The MSFN Forum Editor – Endless errors

[AstroSkipper]

Posts containing code blocks with real code can't be edited anymore, at least on Android devices. The font size can't be changed in already existing posts on Android devices (in mobile and desktop view). Adding MSFN links to posts is not possible in the default format. Inserting MSFN links suppresses the following lines. And so on.  Most errors have been around for a long time, whilst others reappear at regular intervals. The forum editor is quite simply a nightmare. 

Edited June 27 by AstroSkipper

[AstroSkipper]

It's no longer even possible to enter simple, harmless DOS code in the forum editor. Not in the text area, not as a code block, and not as a quote. No longer a forum for coders who want to post their code, or must.  

[jumper]

Chrome 103 on Chromebook tests:

Font size <edited> changes only work in large, rough increments. 

Pre-link text, link: https://msfn.org/board/topic/187837-the-msfn-forum-editor-–-endless-errors/ and some post-link text.

Batch file test:

echo off
echo This is a test...
echo Edit Successful!

 

C code test:

/* Sample C code */
/* *** Edited! *** */

#include <windows.h>
#include "extra.h"

void startup (void) {
  // some code here
  ExitProcess (0);
}

 

Auto-indentation can be disabled by selecting No Syntax Highlighting.

So far, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. Will try editing here and on Android phone next.... What Android browsers are you testing with?

Edit: no problems editing on Chromebook. Will try Android next.

 

Edited July 2 by jumper

[AstroSkipper]

@jumper Try the regular DOS command start with paramrter min and "" and cmd with slash c followed by ffplay -autoexit -vf subtitles=filename=\'"Adele - Easy On Me (Live at the NRJ Awards 2021).mp4"\' "Adele - Easy On Me (Live at the NRJ Awards 2021).mp4". I have to write this way as otherwise I get a 403 forbidden. 

Edited July 2 by AstroSkipper
Update of content

[jumper]

There is another topic about IPC-banned syntax and how to work around it.

And on Android, you do need a device with a screen wider than 800 pixels or the inline editor won't display all edit buttons. (There used to always be a button to open a full-featured editor, but that is long gone.)

Edit tests:

start min ""

cmd /c ffplay -autoexit -vf subtitles=filename=\'"Adele - Easy On Me (Live at the NRJ Awards 2021).mp4"\' "Adele - Easy On Me (Live at the NRJ Awards 2021).mp4"

 

Edited July 3 by jumper

[AstroSkipper]

5 minutes ago, jumper said:

There is another topic about IPC-banned syntax and how to work around it.

And on Android, you do need a device with a screen wider than 800 pixels or the inline editor won't display all edit buttons. (There used to always be a button to open a full-featured editor, but that is long gone.)

Thanks but I am not interested in workarounds. Either the forum editor is able to process code syntax in the dedicated code block or it is simply unusuable and crap.