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Q&A Bulleted lists don't work on IOS Firefox and MacOS Safari

I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but it renders without bullets. I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the po...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by tripleee‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#7: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-11-22T15:15:37Z (6 months ago)
  • Bulleted lists don't work on IOS Firefox
  • Bulleted lists don't work on IOS Firefox and MacOS Safari
#6: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-11-22T15:15:13Z (6 months ago)
reproduced in Safari; updated to reflect that
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the post formatted with actual bullets.
  • Here is a screen shot while I'm editing:
  • ![bullets in preview while editing](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/f8u8v2u1eglqetn2ylt5rbm8xgoz)
  • However, the edited post renders witout bullets:
  • ![no bullets when saved](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/dnfsyhjn2gdyc0al0121dyltbr2u)
  • I'm using Firefox on an iPhone 12 Mini, iOS 16.5.1
  • One of the previous answers exhibits the same problem - I even submitted an edit suggestion, but now I'm less than certain that it would actually fix the rendering.
  • Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem on that particular site?
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the post formatted with actual bullets.
  • Here is a screen shot while I'm editing:
  • ![bullets in preview while editing](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/f8u8v2u1eglqetn2ylt5rbm8xgoz)
  • However, the edited post renders witout bullets:
  • ![no bullets when saved](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/dnfsyhjn2gdyc0al0121dyltbr2u)
  • I'm using Firefox on an iPhone 12 Mini, iOS 16.5.1
  • One of the previous answers exhibits the same problem - I even submitted an edit suggestion, but now I'm less than certain that it would actually fix the rendering.
  • Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem on that particular site?
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
  • This bug also occurs on MacOS in Safari; it's not iOS/mobile-specific.
#5: Post edited by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-06-23T15:53:03Z (11 months ago)
Added screen shots + browser details
  • Added screen shots and browser details
  • Bulleted lists don't work on IOS Firefox
#4: Post edited by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-06-23T15:52:26Z (11 months ago)
  • Bulleted lists don't work
  • Added screen shots and browser details
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the post formatted with actual bullets.
  • One of the previous answers exhibits the same problem - I even submitted an edit suggestion, but now I'm less than certain that it would actually fix the rendering.
  • Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem on that particular site?
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the post formatted with actual bullets.
  • Here is a screen shot while I'm editing:
  • ![bullets in preview while editing](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/f8u8v2u1eglqetn2ylt5rbm8xgoz)
  • However, the edited post renders witout bullets:
  • ![no bullets when saved](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/dnfsyhjn2gdyc0al0121dyltbr2u)
  • I'm using Firefox on an iPhone 12 Mini, iOS 16.5.1
  • One of the previous answers exhibits the same problem - I even submitted an edit suggestion, but now I'm less than certain that it would actually fix the rendering.
  • Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem on that particular site?
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
#3: Post edited by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-06-23T12:34:40Z (11 months ago)
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • * Here is a bulleted list produced by selecting the "bullet list" item from the tools menu on the editing toolbar. It renders with a bullet in front in the preview.
  • Here's another example.
  • - Here is a bulleted list with one item, written manually based on my previous exposure to Markdown on Stack Exchange, Github, etc.
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • I can't repro here, but I have submitted multiple edits to the answer above, and none of them allow me to get the post formatted with actual bullets.
  • One of the previous answers exhibits the same problem - I even submitted an edit suggestion, but now I'm less than certain that it would actually fix the rendering.
  • Am I doing something wrong, or is there a problem on that particular site?
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
#2: Post edited by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-06-23T12:31:04Z (11 months ago)
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but it renders without bullets.
  • * Here is a bulleted list produced by selecting the "bullet list" item from the tools menu on the editing toolbar. It renders with a bullet in front in the preview.
  • Here's another example.
  • - Here is a bulleted list with one item, written manually based on my previous exposure to Markdown on Stack Exchange, Github, etc.
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
  • I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but [it renders without bullets.](https://software.codidact.com/posts/278804/288677#answer-288677)
  • * Here is a bulleted list produced by selecting the "bullet list" item from the tools menu on the editing toolbar. It renders with a bullet in front in the preview.
  • Here's another example.
  • - Here is a bulleted list with one item, written manually based on my previous exposure to Markdown on Stack Exchange, Github, etc.
  • This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-06-23T12:29:51Z (11 months ago)
Bulleted lists don't work
I tried to post an answer with a bulleted list, but it renders without bullets.


 * Here is a bulleted list produced by selecting the "bullet list" item from the tools menu on the editing toolbar. It renders with a bullet in front in the preview.

Here's another example.

- Here is a bulleted list with one item, written manually based on my previous exposure to Markdown on Stack Exchange, Github, etc.

This may be a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/75005 though it seems to be more generally about the lack of consistency between the preview and the rendered final post.