Re: Don't worry about previewing <readmore> tags.

Is there a good reason that Preview doesn't just show the <readmore> tags in their collapsed form?

I haven't had occasion to use <readmore> tags yet, but I would have expected the Preview button to show me my message exactly as it would appear after I created it.

Isn't that what a preview feature is all about?

Linda (wondering if she's missing something)

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Re: Re: Don't worry about previewing <readmore> tags. by ambrus (Abbot) on Mar 05, 2004 at 14:42 UTC
No, that's a bad thought. The preview must show the contents inside the readmores, so that you can see (preview) whatever is inside them. Also, if you load the node, it will appear with the readmores expanded: it's only when you see it as a reply or in a section when the insides of them are not shown.	[reply]
Re: Re: Don't worry about previewing <readmore> tags. by Theo (Priest) on Mar 05, 2004 at 15:18 UTC
Perhaps for preview mode, the <readmore> tag could render the enclosed text in italics to show that it is having an effect. (I would prefer color, actually, but that might be lost in somemonks custom CSS.) Update: Had I read the whole section first, I would have seen that grinder had the same idea, but with a better implementation. >sigh< -Theo- (so many nodes and so little time ... )	[reply]