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MathJax buggy on Stack Overflow [closed]
On Stack Overflow, it appears that MathJax has been enabled. I have two problems apparently caused by MathJax.
If someone places backticks in a title, the title no longer displays correctly. See, for ...
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Turn off Markdown formatting
Markdown formatting makes easier to write good looking questions and answers, but sometimes people use ASCII art (like above) to create tables or other symbols to make their question/answer more clear....
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Code block display within an ordered list? [duplicate]
I was attempting to edit a post earlier, but couldn't get a code block to display within an ordered list.
I've not found any reference to this directly and despite indenting and trying a few ...
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Is this intended (* in chats)
It is stated in the stackoverflow FAQ: https://chat.stackoverflow.com/faq#formatting
*italic* or _italic_
**bold** or __bold__
so when I type three * followed by a word followed by another three * I ...
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Formatting Returned Errors on Stack Overflow Questions
How should one format returned errors or console messages in a question on Stack Overflow?
Recently I ran into a PHP question that had an error as a code block:
PHP Warning: file_get_contents(http:/...
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How do I format code in comments? [duplicate]
I added a comment to the top answer here, I but couldn't get the code to format correctly. I made sure I was entering the four spaces.
The comment was only editable for 5 minutes, and it now appears ...
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How to post comment with multiple spaces in it?
I know how to do that in question or answer post. But how do I write a comment post which contains multiple spaces?
I want to write this in a comment:
print ("string")
I tried:
Using ``, but ...
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How do I include backtick ( ` ) characters inside of an inline code block on this site?
How do you write a backtick character inside of an inline code block?
Given the following SQL which requires backtick characters:
$sql="SELECT * FROM `my-table` LIMIT 1";
When I try to write it in ...
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Is it possible to change the text size in the code Markdown content?
I recently answered my first question over on Programmers.SE (PSE) and noticed that the font for my code snippets was smaller and looked a lot nicer than my snippets on Stack Overflow. Is it possible ...
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Comments formatting
I can't get the formatting to work in comments I have added ...
Here is an example:
Advice on most conventional method of parsing data from an input file
What am I doing wrong?
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Is there a better way than <br> to force a newline? [duplicate]
When I want to start a new line, I've always used <br>. I'm wondering if there's a better way, however, that only uses Markdown. I'm aware that if you insert two line breaks, leaving a blank ...
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Markdown bug with code indentation when using Internet Explorer 8 and Compatibility mode [closed]
I went to edit a C++ question to fix the code formatting but noticed that the code seemed to already be properly formatted for markdown. The syntax highliting works but every line is starting at the ...
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How do I escape the hash sign (#) if I want to use it in the section title?
In this SO answer, I wanted to use the header Script component code in C# using the section title. However, the markdown syntax removed the hash sign (#) and it currently displays the text as Script ...
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What is the difference between markup and Markdown?
I am not sure what the difference between Markdown and markup is. I've read both of these terms in several posts on Meta. Googling them brings up some financial terms; not the correct context for this....
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How to insert symbols in a post?
Reference post
If you see the above post, you'll see these character that were used to describe the directory structure -
├──, └──
And I see several other on similar lines in other posts. I would ...
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How do we bold AND italicize text in a comment?
To bold, you put two asterisks (**) around the block, and to italicize, you put an underscore (_) around the text. There is a problem (bug?) is if you want to bold and underline text.
Common sense ...
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How can I start a list item with a code block?
I'm aware that I can do this:
This code is python:
print "Hello"
print "World"
And this is javascript:
console.log("Hello")
console.log("World")
But is it possible to correctly format this?
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What is the tag to make middle line
I saw a comment formatted like this:
@S.Mark: ̶T̶h̶a̶t̶s ̶g̶r̶e̶a̶t ;-)
What is the tag to make this middle line on a word?
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Stack Overflow formatting problems [closed]
When I visit the stackoverflow.com home page everything seems to work correctly. In particular:
when I use the mouse to hover over my userid on the top line of the page a popup showing reputation ...
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Link in answer editor appears correctly in preview, but not in the answer
Note: I know about the other bug marked duplicate, but this one is different.
I was about to edit an answer to fix url syntax, but noticed that it was correct. Preview thinks it is correct, but there'...
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What is the Stack Overflow markup language syntax? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which tools and technologies are used to build the Stack Exchange Network?
Has anyone a link to the Stack Exchange markup syntax?
Yeah, I know, surely there is another question ...
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Is there a markup for multiple spaces in code?
I would like to put a string of spaces in code in an SO answer:
ddl1.Items.Add("12 34")
Without code, I can use . In code, I cannot:
ddl1.Items.Add("12 &...
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How to get consecutive numbers in an interrupted list?
How can i format my questions/answers so that i get consecutive numbers when a list is interrupted? All of my numbers start with 1 even if i set them manually to 1,2,3.
Have a look at my recent ...
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How do I add a separate div to "about me"?
