## Summary of bugs / feature requests posted as answers
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| Type | Summary | Status | GitHub |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [tag:bug] | [License written in lower case](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380326/665544) | [tag:status-completed] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Too much space between "Draft saved" / Community wiki checkbox and bottom edge](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380298/295232) | [tag:status-planned] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Bare links in a list (in the rich text view) are prefixed with a loading spinner on MSO](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380379/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Markdown display does not consider escaped \* or \_ when displaying text in italics](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380383/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | [#21](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/21) |
| [tag:bug] | [Headings are not always shown as headings in Markdown mode](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380339/295232) | [tag:status-planned] | [#21](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/21) |
| [tag:bug] | [Preview does not support lang-\* notation for syntax highlighting specification](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380381/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | [#21](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/21) |
| [tag:bug] | [Blank lines are removed when switching modes](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380413/665544) | [tag:status-planned] | [#152](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/152) |
| [tag:bug] | [Tag markup with disallowed characters is incorrectly rendered as a valid tag in the rich text view](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380509/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | [#201](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/201) |
| [tag:bug] | [No room for contents in the image uploader while editing on mobile](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380542/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | [#202](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/202) |
| [tag:bug] | [Weird behaviour when using the inline code button multiple times](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380325/295232) | [tag:status-review] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Weird behaviour with quotes and source fences](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380331/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#70](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/70) |
| [tag:bug] | [Switching modes causes links to be sorted in wrong order](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380305/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#163](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/163) |
| [tag:bug] | [Copying text from one list bullet to another inserts the pasted text as a new sub-bullet](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380300/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#164](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/164) |
| [tag:bug] | [Inserting an image never works the first time](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380303/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#167](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/167) |
| [tag:bug] | [Switching modes combines adjacent code blocks added in rich text mode](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380302/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#168](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/168) |
| [tag:bug] | [Heading button's tooltip (Ctrl-h) is hidden by the list of heading options](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380301/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#169](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/169) |
| [tag:bug] | [Weird behaviour when dragging to select a link in the rendered view](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380310/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#170](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/170) |
| [tag:bug] | [Heading disappears when applying blockquote](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380318/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#171](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/171) |
| [tag:bug] | [Undo/redo buttons always look enabled](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380329/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#172](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/172) |
| [tag:bug] | [Switching modes has problems with asterisks](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380316/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#173](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/173) |
| [tag:bug] | [Pasting Markdown into the Markdown editor causes it to be surrounded by code fences](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380334/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#174](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/174) |
| [tag:bug] | [HTML comments disappear when switching modes](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380319/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#175](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/175) |
| [tag:bug] | [Cursor gets stuck after inserting link](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380333/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#178](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/178) |
| [tag:bug] | [Removing code-block formatting results in broken state](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380337/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#179](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/179) |
| [tag:bug] | [HTML backtick entity is incorrectly converted when switching modes](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380357/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#180](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/180) |
| [tag:bug] | [Code blocks in numbered lists render incorrectly](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380355/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#181](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/181) |
| [tag:bug] | [Adding a \[code block / heading / blockquote / table\] on the same line as a \[bullet / numbered\] point is not possible](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380344/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#181](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/181) |
| [tag:bug] | [Standard HTML does not render properly in the rich text view](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380346/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#183](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/183) |
| [tag:bug] | [Quoting table removes leading pipes](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380367/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#185](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/185) |
| [tag:bug] | [Triple backticks can't be wrapped in source fence](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380356/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#186](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/186) |
| [tag:bug] | [Ctrl+Shift+Z is undo instead of redo... unless there are no more items to undo](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380386/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#187](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/187) |
| [tag:bug] | [Bibliography style hyperlinked image Markdown is partially broken when toggling Markdown](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380380/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#188](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/188) |
