JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

This is a test post for @sod

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sod
sod

@JohnPhilpin Striking! šŸ˜Š

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

The s tag worked.

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odd
odd

@JohnPhilpin How did you do it?

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@odd tags 's' and '/s' either side of the words

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odd
odd

@JohnPhilpin Like ā€˜sā€™thisā€™/sā€™?

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odd
odd

@odd noā€¦

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pimoore
pimoore

@odd You enclose the strike through words in the <s> and </s> tags.

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pimoore
pimoore

@sod Why are braces in my code in a reply getting encoded as lt/gt HTML codes, even though Iā€™m placing them in the back ticked code block?

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@odd šŸ’Ŗ

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odd
odd

@pimoore Iā€™m pretty sure I did that earlier yesterday, but it showed the whole thingā€¦ I try <s>again</s>ā€¦

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@odd @pimoore <s>let's see</s> ...

Edit: ugh. Not only does the Mac app show it working in the preview but not the timeline, when I then go back into edit the HTML is all mangled...

Unpredictable parsing of formatting in the timeline is one of the reasons I've mostly resorted to plain text. Which is a shame since I can now write in Markdown without having to think about it.

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odd
odd

@SimonWoods Yes, I can see how we donā€™t want every other post containing striked through words, but strike through is a pretty common formatting since the typewriter days, and although we do have the luxury of electronic writing (ā€¦and editing) now, this can add meaning and be used to show edited content without explaining further. I understand that it isnā€™t necessary to have all the options of a word processor, but I wish strike through was an option next to bold and italics.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@odd The latest I've seen from Manton is a vague idea about "some things not working".

The problem there is that a lack of guide for reference (to be fair, I haven't checked if there is one so that could be my fault) combined with nothing in the UI to even hint as to what you can do means that confusions and frustration is inevitable. I have no idea if we're in enough of a majority to warrant attention with this issue; it could be that the vast majority of people on the timeline never try to use any formatting.

I agree that strikethrough should be considered in common enough usage as to rank alongside italics and bold. However, I have no idea if that is as easy to implement as italics and bold. Hopefully it is just as easy, since then I think there's a good chance we'll get it.

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pimoore
pimoore

@SimonWoods @odd Itā€™s very frustrating, I still also get mangling of HTML in posts sometimes. Iā€™m then forced to back into the post and edit everythingā€”too late to fix the RSS though, it already wouldā€™ve pushed out. It should be noted this is usually with shortcodes. Itā€™s the number two reason Iā€™m considering ditching them entirely, next to the lock-in.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@jasonekratz @JohnBrady One day I'll have a good old public rant about this but not today! Essentially, John, yes and yes. And that's the beauty of ... āœØthe open webāœØ

(no worries answering, Jason; I am forever comfortable with people answering for me and getting involved when it comes to stuff like this ā€” all replies are welcome always šŸ‘)

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@pimoore Between that, unlimited characters and no threading in replies, limited filtering of the timeline, and relatively sparse moderating tools I am more than happy to agree with Manton that Micro.blog is much better off with a smaller number of customers.

(it's also why I have some frustrations but this is not the place for ranting!)

I am, however, looking forward to the gradual improvement of these parts of the platform over time. In that sense I am thoroughly in support of the long-term mentality taken by the team towards development and progression. A lot of people panic in the moment about missing X or Y, and then proceeds to forget about the accomplishment once their requests are fulfilled.

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pimoore
pimoore

@SimonWoods Couldnā€™t agree more with any of thatā€”slow and steady wins the race. While there are still changes I also hope to see, I also notice everything Manton and the team add or improveā€”already or plannedā€”on a consistent basis. As you rightly point out, the long term vision and commitment is there for Micro.blog, and it shows.

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sod
sod

@pimoore My guess is that the code responsible for scrubbing away most HTML from replies needs tweaking.

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