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Defect #1334

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Wiki formatting character *_ and _*

Added by James Byrne almost 16 years ago. Updated about 14 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Wiki
Target version:
Start date:
2008-05-30
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected version:

Description

The wiki formatter enforces a non-obvious dependency on strong '*' and emphasis '_' tags. Specifically, emphasis tag characters must be contained within strong tag characters. Thus This Text is Bold Italic; but This text has '' Italicized as Well* .

Making this worse is that Redmine 0.7, when importing from Trac (which uses various numbers of ' to accomplish the same thing), substitutes "_*text*_" for " '''''text''''' " when the equivalent in Redmine should be text. Lastly, Redmine does not properly parse text formatting that is enclosed in any adjacent characters without a whitespace separator: (This is Not Formatted) ( but this is ).

I suggest that the dependency be removed and that '_*x*_' display the same as '*_x_*'. I have mixed feelings about whether or not formatting tags should require whitespace separation from surrounding text.

Finally, I cannot get a preview of this submission, all I see is a frame with the word Preview in the upper left corner; much like a html fieldset legend with empty contents.


Related issues

Related to Redmine - Defect #3089: Text formatting sometimes breaks when combinedClosed2009-04-01

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Actions #1

Updated by James Byrne almost 16 years ago

Actually, what the Trac import routine does is output this:

'''''text''''' becomes text

Actions #2

Updated by James Byrne almost 16 years ago

Let me try that again.

'''''text''''' becomes '_*text_*'

Actions #3

Updated by Jean-Philippe Lang over 15 years ago

  • Target version deleted (0.8)
Actions #4

Updated by Joscha Drechsler about 15 years ago

The parser also produces erroneous output when using parenthesis:
'_one_' and '_two_' becomes one and two as it is supposed to.
but when you parenthise 'one' and 'two', what happens is:
'_(one)_' and '_(two)_' becomes (one) and (two) which is obviously not what it should look like.
and this happens also for bold string: '*one*' and '*two*' becomes (one) and (two)

Actions #5

Updated by Jean-Philippe Lang about 14 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed
  • Target version set to 1.0.0 (RC)
  • Resolution set to Fixed

First part fixed in r3561. Last part in r3563.

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