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Set space after inline code environment which ends with a space in comments [duplicate]
When writing comments, it is possible to write a space after the last character of the code so that it looks like A:<space>. When writing it within a question, however, it does not work.
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How can I use non-breaking spaces in questions?
I want to use a non-breaking space on Stack Exchange to ensure that an important group of words is kept together on a single line.
I've tried inserting the character space directly as , but it doesn'...
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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 can I put a space at the end of an inline code block?
I'm trying to put "dir " in an inline code section, and ```dir `` doesn't work. When I do this, the result looks like this:dir ` (no space at the end).
How can I put a space at the end of an inline ...
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Why do code blocks sometimes not "show" properly?
It's possible that this is a duplicate of this question - but if so, I don't know why, and I can't verify whether it's the case. I've got a concrete example, although only dev (and maybe mods) will be ...
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How to edit a post to fix formatting alone?
Say a user posts a question with a code block as follows:
function blah {
blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah
}
and I want to edit the post to fix the formatting to this:
function blah {
blah ...
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Preserving white space in comments
Since I don't think we can use the <pre> tag, is there a way to preserve white space in comments? Backticks by themselves don't seem to do it:
Using backticks:
testing extra spaces
Using &...
