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December 23, 2020
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Issue with images and paragraphs in lists in RH 2020 when editing code

  • December 23, 2020
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Hi,
I have an interesting issue with RH 202 (v3).
When I add an image or text (that is not part of the instructions) to a numbered list, I usually go into the code and add a paragraph for it to sit in.
So:

1 Instruction
2 Instruction
Information relating to point 2, but not part of the instruction flow
**Image***
3 Instruction

The code would be (simplified):
<li>Instruction</li>
<li>Instruction
<p>Information relating to point 2, but not part of the instruction flow</p>
<p>**Image***</p>
</li>
<li>Instruction</li>

I've done this for years, as it avoids the awkward start="3" that so often ends up causing trouble.
However, now, when I go into the code and add the paragraphs, this happens:


Information relating to point 2, but not part of the instruction flow
**Image***
1 Instruction
2 Instruction
3 Instruction

It takes the image and paragraph text and dumps it out of the list.

I've used this method in every project I've ever written, and as I'm in charge of some 46,000 topics now, that's a lot of jumping images.
And it's not restricted to just the images and text I've just changed, it upsets the entire topic, pushing all images out of the lists. I haven't tried it with bulleted lists.
Thankfully I have a workaround, I can edit the code in Notepad++. But as the devs went to so much trouble to make the editor so much better, it seems like a shame, and an inconvenience.
Nicola

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December 23, 2020

No, the new paragraph and image should be indented, which a paragraph does.

Yes, inserting a <br/> is fine, and looks like I'll have to use it, but the bug is still there. It also doen't help for items like messages, which need to have their own formatting, and are paragraphs.

And as I said, I've used inseting a paragraph over thousands of files. There is no way to remove them automatically. 

And, as this is standard HTML functionality, it should work. So this is clearly a bug.

I'm supposed to be rolling 2020 out over hundreds of projects, and have already converted some. I'm now worried that this bug has affected some topics without me realising, which means I have to go back over a week's amount of work to check everything is ok.

I'm not sure how using different colours / italics would help? I just want the text to indent as it should do. It's not special text, it's just additional information outside of the step.

Thanks,

Nicola

Peter Grainge
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December 23, 2020

This method does not require you to restart the numbering.

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Peter Grainge
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December 23, 2020

2 Instruction
Information relating to point 2, but not part of the instruction flow
**Image***
3 Instruction

 

Do you want "Information..." and the image to be aligned to the number? If they could be aligned to the text as below, the easier solution is after the instructions in 2, press Shift Enter. You will then get the text aligned as below. Same again when you get to the end of the information. You could apply italics or a colour to differentiate if required.

 

2 Instruction
   Information relating to point 2, but not part of the instruction flow
   **Image***
3 Instruction

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