Why does this forum not support code formatting in posts

Forum|Forum|11 years ago
July 24, 2014
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I find it nearly unbelievable who terrible this forum system is.

I think there is a ton of useful information here, but it is just so difficult to read and follow, it ridiculous.

Come on Adobe. I cannot get over the fact that both this forum, and the now horrible ColdFusion Wiki, do not support code formatting in posts. Its such a common feature in other forum systems. Why adobe, why?

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Correct answer mytaxsite

You need to use Advanced editor to produce something like this:

body {
    margin-left: 2em;
    margin-right: 2em;
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 3em;
    text-align: justify;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-attachment: fixed;
    background-position: center center;
    background-color: #f0fff0;
}

Advanced editor icon is here:

When you click on Advanced Editor icon, your screen should look like this:

Notice the arrow directions icon I have highlighted. Click on it and you get all the options you need.

Good luck.

pwillener

Legend

Don't you have a HTML button on your forum editor menu:

You can do any kind of formatting, including highlighting, colored text, borders etc. - anything that HTML styles allow.

Phillip M Jones

Inspiring

Pat Willener wrote:

Don't you have a HTML button on your forum editor menu:

You can do any kind of formatting, including highlighting, colored text, borders etc. - anything that HTML styles allow.

Um how do you get to these features on creating a Reply. Look at you illustration the only way you can get to the other editor is if you edit your reply or edit you post then it shows up.

Claudio González

Legend

Phillip, this is what I see immediately after pressing the Reply button on your message:

Both in FF/Mac and IE/Win.

mytaxsiteCorrect answer

Inspiring

You need to use Advanced editor to produce something like this:

body {
    margin-left: 2em;
    margin-right: 2em;
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 3em;
    text-align: justify;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-attachment: fixed;
    background-position: center center;
    background-color: #f0fff0;
}

Advanced editor icon is here:

When you click on Advanced Editor icon, your screen should look like this:

Notice the arrow directions icon I have highlighted. Click on it and you get all the options you need.

Good luck.

mytaxsite

Inspiring

If you can't see the pictures then please click on them to magnify them.

Good luck.

A

averagejoe77Author

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Obviously the rest of the users here do not know anything at all about this feature. I have been plowing through hundreds of post over on the ColdFusion forums, and NO ONE uses any kind of syntax highlighting when posting code.

I am willing to bet an entire paycheck on the fact that no one else even knows its there. The tool tip on that button needs to be more way descriptive for sure. 'Insert' does not cut it, as I was thinking in terms of images, links, etc.

mytaxsite.co.uk, odd handle you have there, but thank you for the info.