Questions tagged [code-formatting]
For questions about making code appear correctly in questions, answers and comments.
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Stacks Editor says plain text, but code formatting isn't plain text
Stacks Editor says plain text, but code formatting isn't plain text:
Screenshot taken on https://meta.stackexchange.com/
Markdown:
> **To create a reviewers' Custom Max Papers after having run ...
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Cannot paste into SE code blocks when Editing, breaks text editor and Markdown preview
There seems to be something wrong with the text editor when editing code inside ``` code blocks. I've noticed this when editing questions.
Copy code from my IDE
Edit a question
Highlight all of the ...
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Sharing code and images efficiently
Let me assume I would like to share a particular image that contains certain simplifications. I don't want to directly paste it to make the question short, simple, and straightforward. So, the best ...
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Post formatting is not accurate for numbered lists of code blocks. Is this a bug?
Compare the way this list looks in the post versus the screenshot of the preview:
text:
1.
{ label: `Baz ${x ? n1 : n2}`, kind: "B", } satisfies B,
1.
{ label: `Baz ${x ? n1 : n2}` ...
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Formatting tips below the body textbox of a post are wrong
When posting a question or answer, there is a formatting help below the body textbox, which includes tips for how to format code, make text bold or italic, and quote text:
However, the tips for ...
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Asking how to format code blocks on SOF because I am prohibited from commenting on an existing post
I am getting this warning when proofreading a question:
Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code. Please indent all code by 4 spaces using the code toolbar button or ...
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Colors of code-formatted text in comment help is difficult to read
The new color scheme on the collapsible help section when adding a comment is very difficult to read for the highlighted sections. The new darker highlight does not have enough contrast with the black ...
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Please support syntax highlighting in user profiles
I found a bug report about this: Code syntaxhighlighting does not work in "About Me"
The answer by a staff member says:
If you want to make a case for why we should, a feature request would ...
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Markdown errors in blog post about RAG
Editor note: While there's at least one other applicable tag, I'd like to leave it at four tags to allow for a status-* tag.
In this blog post, there's an unusual use of a code block to quote LLM ...
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Syntax highlighting of Makefiles
The syntax highlighting is bugged for Makefiles.
As per https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/356459/1288919 I used:
```lang-makefile
Current output for: https://stackoverflow.com/a/77223358/22510042
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More fun with "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code."
I have tried to post the following to Stack Overflow:
I have a very simple HTML form embedded in an email I send to people who have subscribed to my blog so they can confirm their email addresses. ...
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Code background can overflow comments [duplicate]
Look at this:
I think that overflow is due to the following CSS rule:
code {
white-space: pre-wrap;
}
Changing it to the following seems to fix the issue:
code {
white-space: break-spaces;
}
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MathJax bugs "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted" [duplicate]
V1: complains
$$
\frac{x}{y}
$$
V2: doesn't
$$\frac{x}{y}$$
V3: complains
$$\begin{align}
& \frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x} \\
& \frac{y}{x} + \frac{x}{y} \\
\end{align}$$
I favor working ...
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Code highlighting and image placement breaks despite correct syntax
Signal Processing answer, normal vs preview:
It's only toward the bottom of the post, yet it doesn't happen toward bottom of a much longer post. I confirmed it's also reproduced only with the ...
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What tool is there for creating Stack Exchange markup language tables which do not involve typing the tables one key-stroke at a time?
The Stack Exchange (SE) network has many different websites to support the learning of natural languages.
Links to some of these SE sites are provided below:
German / Deutsch |
Spanish / Espanol
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