Questions tagged [formatting]
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Please do not use code blocks formatting for text that is not code
Formatting dedicated for code blocks should be used exclusively for code and things like compiler options. It is not an alternative version of blockquote formatting; using it as such throws off the ...
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Should we start using the normal MathJax chemistry notation for chemicals? e.g. \require{mhchem}\ce{H_2O} for H₂O
According to @orthocresol's answer to Chemistry equation \ce modifier works in a non chem. SE site's posts, but not in search results. Should we consider it "working" and start using it? any ...
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What are ways that we can show 3D orbits and other 3D things in posts?
I probably spent half a day figuring out how to make each of the GIFs shown below. It was gratifying as is all of my procrastinatory behavior here in Stack Exchange, but the reason it was done like ...
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Formatting chemical formulae
In this answer I tried to improve the formatting of chemical formulae using the method I learned from Chemistry SE, but it backfired (and yes, that's especially bad in space exploration). Without ...
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Does a sandbox page exist?
I am eager to try some some types of formatting, like in-line code, image customization, HTML support and a lot of other things to improve my posts. Does Stack Exchange have a sandbox page where I can ...
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Rescaling a picture when editing a post
Is there any simple way of changing the dimensions of a picture when adding it to a post? (Other than downloading and change it in an editor.)
Sometimes the default size of the image I find is not ...
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Adding a scratch pad for previewing formatting (e.g. TEX)
Not sure this is the right place for asking, this feature may be extended to other SE sites.
Is it possible to set up some page, where users could try some formatting before posting?
This page would ...
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