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Tagged with code-formatting feature-request
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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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What are the chances of getting auto-prettier code formatting on code blocks on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
This answer taught me that highlighting a code block and clicking the curly brackets icons auto-formats the code block.
Many developers, me included, are used to the comfort of format-on-save ...
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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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Add full screen button to code blocks
I suggest adding a "Full screen button" underneath code blocks.
For example in this post:
I get java.lang.VerifyError using FontAwesome in JavaFX
The first code block, "Error", is ...
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Please have same background color for indented code and inline code
In this answer I included both indented code, and an inline codeblock. (Yes you may blame me for abusing code make-up for something that isn't technically code)
They both have a different shade of ...
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Option to format and view C and C++ code with ClangFormat [closed]
I want an option to render blocks of code found in questions and answers, with ClangFormat, so I can read the C++ and C code in the style I deem appropriate.
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Is it possible to copy formatted text from Stack Overflow posts/answers, i.e. colors, fonts, etc.?
I'm attempting to copy and then paste code examples from existing Stack Overflow posts into personal documentation which I often end up using Word to paste into. I find that I often am having to copy ...
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Stop guessing/auto-detecting a language when you KNOW it will be incorrect
The problem: SE asks Highlight.js to autodetect the language when it knows there isn’t any optimal/correct choice for us to make - resulting in very poor outcomes.
Disclaimer: I say this as the ...
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Add syntax highlighting support for Dockerfiles
Highlight.js supports syntax highlighting Dockerfiles, but support is not present on Stack Exchange’s version of highlight.js. Please consider adding support for this.
Example question on Stack ...
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Add syntax highlighting support for Nim
Highlight.js supports syntax highlighting for Nim here. Questions on Stack Overflow for [nim-lang] currently have no highlighting support, and this would be a valued feature for users.
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Add syntax highlighting support for nginxconf
Highlight.js supports syntax highlighting for nginx configuration files, but support is not present on Stack Exchange’s version of highlight.js. Please consider adding support for this.
Example ...
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Syntax highlighting language request: Python REPL
Highlight.js treats Python REPL (the Python interpreter in interactive mode) as its own language separate from Python—it uses the class names python-repl and pycon. I checked Stack Exchange's ...
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Please remove the horizontal whitespace in the left part of code blocks
With the new post formatting there's extra horizontal whitespace at the left of code blocks (not to be confused with the increased line height).
Before the new formatting:
Now (red circle shows the ...
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Unable to differentiate between code and hyperlinks with code formatting on mobile site
This is a follow up of my earlier question Hyperlinks in code formatting no longer follows site color.
The links in code formatting on mobile site aren't underlined which worsens the above situation ...
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Request for a possibility to adjust the spacing between lines
Update: The line-height in code blocks is almost back to what it was before (it was 1.3 but is now 1.30769231) and the spacing between lines in regular text is now at 1.5 (it was 1.3 before the change)...
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