I'm looking at this profile page:
There don't seem to be clear instructions on how to get the "div" with bullet points and links in the formatting he has. Is this a feature for only veteran users? Or ...
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How do I make my scaled image link to the full size image? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What’s the recommended syntax for an image with a link?
I understand why the image is scaled, but how do I link to the full size version? Every time I highlight it and click ...
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Why is my code format not working?
I've been seeing this problem a lot lately.
In this answer, I am unable to get the second code block to indent. However, the markdown is identical to the first - what is wrong?
EDIT:
Pasting the ...
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Is there a way to use a different quote style for quoting the question body?
Very often, I find the need to use different quote styles in my answers. Typically, I want to be able to quote the question but also external documents.
For example, in this answer, I would have ...
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How do I render a backtick enclosed in <kbd> tags?
The following line of Markdown isn't rendered the way I expect:
Press the <kbd>`</kbd> key then type ``foo bar baz``.
The actual HTML being rendered omits the <kbd> tags:
Press ...
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Why Isn't Editing Help on the FAQ's Section? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Add link to /editing-help in FAQ
I've seen a couple of requests regarding Add link to /editing-help in FAQ but it apparently only picked up four votes.
Is there a good ...
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How to format text containing underscore to italic style?
How to format a text containing underscore (like for instance "A_B") to italic style ?
Here's an example which fails in parsing somehow (from a quick test just on underscore):
A_B
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Italics markup is not working on Stack Overflow [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Bolding words that include an underscore doesn’t work
How can I italicize text that contain underscores?
In one of my Stack Overflow questions, ParentReference or ...
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Extra space character at start of paragraph after code block
In some cases, paragraphs after a code block are given an extra space character at the start.
You can see this in the image below--the paragraph beginning with "You" is fine, but the one beginning ...
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Automatic code formatter (Ctrl+K) changes content
I've recently noticed a disturbing behavior of the code formatting shortcut (Ctrl + K) that seems to be completely invalid. It appears that applying Ctrl + K resulted in content change (which was ...
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How to put italic and then an "s"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
WMD unable to render markup inside words
In this post I noticed that the OP used the following syntax.'
*h1*s
I changed it to h1's but it's technically not correct English. ...
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What is the correct formatting for specifying keys in posts?
Currently I use Ctrl+K keys for code formatting. Is there any other elegant style for Stack Overflow posts?
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Escaping error in code highlight?
I've just wrote C:\ in a comment and it wouldn't work. I had to write C:\ (with a trailing space).
Am I too drunk, or is it a real bug?
Here on the question it seems to be working.
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Badge formatting [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Add badges to Markdown?
Is is possible to display badges with markup similar to the tag formatting?
legendary - [ tag : Legendary ]
So something like [badge:Legendary]?
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Why "example link" doesn't work inside an unnumbered list?
This is the text of the message:
This X is an [example link](http://example.com/)
<ul>
<li>
This Y is an [example link](http://example.com/)
</li>
</ul>
And this is how it ...
user140009
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How can I use italic text with "computername\IIS_IUSRS"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I italicize text that contain underscores?
Turning a line into italic doesn’t always work - why?
How can I style the text below to look italic?
computername\...
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Turning a line into italic doesn't always work - why?
I noticed while trying to consistently format e.g. error messages in posts that the "italicizing" in the markdown editor doesn't seem to work reliably...
Can someone explain why it does work on lines ...
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Tool or utility to auto format Stack Overflow posts?
I may not be very knowledgeable about this but I am really curious about knowing any tool or utility available for PC to format Stack Overflow posts. I am asking this question because I have seen that ...
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Escaping @ syntax in comments [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I use @ signs in comments without invoking comment replies?
What is the syntax to refer to "@word" in a comment without it being interpretted as a reply as a user name?...
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Why can't I format my code in this answer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to nest code within a list using markdown
https://stackoverflow.com/a/13169659/57135
I know how to format code, but can't get it to work in this answer. Not sure why?
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Underline text in Stack Overflow wiki editor [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why can we format text with bold and italic but sideline the underline?
How can I underline text in my questions in Stack Overflow??
This is important for me to format object ...
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How to insert code in posts on devices where backtick characters are not supported?
I often use my mobile Lumia to access Stack Exchange and answer posts. The one problem I face is the keyboard on my mobile does not have a ` (backtick) character so I am not able to format text like `...
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Why does my answer not format correctly when using a numbered list?
I answered my own question but cannot get the answer formatted correctly. There are two issues. For one, I wish to enter a script as part of my numbered list (directly under #6). However, I am unable ...
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Why is this markdown for a link not showing properly?
The Stack Exchange (Personal Productivity) markdown right here is showing literally rather than as a named link. Don't know why.
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Is there a way to ensure typographer's quotes in SE posts?
None of my posts have "typographer's" quotes in them, yet I read that they are the standard for SE, and have had them corrected often by other contributors.
I assume my browser (Safari) is doing ...
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