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I've been on HN for years and I still can't figure out how to format text as a quote I don't think there is a way comparable to markdown, since the formatting
by jonahx 5y ago
I've been on HN for years and I still can't figure out how to format text as a quote
I don't think there is a way comparable to markdown, since the formatting options are limited: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
So your options are literal quotes, "code" formatting like you've done, italics like I've done, or the '>' convention, but that doesn't actually apply formatting. Would be nice if it were added.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoAnd the "code" formatting for quotes is generally a bad choice because people read on a variety of screen sizes, and "code" formatting can screw that up (try reading the quote with a really narrow window).
- andybak 5y agoI couldn't get any of the others work and I lost patience. I really do disline using Markdown variants as they never behave the same and "being surprised" is not really what I want when trying to post a comment.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoConvention is to quote like this: > This is my quote. It's much better than using a code block for your readers.
- warning26 5y ago> or the '>' convention, but that doesn't actually apply formatting Personally, I prefer to combine the '>' convention with italics. Still, I'd agree that proper quote formatting would be a welcome improvement.
- ibejoeb 5y agoIf you're interested, the HNES extension formats it https://github.com/etcet/HNES https://github.com/etcet/HNES