Article Writing

Re: article writing/formatting: markdown for a collapsible section ?

12-Jan-22 1:54

At this time we do not have this functionality, I'm afraid.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Richard Deeming12-Jan-22 2:16

Richard Deeming

12-Jan-22 2:16

If you're editing the raw HTML, the <details> element[^] might work. (Assuming the editor doesn't remove it.) Smile | :)

HTML

<details>
<summary>A collapsible section</summary>
...
</details>

A collapsible section

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Re: article writing/formatting: markdown for a collapsible section ?

BillWoodruff12-Jan-22 4:44

BillWoodruff

12-Jan-22 4:44

cool ! thanks

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Problem with download link in article draft

Jo_vb.net10-Jan-22 22:41

Jo_vb.net

10-Jan-22 22:41

I have an article draft and uploaded a zip file and inserted link to article.

In Preview on link click I get always:
No download file specified?

What can I do?

Re: Problem with download link in article draft

Sean Ewington11-Jan-22 1:27

Re: Problem with download link in article draft

11-Jan-22 1:27

Unfortunately you won't be able to download the article in the preview, but once the article is live, you will.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Jo_vb.net11-Jan-22 1:30

Jo_vb.net

11-Jan-22 1:30

ok, good to know.

Thank you.

Too many tags. There is a limit of 8.

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA7-Jan-22 7:18

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

7-Jan-22 7:18

Hello, I get the message "Too many tags. There is a limit of 8." when I'm trying to update some old articles. Could you please tell me why? Thank you!

Sean Ewington7-Jan-22 7:24

7-Jan-22 7:24

Thanks very much for your message. Because we've changed the taxonomy on the site to being set by tags rather than by sections, we've tried to narrow the focus of the tags on each article. The message is meant to only allow article updates and new articles to have a maximum of eight tags. If you'd like help in narrowing the tags on your article please let me know and I'd be happy to help.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA7-Jan-22 7:29

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

7-Jan-22 7:29

Thanks for the quick reply! My articles are:
IntelliPort - An Alternative Windows Version to the Famous HyperTerminal[^]
IntelliTask - An Alternative Windows Version to the Famous Task Manager[^]

Sean Ewington7-Jan-22 11:28

7-Jan-22 11:28

I've edited the tags. Basically I took out the tags that were either already covered, not as valuable in terms of users finding your article, and didn't quite apply. If you'd like a tag by tag breakdown, I'd be happy to discuss.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA7-Jan-22 15:04

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

7-Jan-22 15:04

Thank you!

Sean Ewington10-Jun-22 0:49

table borders in my article

10-Jun-22 0:49

Please let me know when you are ready to publish and I will see if I get the error.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

raddevus1-Jan-22 7:10

1-Jan-22 7:10

Is there any way to add table borders and cell borders in a table in my article.
my current table looks like the following : https://i.stack.imgur.com/WXn6t.png[^]

I have looked at the table options and they are currently set like the following:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/FLuck.png[^]

I've also noticed that if I download the HTML and view it in a browser then I do see borders on table and columns:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/gANx6.png[^]

but, that's only if I remove the links to the other stylesheets.

Thanks for any help.

Sean Ewington1-Jan-22 8:03

1-Jan-22 8:03

We have a class just for tables. Inside just put <table class="ArticleTable"> and you'll be using the design used for all tables on CodeProject.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

raddevus1-Jan-22 10:06

1-Jan-22 10:06

I will try it out. Thanks for the response.

raddevus1-Jan-22 10:09

1-Jan-22 10:09

Sweet!!! I just added the class to the existing table in my article and now it looks great[^].

thanks again! Smile | :)

Greg Utas1-Jan-22 10:16

Greg Utas

1-Jan-22 10:16

Wow. Someone who actually documents arcane command line stuff!

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raddevus1-Jan-22 10:35

1-Jan-22 10:35

Greg Utas wrote:
arcane command line stuff

It is interesting to me that during my IT career -- started in 1991 -- that we:

1. used command line bec we were forced too, no real other choice
2. moved quickly toward GUI stuff -- as everyone thought it would make _everything_ easier / better
3. moved gradually back to command line more and more as we learned that it is far easier to reproduce consistently.

I think you've been in the IT game for quite some time too so you probably have the same experience. Smile | :)

Here's my big story about this:

Back around 2000 I was doing C# development (still am) and I had to develop a piece which would save data to Oracle database. I worked up the forms and the data schema.
I had to submit the data schema (3 or 4 tables) to the DB ADMIN.
He approved it and I sent him the DDL that he could run and create the tables. -- you know that is basically a command-line script Big Grin | :-D

He sent and email and let me know my tables were created.

I started working on my code and testing form to insert data in tables.
Got a strange crash and discovered that two different field's data types were incorrect. They were varchar and should've been int.
What?!
I checked my script and they were correct.
I walked over to DB ADMIN and inquired.

I said, "I'm not sure how those fields could've been changed since they are set in the DDL."
DB ADMIN said, "Oh, I don't run those scripts I just looked at them when I ran Toad (Oracle GUI tool[^] for DB work) and created the tables & fields by hand."
I sh** myself and walked out to clean up. Laugh | :laugh:

How can I post a sponsored article?

Greg Utas1-Jan-22 11:21

Greg Utas

1-Jan-22 11:21

I haven't done DB work but still found your story hilarious.

After I started to use GUIs as a user, I never wanted to see command line stuff again. Ever. When Apple Macs came out, we used them for everything but development, which was on terminals hosted by IBM mainframes. When Unix workstations replaced the terminals, I was not pleased. Eventually I got up to speed, by why this suffering? With GUIs, you just poke around and figure out how to do most things without even reading the documentation. It was the same with MS-DOS. Having used a Mac, I thought it was total crap.

Of course, the software that I develop only has a command line interface. Big Grin | :-D

The problem with GUIs is that they're platform specific and add even more boilerplate, which C++ already provides enough of.

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Jackson Jiang29-Dec-21 19:51

Jackson Jiang

29-Dec-21 19:51

I want to offer some content to CodeProject as sponsored articles, is there any way can help me? Or who I can contact for more specific information?

Re: How can I post a sponsored article?

Sean Ewington30-Dec-21 2:00

Re: How can I post a sponsored article?

30-Dec-21 2:00

I'd be happy to put you in contact with someone from our Sales Team. I'm forwarding them your information.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Jackson Jiang30-Dec-21 19:56

Jackson Jiang

30-Dec-21 19:56

Sure， please contact me as soon as possible.

Article needing a bit of help

Nelek24-Dec-21 2:08

Nelek

24-Dec-21 2:08

This[^] got approved, but there are some <span>'s and a couple of tags more in the snippets that shouldn't be there.

Could someone tidy it up a bit? Thanks

M.D.V.

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Re: Article needing a bit of help

Sean Ewington26-Dec-21 2:50