[Issue -- Formatting Bug] Manually typing character for quotations and posting

Chønklord·Jun 2, 2017·1 votes·1,201 views

Whenever I manually type the character ">" (plus a space) to mark text in a quote box, after posting, all my ">" are replaced with the HTML reference code ">". So instead of having some text within a quote box, like so:

Normal text in a quote box after using the > symbol.

A new paragraph.

I get this instead:

> Now every instance of > used in my post formatting is converted into a literal ">" symbol. When editing the post again, all instances of ">" originally typed have converted to the HTML code ">". > > Yay, now I have to use an external editor to find/replace all instances of the HTML code back into ">" and copy/paste the entire post back in to the editor.

5 Comments

Deep Terror NamiJun 2, 20171 votes

Yeah sorry, boards are murder. I recommend simply copying the entire post before posting it, then edit and repaste over it.

ChønklordJun 2, 20171 votes

So, its a known issue/bug? Is there any fix?

Also since I got you here, I submitted my application for board Warden; what's the turnaround timetable on a yay/nay response usually? Or is there going to be a specific review date for all applicants 'en masse' later on.

Deep Terror NamiJun 2, 20171 votes

Yes, and nope. Edited comment for better workaround though.

ChønklordJun 2, 20171 votes

Yep I figured. Have to remind myself to copypasta before posting. Can be a bit rough on my brain cells, especially since I tend to write lengthy and/or heavily formatted ~~essays~~ posts.

Deep Terror NamiJun 2, 20171 votes

Since there's no save feature, I tend to copy the whole post frequently as I make it to avoid a terribly unfortunate misclick that sends me off the page, so that doubles as a habit to get the final repost done.