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eskbanker
eskbanker Posts: 36,931 Forumite
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edited 12 January 2022 at 5:09PM in Site feedback and Forum Help
I've noticed from a couple of posts today that if a word is italicised then the forum software seems to insert an uneditable line feed for no apparent reason, is this just me?

Edit: added a comment about the same happening with bolding but editing seemed to fix the original issue!
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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Is this Line Break Dancing ???
  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,741 Forumite
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    I noticed the same thing after a member call-out too, @esbanker!  Not sure if it will work here . . 
  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,741 Forumite
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    Yes it will.
  • Jenni_D
    Jenni_D Posts: 5,424 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2022 at 1:42PM
    I observe the same issues and was going to create a post about this, but then saw this thread.

    I find that hitting Enter at the end of the line is a workaround against this "foible". :) It even works for a user name callout, like if @coffeehound is mentioned.

    Jenni x
  • Jenni_D
    Jenni_D Posts: 5,424 Forumite
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    Is MSE aware of this @MSE_James? (Tagged you as you seem to have responded in this board most recently). :)

    Jenni x
  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,653 Community Admin
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    Yes we've spotted this thread - thank you all for your reports. We were aware of the odd behaviour when @-mentioning a username, but the line breaks when formatting text are a new one. 

    It's on my list to delve in to and make sure it's reported and raised with our suppliers if necessary.

    I'll post back here when there's any update.
    Official MSE Forum Team member.
    Please report all problem posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • Just to add that I'm certainly experiencing this after putting text in bold. 

    Seems to be more noticeable when editing - but maybe that's just because I'm more likely to put stuff in bold or italics when editing.

    It's very annoying!
  • Jenni_D
    Jenni_D Posts: 5,424 Forumite
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    edited 2 February 2022 at 1:02PM
    It is annoying ... but I've got into the habit of hitting Enter right at the end of my post (whether I've used formatting or not) - this resolves the foible. :) 

    Edit: and I go and prove myself wrong by NOT hitting Enter on this post 🤣

    Jenni x
  • binao
    binao Posts: 666 Forumite
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    edited 24 February 2022 at 5:10PM
    The list increases.

    Email alerts for threads I have  not book marked.

    Name tagging, MSE James became MSE Martin top hint.

    Problems selecting text.

    Line breaks.

    TIA. Thanks in advance. 
  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,653 Community Admin
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    We believe this issue is now resolved - thank you again for your reports and your patience.

    Please let us know if you see any recurrence of the problem.
    Official MSE Forum Team member.
    Please report all problem posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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