I would actually suggest you use POSTman chrome extension
<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en>,
which makes testing API much easier than using format=jsonfm.

On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 3:24 AM, Betacommand <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Im not sure who you polled, but the red/blue disaster that that is the
> current format is about 100x harder for me to read than the old version. If
> reverting isnt an option can we get something like jsontxt added where we
> can get the un-prettifed version? Adding coloring may help for some users,
> but for many you will find it problematic. Basic Pretty-Print JSON makes
> for a simple rendering of information. when you end up with strings one
> color numeric values a second, add in a blue background, the result feels
> like a bad acid trip.
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Chad <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri Dec 12 2014 at 3:42:22 PM John <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> why cant I get a simple pretty print version of the json format via the
>>> new API?
>>>
>>> With the old API (example:
>>> http://gameshub.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges&format=jsonfm
>>> ) you got a basic text output. Nice clean and simple.
>>>
>>> With the recent API rewrite, someone decided to really screw with the
>>> look. Now you get a color coded, HTML rich, text on a Blue background
>>> (Example:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges&format=jsonfm
>>> ). Where did the basic simple clean output go? and how do I get it back?
>>>
>>>
>> You can't. The pretty one is so humans can read it better.
>>
>> Or maybe you can disable CSS.
>>
>> -Chad
>>
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