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    • rufu2
      rufu2 last edited by

      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.

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      • rufu2
        rufu2 last edited by
        * star space 
        * star space 
        
        * star space 
        * star space 
        
        • star space

        • star space

        • star space

        • star space

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        • rufu2
          rufu2 last edited by

          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.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            You can use <hr> ๐Ÿ˜›

            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?)

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            • rufu2
              rufu2 last edited by

              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.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by admin

                In Chrome I saw this differently, and I tried `

                ` - it didn't work right.
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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by admin

                  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 โ€” 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
                  ๐Ÿ˜•
                  It works! :idea:
                  Let me see the smilie then? " :XP: " โ€“ yey! :cheers:
                  Thanks, dudes! :drunk:

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    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...

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      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! ๐Ÿ†™

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        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 <_<

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          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.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            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.
                            ๐Ÿ™‚

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              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... >_>

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                              • sgunhouse
                                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

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

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  Just was checking things: you need an empty line (two "enters"/linebreaks) preceeding a list to get it work. ๐Ÿ†™

                                  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.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    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:* ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      Let me try something:

                                      .:yes:.
                                      ,:yes:,

                                      ๐Ÿ˜•

                                      Nope...

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

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

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        @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:

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          @charmbrights

                                          To quote something, you can either use the "<blockquote>" HTML element - or highlight/select what you want to quote and click the grey ยซ"ยป 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).

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by admin

                                            @sidneyneto

                                            Sid, your "#1000" input creates a search link.
                                            You can use either spacing, or those "backlash apostrophes" or what it's called (```) to embrace the input:

                                            1. 1000

                                            1. #1000
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