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How can I make a reversed numbered list in a question or answer?
Numbered lists are easy:
Item1
Item2
This is how it looks when I'm typing this question:
Reversed numbered lists are not that easy:
Item2
Item1
This is how it looks when I'm typing this question:
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Why aren't description lists formatted on Stack Exchange?
Description lists, formerly known as definition lists, are a form of HTML markup. While they are not a part of Markdown, they may be created on Stack Exchange through inline HTML. However, they ...
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How do I prevent long strings of characters from automatically starting a new line?
It happened to me recently that I needed to ask a question that included a long string of characters such as the following one: ...
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Workaround for horizontal scroll bar obscuring single line code markdowns [duplicate]
Occasionally this happens on chrome from a mac:
Single line code markdowns can thereafter be difficult to read. Clicking elsewhere on the page doesn't seem to 'undo' this. My workaround is to double ...
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Add some bottom padding to code snippets
Currently it's impossible to see the bottom line of code snippets because the horizontal scroll bar is positioned over the top of them (post in question):
Please could you add some bottom padding so ...
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Better list spacing (nested lists and/or lists with multiple paragraphs)
The styling of nested lists with mixed or multiple child elements isn’t great. If you have only a single paragraph of text or a single nested list item within a parent list item then there’s no issue, ...
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Color the background of block quotes on mobile
The desktop site has a nice yellow background for block quotes.
As an example, this post shows block quotes like this on the desktop:
But like this on mobile:
In my opinion, the background is ...
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Can we make Markdown headers semantically correct?
HTML has a six level header system for document organization. The idea being that the <h1> level should have the page name, with <h2> subsections underneath. If further subsections are ...
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Idea: larger text box for typing questions on desktop
I am primarily a stackoverflow user. My questions and responses are often long and detailed. However, I always find myself increasing the height of the text box and looking for ways to increase the ...
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Careers PDF, expand links to show url in copy areas
When you export a PDF of your careers profile, if you have links to other sites in a copy area like "Background" those links aren't shown.
It would be nice if the link in the markdown was rendered ...
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Spoiler syntax should generate <div>, not <blockquote>
The spoiler syntax (>! …) produces this HTML:
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p>…</p>
</blockquote>
However, spoilers are not (necessarily) quotes. The blockquote element ...
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<kbd> tags in headings are too small
The styling for the <kbd> tags is, as we all know, quite nice: Enter, e.g.
However, these are too small in headings:
Saving files with CtrlS
Body text, with CtrlS again.
Note that the ...
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Correct tag-markdown display in sub/sup HTML
Tag-markdown is not fully-supported in <sub> and/or <sup> specifications as it retains its default font size:
This is a [meta-tag:feature-request].
<sub><sup>
This is a [meta-...
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Can we have more than one colored "Quote Block"?
This Question is migrate/modified from here: Can we add a different colored "Quote" box?
Sometimes answers get long and complicated. Those answers will often have blocks of text that are ...
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Suggestion: show question edits as markup to make changes visible
It's StackOverflow I've used most to date, but this suggestion probably applies to all of StackExchange.
I recognize the value of being able to edit questions, but it seems to me there's a ...
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