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Activity for trichoplax
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #293678 | Initial revision | — | 16 days ago |
| Answer | — |
A: MathML and the math tag - MathJax without JavaScript Render MathJax faster Whether we decide to allow direct use of the `` tag in posts or not, we should use MathML behind the scenes so that posts containing MathJax render quickly even on a slow connection, rather than having to wait for JavaScript to load and run. This will also allow users with Java... (more) |
— | 16 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
Also thanks for hiding the animated content in a `<details>` tag - that's much appreciated. (more) |
— | 16 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
The preview reflects the HTML that will be saved behind the scenes, so if an image is missing from the preview it will also be missing from the saved post (I've edited my bug report to reflect that). Thanks for the screen recordings.
Between your bug report here and my bug report there, I think al... (more) |
— | 16 days ago |
| Edit | Post #291577 |
Post edited: Add alt text for recently added example screen recordings |
— | 16 days ago |
| Edit | Post #291577 |
Post edited: Add title to separate section on the saved post |
— | 17 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
In case the first example you mention in your post also relates to this other bug: did you make that post by pasting in text with a mouse rather than using the keyboard?
You should be able to do that - it's not a complaint. It just might not work as intended yet so it would be good to know what le... (more) |
— | 17 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
Thanks for the extra info. I've tested in development and that is the result of adding an image as the last step before pressing Save Post, so it's a separate bug from yours: [Editor preview left outdated after adding content without the keyboard](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/291577). I've linked ... (more) |
— | 17 days ago |
| Edit | Post #291577 |
Post edited: Link to example of this affecting the saved post |
— | 17 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
Thanks for the second example.
You link to https://software.codidact.com/posts/293664 but this now shows correctly (at least for me). Was there something missing before the edit? Did you get a screenshot or could you describe which part was missing? (more) |
— | 17 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
Similarly to the original report, this second example also has the full text showing in the initial revision of the post history page. (more) |
— | 18 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
It's closed as a duplicate of this one, just linking to make it easy to find as a [second example of this happening](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/293658). (more) |
— | 18 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
I found a [list of mathematical HTML entities](https://danielscully.uk/projects/mathml-guide/entities.php). (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
I think the problem they are describing with fonts is that even if you know the correct HTML entity for something (like `&` for &) the fonts present on your system may not cover all of the obscure symbols you might want to use, so the HTML entity will just be displayed as a meaningless box like &... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
Indeed. Similarly to HTML, you can get started before you learn everything. You can use HTML to write a blog post without having to learn how to make an HTML table with merged cells. In the same way you can write clear, readable fractions in MathML without having to learn all the obscure notations of... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293652 |
Small price for seeing all the improvements that arrived today! (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
Since you're already comfortable with HTML you'll probably find MathML sufficiently similar, especially when you can see the output immediately and get a feel for what each change does to the layout. The only potential problem with that is that you may end up doing things in a way not intended by the... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
For someone who isn't already accustomed to MathJax, the easiest way might be to find something similar to what you want in an existing post and copy it as MathML and edit that to suit your needs. (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293652 |
Post edited: Add workarounds |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293652 |
Post edited: Make image a link to allow viewing the large image in its own page |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293652 | Initial revision | — | 19 days ago |
| Question | — |
Window width Copy Link box The "Copy Link" button below a post usually opens a panel that is narrower than the post, but now it is the width of the window. Since it does not start at the very left of the window, this means it extends off the right hand side of the page, introducing a horizontal scroll bar for the page: > , because we now have the [Ability to sort search results ... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #288070 | Question closed | — | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #292846 |
Post edited: Typo |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293646 |
The nearest I could find to a basic overview is [Getting started with MathML](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Tutorials/For_beginners/Getting_started), which gives an idea of how things nest inside each other to give different arrangements of symbols on the page.
For occasions ... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293648 |
In the same way that Markdown is shorter and easier to read and write than HTML, the [demo linked from the question](https://trichoplax.github.io/mathml-example/using-unicode-blackboard-bold.html) shows that a line of MathJax converts to a whole page of MathML. I want to be able to write HTML and Mat... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293648 |
I agree - I'd like to see the `<math>` tag and corresponding MathML tags enabled. Maybe with a community opt out option but that can be a separate discussion.
However, I don't see MathJax as something to stop using. In the same way as we don't expect users to write raw HTML, but instead convert th... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293646 |
Post edited: Remove escaped less than and greater than that are displayed literally on question page and list pages |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293646 |
Post edited: Escape less than and greater than to avoid the tag disappearing in notifications |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293646 |
Post edited: Clarify which links in the examples are relevant without needing to read the footnotes |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293646 |
Post edited: Improve wording |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293646 | Initial revision | — | 19 days ago |
| Question | — |
MathML and the math tag - MathJax without JavaScript What is MathJax? Some Codidact communities have MathJax enabled, which allows displaying mathematical notation within a post. This is not enabled for all communities, partly because displaying it involves downloading additional JavaScript, and also a small delay while that JavaScript runs. The page ... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293281 |
Post edited: Add link to GitHub issue |
— | 20 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293281 |
Post edited: Link to report on Software Development Codidact |
— | 20 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293635 | Initial revision | — | 21 days ago |
| Question | — |
Stuck red border after reducing below maximum characters When drafting or editing a post or comment, there is a character count at the bottom right of the text input field, showing the current number of characters and one of the character limits (the minimum if that has not yet been reached, otherwise the maximum). When there are too few characters, the... (more) |
— | 21 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293570 |
Thanks for the reminder of that (I'd forgotten I had posted in that discussion). Since there are several communities using MathJax now, I wonder if we'd benefit from a main meta discussion about MathJax and preview height. It's hard to judge consensus from the small number of votes on that Mathematic... (more) |
— | 22 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293569 |
Post edited: Clarify only blocks introduce newlines |
— | 23 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293622 |
In case it helps narrow down the root cause: The body does show correctly in the [edit history](https://software.codidact.com/posts/293621/history) (also available by pressing "History" below the post). (more) |
— | 23 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293619 |
Post edited: Typo |
— | 23 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293619 |
I'd also like to see more of those basic formatting tags like `<sup>` and `<sub>` supported in comments. If no-one else gets to it in the meantime, I'll probably raise that as a separate feature request at some point. (more) |
— | 23 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293615 |
I'll join the discussion there if you choose to raise it, but my quick example of how I find code blocks useful in comments is for formatting advice. I could let someone know how to improve their post like this:
> Did you know you can add syntax highlighting to your code by putting the name of the... (more) |
— | 23 days ago |
| Comment | Post #293615 |
If you would like comments to be changed to prevent code blocks you could raise that as a separate feature request for the community to discuss. (more) |
— | 23 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293615 |
Post edited: Mention hovering or tapping to reveal the "Copy" button |
— | 23 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293615 | Initial revision | — | 23 days ago |
| Question | — |
Copy button for comment code blocks Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it saves me the time that would otherwise be required to select the code and copy it manually, and because i... (more) |
— | 23 days ago |
| Edit | Post #293614 | Initial revision | — | 23 days ago |
| Question | — |
Speeding up entry of 2FA codes with a numeric input field On a touchscreen device with an on-screen keyboard (such as a phone or tablet), the input field for a 2FA code brings up a keyboard of letters, requiring switching to numbers[^1] before typing in the 6 digit code: > 2FA input field with keyboard of letters If the input field was specifically a ... (more) |
— | 23 days ago |