Is it true that code tags now "know" what forum they're in? Because I was only posting one line of code so I didn't use the =Java tag in the Java forum, yet it got posted with the Java code tags instead of the regular code tags. If that is true, it's definitely cool because now new members won't be able to post with the other tags. But maybe I'm just going crazy.
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Jump to PostJust use [code=text]...
It preserves your formatting and uses a terminal font:
col1 col2 col3 --------------- ------------------------------ ---- abc def xyz (1 row(s) affected)
Jump to PostYes however I use to use code tags with no syntax a lot for non-code text and now old posts like the many I've posted are highlighted in code when they are just important text. There are ways around it but as good as this new feature is for new …
Jump to Post>However, using code tags for something outside of code to achieve
>a visual effect as a result of the current way code tags happen to be
>handled cannot ever be guaranteed in the future.
Translation: "Bite me. You didn't use tags for the narrow purpose they were designed, so you …
Jump to Postbut it's not feasable to expect 100% backwards compatibility for features that were knowingly not being used as they were meant to be and I never endorsed or told anyone was a viable alternative to what they were trying to do. Otherwise, where would it end?
Suppose there's a …
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Very good point about the retroactive changes. This is the second or third time I've watched beautiful posts turned to crap after an "upgrade". A lesson I'm beginnning to take from this is not to use any tags.
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great idea
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