Questions tagged [tables]
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The Stacks Editor leads to users posting table-only answers
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I have previously noted this as a reponse but here it is a separate question.
Since the Stacks Editor was released to all new answerers we have ...
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A table with numbers and names trigger "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code." [duplicate]
I tried posting an algorithm question containing no code what so ever, but with some tables to illustrate the problem. The tables looked like this:
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Abel
Alex
Amir
Aria
Axel
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Error message "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code." on table with empty cells
I want to post a question but there is no code!
I always get this error message and can't post it.
Finally I marked all text as code but this did not solve the problem.
Question:
MySQL Find ...
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Table containing array/list errors as "code that is not properly formatted as code"
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The following table fails formatting checks when I attempt to include it in a Stack Overflow answer. I am not sure how to format this table to avoid an error from Stack Overflow.
Expected ...
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Question Preview does not match how the question looks on site when asked [duplicate]
This is with regards to this specific question.
On site it looks like this -
But in the edit preview it looks like this -
There is a distinct mismatch between what is shown as a preview and what is ...
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Markdown table works in preview but not when I post the content [duplicate]
I wrote a question using a Markdown table without an empty line between the previous paragraph and the table. It showed correctly in the preview and when I clicked "Review your question", ...
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Broken table in "Ask like a human: Implementing semantic search on Stack Overflow" blog post
In the blog post titled Ask like a human: Implementing semantic search on Stack Overflow, there is ... this:
Not sure what that was intended to be, but that's not easy to read. Can that be cleaned up ...
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"Code not properly formatted as code" when attempting to blockquote a table
In a recent answer, I was attempting to cite a specific line in a table from the official documentation. Due to its formatting, I thought it would be better to format the quoted section as a table. ...
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Stack Overflow will not allow me to post this table (code not formatted as code error) [duplicate]
When I post the following table into an answer on Stack Overflow, it gives me the "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code. " error.
I was able to circumvent ...
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Add Table Generator link as part of the help for writing question/answer for creating tables using markdown
I found Table Generator a very helpful tool for generating tables in markdown format. Stack Overflow Help for tables provides some links, but none of them help the user for generating the table. Doing ...
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Table rendering currently broken in Stack Overflow previews
Currently, when I add a table to a question or answer in Stack Overflow, it is not being rendered properly in previews. It appears to currently work on other sites in the Stack Exchange network, as ...
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When to use code-formatted tables or Markdown-formatted tables
Given a code-formatted table:
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| id | name |
+------+------+
| 1 | Paul |
| 2 | Nash |
| 3 | Anne |
| 4 | Lily |
+------+------+
and its corresponding Markdown-formatted ...
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Table shows well on editing window but turns into text when posted [duplicate]
I just wrote a post over here about SQL (yes, it is a basic question - I know very little about SQL). And while the preview/editing screen correctly shows the table, it disappears when actually ...
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Table formatted correctly in preview, but not when question is posted [duplicate]
There appears to be a slight inconsistency in the rendering of tables in Markdown. If a table isn't preceded by an empty line, then the table is rendered properly in the draft editor, but not when the ...
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Embedded table is not showing correctly in question [duplicate]
I am trying to added a couple of embedded tables in this question using Stack Overflow's suggested format.
When I or another user open the edit window, the table presents correctly in the question ...
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