HN Formatting Options(news.ycombinator.com)
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HN Formatting Options
https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
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> hard to read on mobile (horizontal scrollbars
Ironically, this very post (https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc) does just that!
Also, if you notice my quote at the start here is a little out of whack it’s cause text select for the actual comment seems to be broken on my phone. Another niggling accessibility issue ...
Ironically, this very post (https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc) does just that!
Also, if you notice my quote at the start here is a little out of whack it’s cause text select for the actual comment seems to be broken on my phone. Another niggling accessibility issue ...
My preferred quoting method on HN is to prefix with > and italicize:
> I like HN's minimalistic design, but that's one thing I wish was improved (e.g. by providing a different way to quote things).
> I like HN's minimalistic design, but that's one thing I wish was improved (e.g. by providing a different way to quote things).
I know to many this will seem like a pointless, redundant post but having gotten used to Markdown, I find myself having to DDG this page every so often to see what formatting options are actually supported. Surely I'm not the only one?
Anyway... maybe the mods/admins can add a link to it on the submission page? currently AFAIK, the only way to find it is to use a search engine or browse the FAQ page.
Anyway... maybe the mods/admins can add a link to it on the submission page? currently AFAIK, the only way to find it is to use a search engine or browse the FAQ page.
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This is constantly being (mis-)used for quotes. Verbatim is really hard to read on mobile (due to horizontal scrollbars) , so other people usually repost the quote as an umformatted answer to the original post. I like HN's minimalistic design, but that's one thing I wish was improved (e.g. by providing a different way to quote things).