I know a new editor is in the works, but presumably the underlying markdown will be the same, and its interpolation will stay the same, so… In triple-backtick (```) code blocks, I’ve noticed that some formatting is improperly applied. Here’s a screenshot from me fixing a user’s post. This is the be…

Hi @ganncamp . What is the value of the “Default code lang” site setting on that forum?

The auto lang for this particular code block is detecting the language as markdown, that’s why: (lang=auto; my incomplete snippet is detected as ruby) sonar-scanner … etc etc include=src/**,apps/**,include/**,gui/** -Dsonar=true… (lang=markdown) sonar-scanner … etc etc include=src/**,apps/**,inc…

But why would formatting ever be applied in a code block?

It’s just syntax highlighting your code, but with the wrong language after HighlightJS “auto-detected” it. Notice the same doesn’t happen here on Meta unless you explicitly start your code block with ```auto, because we have “Default code lang” set as text.

Formatage inattendu dans les blocs de code à triple-tick

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ganncamp (G Ann Campbell) Mars 6, 2025, 4:19 3

C’est auto

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Formatage inattendu dans les blocs de code à triple-tick

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