or right after a punctuation mark: you embrace it (the smilie's code - without spaces) with asterisks - as if you wanted to "bolden" it (though such single boldening ain't working, actually).

*:smile:*

A Former User

Let me try something:

.:yes:.
,:yes:,

Nope...

.:yes:
,:yes:
:yes:,
:yes:.

:yes:, the smilie's working if it's used as a word!:yes:

A Former User

@leocg:
Leo, your "numbers" input gives search links:

something #1, #2, etc.

I take we kinda can refer to search queries by using the "#" character - adding the intended search keyword without space: like

blah-blah-blah #plugin,
bluh-bluh-bluh #Flash,
etc;

though I also take it that such input inserts a "%23" character in front of the query, and I have no idea why it adds "Mode=like" and what it is for/what it does...

So I guess you can just insert a space after a "#" when you want to just number something in your replies:

something # 1, something # 2

:sherlock:

A Former User

@charmbrights

To quote something, you can either use the "<blockquote>" HTML element - or highlight/select what you want to quote and click the grey «"» button that you can see beneath the user's postcount and/or badges (or you can just manually type ">" at a new line to insert a copied piece of text after it; don't forget that after a quotation you'll need an empty line to go on with your own posting).