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Inline JavaScript Markdown renderer does not reflect server-side C# limitations: can not stylize URL links
If you link to an answer with just a link it'll get expanded in the inline preview (as such the below is just https://stackoverflow.com/q/28508017/124486 getting expanded to the title of the question),...
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Hyperlinks do not work if they are inside square brackets
I can imagine situations when somebody might include a bare URL in post. And the link might even be between [ and ] - if it is a part of some explanatory remark.
It seems that in such cases the link ...
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Markdown not recognizing characters in URLs, redux: dollar sign
I have two links which I am trying to use in an answer:
[10–4–5 (for Terminal facilities)][3]
[6–4–4 (for Enroute facilities)][4]
and two URLs which those links should point to:
[3]: https://www.faa....
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How can I diminish the link, writing few words? [duplicate]
When I copy a link and paste it, it can be so long. I need to shorten it. How can I do that?
How can I make a link from one word? For example, the word here.
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URL with multiple ending parentheses produces broken links in markdown preview
I tried to create a link to https://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/Filesystem.html?q=rktl#(idx._(gentag._305._(lib._scribblings%2Freference%2Freference..scrbl))) using Markdown in this way:
[example]...
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"Improperly formatted code" when adding an additional image in an edit
I made a question on Stack Overflow and then tried to edit it so that what I entered in the entry box was the exact text shown below in the code block.
The system would not let me post it, throwing ...
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Links in markdown cause code validation failure
Below you'll find some markdown that I tried to post as the answer for a question.
When I tried to click submit I get the validation error which is also below regarding a malformed code block
When I ...
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How can I insert a link to tag from tag wikis (NOT excerpt)?
I'd like to make a link to tag (questions tagged) from tag wiki: E.g. link to questions tagged operating-system:
Here is the link to windows tag.
How can I make such a link?
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Clickable email address
I've found that there are some cases where an email address or a phone number may need to be specified in an answer, however, it doesn't seem possible to make that email a clickable link.
Is this ...
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How to write URLs that are not automatically linked? [duplicate]
When I write a bare HTTP URL on a SE site, it's automatically linked. For example:
http://example.com
shows as:
http://example.com
But when the URL is not real, I don't want to make it a link. But ...
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URL parsing with "?" does not work [duplicate]
An answer of mine includes an URL with a ?, which is not correctly parsed.
I think it should be.
Actually, I wanted to include the image that is autogenerated from the URL, to show a point of my ...
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Why does the Link Attribute fail?
I read https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/formatting, but the link at the end Present Perfect vs Present + Adjective still fails.
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Why can't I add an example http url in an answer? [duplicate]
I tried to answer someone's question about a URL format with an example:
http://mysite.com/service.asmx?blah=something
I got an error saying I can't save an answer with http in it. How can I get ...
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Which URL schemata can actually be linked? [duplicate]
While trying to link an IRC channel on a tag wiki, I had to realize that all four ways to create a link in SO's markdown failed. Trying a bit around, I noticed the link would render if I would change ...
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Formatting/markdown not being parsed when in HTML tags
If I ask/answer a question, sometimes I like to include numbered lists using the <ol> and <ul> HTML tags. There is a problem, however, if I want to format the text to make it bold or ...
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