We Can't revert to html during edit of posts

[scherado]

I have a question but don't know where to place the question.

How can I get the html version of my posts while I'm editing? There is no html toggle.

[hypervalent_iodine]

There should be a source button on the top left. 

[StringJunky]

There's a code button to the left of the smiley icon.

[Strange]

 

4 hours ago, hypervalent_iodine said:

There should be a source button on the top left. 

I don't see that. (I have occasionally missed the "edit HTML" functionality.

3 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

There's a code button to the left of the smiley icon.

That is for inserting code (monospaced text) I think.

Yep:

for i in (1 to 10)
    print i
end

 

[StringJunky]

1 minute ago, Strange said:

 

I don't see that. (I have occasionally missed the "edit HTML" functionality.

That is for inserting code (monospaced text) I think.

Yep:

for i in (1 to 10)
    print i
end

 

Right.

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

Allowing users to edit HTML directly is a serious security risk, unfortunately, since you could easily embed all kinds of things in posts (like JavaScript with redirects to malware sites). Is there something specific you're trying to do that you can't do in the regular editor?

[Strange]

I'm sure it used to be possible to edit the markup (the tags like , etc.) in the previous version, if not the HTML (which I agree would be a Bad Idea).

[scherado]

16 hours ago, hypervalent_iodine said:

There should be a source button on the top left. 

I don't have a source button on top left.

[hypervalent_iodine]

31 minutes ago, scherado said:

I don't have a source button on top left.

 

Yes, my apologies. I have since realised that being able to edit in HTML is one of my admin super powers, so you won't have all of the buttons that I do. Is there any reason you need to? 

[scherado]

41 minutes ago, hypervalent_iodine said:

 

Yes, my apologies. I have since realised that being able to edit in HTML is one of my admin super powers, so you won't have all of the buttons that I do. Is there any reason you need to? 

Thanks.

If you look at my recent new thread, it is a victim of not being able to use the quote tag fully--I was forced to place the quoted text within the "code" feature.

Further, there is no "preview" function to ....preview what I'm attempting to format.

Edited September 27, 2017 by scherado

[Strange]

There is a preview button, although it is not obvious. It is the second from the far right (looks like a page with a magnifying glass).

Edited September 27, 2017 by Strange

[Carrock]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think what's wanted is the ability to edit bbcode, which shouldn't have security risks, rather than html.

[Strange]

25 minutes ago, Carrock said:

I'm not 100% sure, but I think what's wanted is the ability to edit bbcode, which shouldn't have security risks, rather than html.

Exactly. There are times I would have found it useful. But nothing insurmountable.

But if this isn't supported by the forum software, there isn't much the mods can do about it, I guess.

[hypervalent_iodine]

Cap'n will know more about this, but I'm pretty sure the ability to edit in BBcode is no longer supported as of the new upgrade. I have no idea why they decided to do this. 

[scherado]

11 hours ago, Carrock said:

I'm not 100% sure, but I think what's wanted is the ability to edit bbcode, which shouldn't have security risks, rather than html.

Yes, I made that mistake--I consider them the same for some reason; I should know better. In WordPress and DISQUS, the <> tags are used but the function is the same, and I know this site is bbcode. At any rate, I've been attempting to use the "quote" bbcode with results, witness the posts with "code" blocks containing paragraphs.

Thanks for your help!

Please feel free to change "HTML" in my title to bbcode, thanks.

Edited September 27, 2017 by scherado