Markdown is a lightweight, plain-text, markup language. It is used across the entire Stack Exchange network for post formatting (Questions, answers, wikis, chat).
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How can I format a code block below a list?
When I want to list a few things and give a code example below each item how can I do it without writing anything between the list item and the code block?
Example:
List item
Code example not ...
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1answer
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How can I post code within spoiler markdown?
In a recent answer on a recent question there was code written within a spoiler. I edited the post a bit to format the markdown better, but I ended up with something that just looks... horrible...
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1answer
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MathJax breaks my indentation
Seems like there is a bug, that breaks my indentation.
See
In third code section of
Create New C++ Class
In first code section of
Code Generator Generator
multiple times in the code section of ...
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Code Prettify - Choose your favorite or make your own!
We all like code, let's face it. And with Code Review's upcoming graduation "colors" I'm sure that many would like for the large amount of code that is posted daily in questions and answers to look ...
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1answer
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Are questions to review markdown on-topic?
Markdown itself is almost a (very) small subset of HTML, which is rendered as such. We use markdown on many places, including on the whole Stack Exchange network and Github. Sometimes, it is a good ...
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Code Prettify - Line numbers?
SE sites use Google Code Prettify for code formatting. While it's still up in the air as to whether we would be able to get SE to use community-voted code formatting, I've been experimenting with ...
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1answer
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Blockquotes and formatting
In many, many, many, many or my recent questions, I've [mis]used blockquotes to separate code files.
I always do it like this:
Identifier type of code file
As in
Foo class
and
IFoo ...
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2answers
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Check list for formatting questions and answers
I have seen that moderators work hard to format questions and answers.
Is there a check list they use (specially for CR), so others can also contribute by editing or properly formatting their own ...
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Suggested edit attempts to format code
This suggested edit attempts to format the code in the question.
Since this meta post states that it would be better to leave formatting advice as part of answer, I am inclined to reject this ...
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3answers
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How do you write multiple spaces in text?
When I try to add multiple spaces in a quote or text, it just appears as one space. For example, I want formatted output from a program on the question, like this:
2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29
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4answers
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Formatting updated parts of the question bold
I'm questioning this edit. I'm used to emphasizing updates, such that people know what's new. I've seen this practice since I'm a member on SO, and used it myself quite often - and it's being edited ...
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Formatting issue
What's going on with Code Reviewer formatting engine? I've had a few issues with this post.
Please ctrl+f for
Now, if we already caught the exception in the inner try-block by adding a catch ...
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1answer
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PowerShell syntax highlighting bug with backticks
Refer to PowerShell Active Directory Browser
Backticks are incorrectly interpreted as some sort of string, instead of a line continuation character.
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0answers
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“How To Format” guide has misleading UI elements
The "How To Format" guide on the right side of the screen is misleading. It uses "►" for each item in the list.
Usually this "►" means that the list item is expandable, but it is not an ...
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4answers
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How can I replace tabs with spaces in code?
The code in my post appears to have improper indentation, but the indentation in the editor differs. There is usually a different amount of indentation between the two, which must be so because there ...
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14answers
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MathJax on CodeReview
Several times I had the need to write mathematical formulas in my answers on CodeReview.SE. Sometimes, this can be simulated by sup and/or ...
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2answers
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How can I prepare my code so that I can paste it formatted?
If I paste C++ code with many functions/classes (braces), I have to indent all of them, including their content. I've replaced tabs with spaces in my editor, but still no improvements. What's the best ...
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1answer
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VB comments taking up more than one line unless comment is terminated
In this question, there are comments in the code, other code that was tried before, and the comment showed over multiple lines unless the comment was terminated with another apostrophe, which isn't ...
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1answer
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Number list formatting followed by code formatting issue
On this question, I found that when I tried to edit the question and add a numbered list format, it sucked in the code formatting that followed, so I had to add ...
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0answers
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undocumented effects of indentation on sub-lists
What's the actual rule for sub-list nesting?
The documented rules say to indent this sublist entry by 4 spaces, but any indentation from 1 to 7 SEEMS to work. Code block formatting works as ...
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vote
1answer
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Should font-size for question text and code blocks be the same?
On StackOverflow the the font-size for text and code appears to be the same, but on CodeReview they're noticeably different.
It's a bit of an annoyance, because when the text font size is set to my ...
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0answers
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Change the “code” icon in markup editor toolbar?
Since a few weeks Stack Overflow has a new icon in the editor toolbar for code markup.
It's a pair of braces (curly brackets) which is much more recognizable than the old [101 010] icon still used ...
