Standard way of telling people about CODE tags?

Meson · 08-02-2009, 06:44 PM

I have a hard time explaining CODE tags sometimes because I need to do stuff like <CODE> but with [ instead of <, etc. Is there just a thread somewhere that I can link to, a simple CODE tag howto? Or is there a way I can display the tag (I've tried things like \[CODE])

GlennsPref · 08-02-2009, 07:14 PM

Hi, you should be able to explain your case by turning off BB code, and smilies etc.

see below, you can change the config for the post by using the advanced editing display.

Just for that post, I think!

hope this helps.

regards Glenn

Meson · 08-02-2009, 07:41 PM

Oh, good point, I guess I never noticed because I turned off the formatting controls.

GlennsPref · 08-02-2009, 08:29 PM

Just been checking the pages here at LQ....

ref. How_to_Create_design_a_LinuxAnswer

Quote:

Some ideas for the body and construction

In the body it is likely you will come across at least 1 point where you will describe a command. The use of the BB/VB codes can be appropriate for such an occasion. These codes can be found in the FAQ of the site, or
some common ones include:
* [ b ] [ /b ] for bolding
* [ i ] [ /i ] for italics
* [ code ] [ /code ] For presenting the lines in the same order/line and tabbing that would be presented on the users screen, such as a set of commands in a terminal (this will be very benificial for presenting lines of output as well)
* [ quote ] [ /quote ] for presenting quotes, you can give credit where credit is due this way, as well as break out a point of a paragraph to show importance where bold might not be enough.

All of the above examples have spaces between the brackets and the first character of the code, this is to show you the code without actually using it, as it would be parsed accordingly if I didn't space it. You will of course remove the spaces in your own articles so the coding will be used properly. See the FAQ mentioned above for more info on BB/VB code.

the point being....

All of the above examples have spaces between the brackets and the first character of the code, this is to show you the code without actually using it...

Maybe you/we could use that to guide others with an explanation about the space.

cheers, Glenn

Meson · 08-02-2009, 08:31 PM

I think I'll just put a link to that in my signature and point people to the link when necessary.

archtoad6 · 08-03-2009, 06:50 AM

2 things, I hope both are helpful:

1st, there is a better link to BB code info.:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi....php?do=bbcode
(It can be found at the bottom of every?/most? page(s) on LQ in the "Posting Rules" box)

2nd, try the [noparse] / [/noparse] tags. (If you want a chuckle look at the source for the last sentence; better yet, encode it in a post.

)

GlennsPref · 08-03-2009, 09:26 AM

Excellent link.

jeremy · 08-03-2009, 09:40 AM

As archtoad6 pointed out, the noparse tag should do what you're looking for:

[code]foo[/code]

--jeremy