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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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When someone adds a "language identifier" to a code block does the specified syntax highlighting show in the "suggested edits" "queue"?
When I edit someone's code block with a language identifier:
Example:
from:
```
def py
```
to:
```python
def py
```
Is that change reflected in the Suggested edits queue in the Inline or side-by-...
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Please allow to edit questions that are mostly code [duplicate]
There are some low-quality questions that consist mostly of wrongly formatted code. When trying to format it correctly (i.e., code actually becomes code), you get a notification that "your" ...
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Editing code with security issues or performance issues
I often edit code on stackoverflow when I see a security issue or a big performance issue that can be changed without altering the meaning of the answer, so in all fairness I would call it an useful ...
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Cannot suggest basic formatting edits based on whitespace: "Edits must be at least 6 characters" [duplicate]
I often find myself wanting to improve new member's OPs readability by only doing basic formatting:
adding whitespace to break down one chunk of text into several lines/sections
adding - to format ...
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I suggested an edit for updating formatting which was accepted but the author just rolled back the change to the previous unformatted state
I suggested this edit for updating formatting which was accepted by the community but the author just rolled back the change to the previous unformatted state. It seems there is no direct recourse of ...
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Editing code-heavy answers doesn't always work
Let's say I'm editing some poor sod's code that is unformatted, and is almost the entire question. I format the code, I add in the error message that was copy-pasted into the title, I fix the grammar, ...
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Is it OK to use a third party code formatting service while editing a post?
Whenever I see a poorly formatted post (might be a question or an answer) or completely non-formatted code, I use an online tool such as Instant SQL Formatter to format the code, and then I edit the ...
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Code formatting bug [duplicate]
I am trying to help format this questions code:
https://stackoverflow.com/posts/22767772/edit
Specifically I'm trying to make it code format for this section.
var svg = d3.select("#body").append("...
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How to edit answers to fix syntax errors when "Edits must be at least 6 characters" [duplicate]
While looking for an answer of my problem "How to round numbers with decimals in javascript", I found this SO answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/14194399/177665
This can be done using Javascript as ...
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Should we allow code touch up for syntaxic sugar [duplicate]
I know the rules of editing :
Do not touch the code
Really, Do not touch the code!
But how should I treat an edit for syntactic sugar ?
Like changing :
if(true)
i.DoSomething();
To :
if(true)...
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Editing posts - indent option [duplicate]
Would it be possible to add an option to the edit control (used to write questions/answers) to indent the line by 4 spaces. I find myself using 4-space indentation quite often to format the code and ...
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Should the formatting style be mimicked when editing posts? [duplicate]
Sometimes I see code like this on Stackoverflow:
int main()
{
if(true){
return 0;
}
else{
return 1;
}
while(true){return -1;}
}
I will usually suggest this edit:
int main()
{
if(true){
...
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Should console output be formatted as code sample or as blockquote?
This question is regarding this suggested edit.
This is another example.
I am pretty sure I have been advised by more experienced users who have edited my posts in the past that we are supposed to ...
user221081
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How to easily unindent a block of code?
When editing a post, sometimes the code block has been indented too far and it forces a horizontal scrollbar unnecessarily.
Is there a quick way to correct this type of indentation or do I still have ...
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