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Off-topic: (foo)[url] syntax only works on reddit, on HN I usually put something like this [1] 1. url
by andreyf 14y ago
Off-topic: (foo)[url] syntax only works on reddit, on HN I usually put something like this [1]
1. url
- Semaphor 14y agoIt's markdown, a few more sites use that syntax. HN uses formatdoc which is a very small subset of markdown.
- gknoy 14y agoThank you! I've been wondering how people do italics and the like. Your post helped me find an HN comment [1] which discussed the Arc source code for highlighting. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=606843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=606843 2: http://arcfn.com/doc/app.html#markdown http://arcfn.com/doc/app.html#markdown
- Semaphor 14y agoNo problem, not sure if it's linked somewhere but there is this: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc