Thanks Tom. The <nowiki> tag solved the problem. I was aware of <pre> and <code> tags, but they required changes to fonts size. The <nowiki> handles my specific issues.
Regards, John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Cloyd Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:53 PM To: Instiki-users Subject: Re: [Instiki] Can't prevent formatting of text John, I've had this problem, and its solution is NOT documented at the Instiki wiki, I believe. You do not say exactly how you're trying to prevent the formatting, and knowing that would be helpful. I've always solved the problem by trying each of these tags: <pre> <code> <nowiki>. They cause different formatted responses, of course (would you can change to a degree with some CSS fiddling (except <nowiki> can't be affected by that, I believe). Sometimes one will work where the others will not. But the big secret seems to be to split up the tagging. As I recall, something like this <code>C++</code> won't work, but something like this will: <code>C</code><code>++</code>. You have to approach it empirically. To me, the logic behind this is a bit opaque. Tom C. On Tue, 16 May 2006 17:23:06 -0700, John Patoskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I prevent formatting of text? I can't seem to escape + and ~ > characters. > > Sample Text: "You use a C++ compiler to compile C++ code." > > This causes everything after the initial C++ to be underlined up to the > next C++. > > Sample Text: "change to your home directory ~/ or change into your ~/tmp > directory" > > This causes everything between the ~ to be subscripted. > > I thought you could escape it with "\" in front of them, but that isn't > working. > > Suggestions? I searched faqs, archives, and guides without finding an > answer. > > Regards, > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Instiki-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/instiki-users -- ================================================ Tom Cloyd, MS MA, LMHC Private practice Psychotherapist Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: (360) 920-1226 << TC.BestMindHealth.com / BestMindHealth.com >> << [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ================================================ _______________________________________________ Instiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/instiki-users _______________________________________________ Instiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/instiki-users
