Dreamwidth post formatting

[sonia]

This "Disable Auto-Formatting" box at the top of posts is new, right? So frustrating that it's checked by default and turns my posts into one big lump of text.

Comments

[redbird]

It's not new, but the FAQ (dated 2013) says auto-formatting is off by default. Auto-formatting is still off when I start a new entry in my own journal, I just checked.

My guess is that you've hit some kind of new bug, and should file a support request.

[sonia]

Thanks for checking on your journal, and for the suggestion to file a request. It's here, although my past experience is that it takes months or years to hear back.

[thistleingrey]

I don't see that check box at all on the beta version of the Create Entries page.

[sonia]

Thanks for looking. How do I get to the beta version? I admit to being a creature of habit and liking the current version just fine, but maybe it's time for a change.

[redbird]

You can turn it on, or off, here: https://www.dreamwidth.org/beta

I've been using the beta version long enough that I forgot I'd turned it on. So the behavior I described in my first comment is for the beta version.

[sonia]

Thanks! I turned it on, and it does restore the expected behavior with newlines. We'll see if I get a reply about fixing the old one.

[silveradept]

How odd. I'm not opted into any betas, and the checkbox is disabled for me when I go to create a new post.

[sonia]

Thanks for looking. It was always off for me too. I'm not sure what changed. :-(

On the positive side, the beta post page is a lot easier to use on mobile.

[silveradept]

I don't know what's switched. Eventually we're all going to be on what is now the beta anyway, so getting used to it is a good idea.

[azurelunatic]

It's a "sticky-ticky", and will (if working correctly) respect the last setting that you used when submitting an entry on the Create entry (rather than Edit) page. So editing to fix it won't fix it the next time you encounter it, but if you remember to un-tick it the next time you post an entry, it should stay un-ticked unless something terrible happens to your cookies. (I think it's a cookies.)

[sonia]

Thanks, that did end up working! (And I got a similar answer to my support request.)