in reply to create link from my image

Why did you post such an unreadable mess? Did you not notice in the Preview that you didn't know how to format code or even paragraphs, and try correcting it?

Sorry for admonishing you in public, but you didn't Log In so you are Anonymous.

I for one really wonder about the programming ability of anyone who doesn't notice the sentences right after the message submission blank, or notice what's going on in the Preview. Like, maybe you treat documentation and warnings the same way…

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Re^2: create link from my image
by Anonymous Monk on May 07, 2011 at 09:53 UTC
    of anyone who doesn't notice the sentences right after the message submission blank

    Hi, different Anonymous here :)

    FWIW, they're real easy to miss, and the bolded text only appears after a form; after you hit preview it disappears.

    Here is how i would change

    current
    Title: [Re^2: create link from my image]
    Your "PerlMonks-approved HTML"-formatted text:
    You can use these tags: <p> — for text; <code> — for code

     

     

     

    [preview] [create]

     

    better
    Title: [Re^2: create link from my image]
    Use <p> text here </p> and <code> code here </code>
    to format your question, its "PerlMonks-approved HTML":

     

     

     

    [preview] [create]
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      That's what I'm trying to introduce too. I have the Javascript formatting toolbar for perlmonks enabled on my own account. It's hard to miss for a newbie because it's just above the textarea, yet it isn't too obtrusive. The gods don't like it much, so it's not the default though.

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        The gods don't like it much, so it's not the default though.

        Maybe if it actually did something to help someone format a post instead of just alerting :)

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      True. But even if you didn't notice it, you might hunt around for instructions after seeing the preview.
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        That is a valid point, but it could be even easier to detect when no code/p tags were used, and refuse to create the node :) or force an extra preview :)
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