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How to use `[tag:tag-name]` for tags of the meta site?
We have two tags with identical names on main and meta:
(main:computer-science)
and
(meta:computer-science)
For main tags one can use [tag:computer-science] , ...
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votes
2answers
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Changing font size in stack overflow?
Is there a way to make a selected text bigger/smaller? And which is the best?
Edit:
Why so many downvotes? At least leave a comment for this reaction...
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votes
2answers
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How to quote and link in a comment
Is there any easy way to quote in a comment?
You can quote in a question or an answer easily.
Just put ">" in front of the quoted statements.
However, this does not work in a comment.
Similarly you ...
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votes
1answer
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When should I use “>” for writing?
I saw that some people use the ">" for writing in stackexchange. For example, a post will appear as follows:
I love math.
When should I use ">" for writing? Can someone help me?
Thanks.
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vote
1answer
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strange bug in numbering [duplicate]
In this question, we see a list of three hypotheses numbered 1, 2, and 3, but when I click on "edit", they're numbered 2, 3, and 4, and the question refers at one point to 4. When reading rather than ...
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votes
2answers
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How to include my codes in a blue box?
I want to bring a code in my question. I've seen this link, but i didn't find any solution here.
How to include my codes in a blue box?
3
votes
1answer
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How can I add spacing to my answer here?
I posted an answer here to a question and point number 2 of my answer seems too long. I would like to break it into separate paragraphs. However everytime I try to do this it breaks the numbering ...
3
votes
1answer
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A bug in enumerating while another link/picture inserted in the middle. [duplicate]
lorem ipsum.
lorem ipsum
link
lorem ipsum
lorem ipsum
lorem ipsum
lorem ipsum
Though I used 3., 4., ...
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votes
2answers
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Numbered lists interspersed with commentary. [duplicate]
Sometimes I want to intersperse commentary into my lists. For example.
Thus, it holds that
blah, and that
blurg,
and noting that bloop, thus also that
blipple.
...
4
votes
1answer
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Multiline hidden text
For some questions, you think the user might learn more if you don't let him read the entire proof right away.
So you use
But I never managed to get a multiline one. Just like the quote block, it ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to indent text and make indents
In my answer to this question I wanted to break the lines to improve readability and indent some of the lines. The only way I could find to indent the lines was to use \quad Hitting one return ...
3
votes
1answer
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Including supplemental code inside a markdown comment
Is there a way to include supplemental code in a math.se post, without necessarily displaying the code as part of an answer - perhaps, as a comment in the markdown itself?
For example, we often see ...
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votes
2answers
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New Line without Space Afterwards
Please forgive me if this question has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find it. On Mathematics SE, what code/command/operation starts a new line without space afterwards? Thank you very ...
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vote
1answer
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Annoying inability to format things
Recently a change has made
**Theorem** adsfdf
*proof*: asdfdsaf
comes out as
Theorem adsfdf
proof: asdfdsaf
rather than having a line break between them.
...
4
votes
1answer
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Creating a Hyperlink in a Comment Box
I am not sure if this has been asked before. Could anyone teach me how to create a hyperlink in a comment box? Posting URL's (especially those that are very long) seems to be a very ugly way of ...