| [tag:bug] | [Only one table can be deleted at a time when trying to delete multiple tables at once](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380419/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#189](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/189) |
| [tag:bug] | [Dragging to select text in the "Edit image" dialog box is not possible](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380422/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#190](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/190) |
| [tag:bug] | [Pressing the down arrow key in a code block with multiple lines moves out of the code block](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380352/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#191](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/191) |
| [tag:bug] | [Inserting a horizontal rule in Markdown mode makes the previous line a header](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380338/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#192](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/192) |
| [tag:bug] | [Misplaced link edit tooltip after cancelling](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380336/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#193](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/193) |
| [tag:bug] | [Various oddities occur when a numbered item is a child of a bulleted item](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380396/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#194](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/194) |
| [tag:bug] | [HTML comment inserts blue bar on top of post in rich text mode](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380409/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#195](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/195) |
| [tag:bug] | [Adding a link to text with a space at the end causes the space to be included in the link text](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380335/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#196](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/196) |
| [tag:bug] | [No way to escape source fence at beginning of post](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380418/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#197](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/197) |
| [tag:bug] | [In rich text `<hr>` doesn't have selection highlight](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380447/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#198](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/198) |
| [tag:bug] | [Moving cursor over `<hr>` pushes it down in rich text mode](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380438/665544) | [tag:status-review] | [#199](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/199) |
| [tag:bug] | [In rich text, selecting blocks moves edit image dialogue](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380439/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#200](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/200) |
| [tag:bug] | [Cursor disappears in long posts](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380570/513150) | [tag:status-review] | [#206](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/206) |
| [tag:bug] | [Applying a \[numbered / bulleted\] list to multiple lines works differently in each mode](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380604/513150) | | |
| [tag:bug] | [Only one spoiler can be revealed at a time in the rich text view](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380345/295232) | [tag:status-bydesign] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Bolded message in Markdown is already bolded](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380463/513150) | [tag:status-bydesign] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Placeholder text in edit summary is missing a bracket for mobile users](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380466/513150) | [tag:status-bydesign] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Imgur logo not aligned with preceding text](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380327/295232) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Switching modes destroys the undo/redo stack](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380473/513150) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:bug] | [Multiple leading spaces render as spaces in rich-text mode, but turn into a code block](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380353/295232) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Update the Alpha label to the Beta label in the Preferences tab](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380565/513150) | [tag:status-completed] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Code button should indent/unindent things](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380312/295232) | [tag:status-planned] | [#50](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/50) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Make the resize tool more (visually) accessible](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380441/513150) | [tag:status-planned] | [#101](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/101) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Improve keyboard shortcut capitalization](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380296/295232) | [tag:status-planned] | [#166](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/166) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [In rich text mode, either help icon should not direct to markdown help or help page should mention both rich text + markdown](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380568/513150) | [tag:status-review] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Tags should be automatically rendered when first typing it in the rendered view](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380307/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#51](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/51) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Inconsistent header levels](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380299/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#165](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/165) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Allow saving edits to a post using with Ctrl+Enter](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380313/295232) | [tag:status-review] | [#205](https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks-Editor/issues/205) |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Consider not including the strikethrough button](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380412/513150) | [tag:status-norepro] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Capitalize syntax highlight language to source code fence](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380343/295232) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Sort reference's numbering by order of appearance in post](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380402/665544) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:feature-request] | [Add a visual formula editor as an editor feature](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380654/513150) | [tag:status-declined] | |
| [tag:support] | [When will the editor be activated for questions?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380321/295232) | [tag:status-bydesign] | |
### Notes
- Anybody is welcome to contribute to this post; it's a Community wiki after all.
- Sorting order: [tag:bug] \> [tag:feature-request] \> [tag:support], then [tag:status-completed] \> [tag:status-deferred] \> [tag:status-planned] \> [tag:status-review] \> [tag:status-norepro] \> [tag:status-bydesign] \> [tag:status-declined] \> no status tag.
- Comments can be used to discuss the structure of this post, e.g. whether the sort order above makes sense or needs to be improved.
### Credits
Original idea: [here](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/396655/4751173), further refined [here](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/369148/295232) and [here](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/372698/295232).
### Updates
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