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{{fmt/title|Using HTML in TootCat}}
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The Glitch Edition of Mastodon (MGE) supports enhanced formatting of your posts by use of Markdown and HTML.
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==FAQ==
 
* '''Q: How do I enable HTML in my posts?'''
 
* '''Q: How do I enable HTML in my posts?'''
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** '''A:''' In the web UI, under the edit box between the post-privacy globe icon and the CW icon there should be an icon to let you choose which type of markup to use. Select "Markdown" or "HTML".
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** '''A:''' See [[/enabling|enabling HTML editing]]
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*** There's also a user-option to set the default type.
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* '''Q: What HTML and Markdown can I use in my posts?'''
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** '''A:''' See {{l/sub|formatting}}.
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In this screenshot, the markup-type is shown as a down-arrow icon because I've selected "Markdown", which also allows HTML:
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==Support==
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Note that some clients don't display text-formatting properly. Known issues as of 2023-05-28:
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[[File:2023-05-28 at 10-42-24 Toot.Cat.screen.post editing area.png]]
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* Metatext: no bold/italic
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* Tooot: no bold/italic
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If that icon does not appear, you can enable it in the UI settings dialog (click the gears-icon at the top of the left column) -- check the "show content choice" checkbox:
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* Trunk Mastodon: only links work; lists may get condensed to a single paragraph
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[[File:2023-05-28 at 13-17-29.screen.TC settings dialog.show markup type.png]]
 
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The default markup type can be set in [https://toot.cat/settings/preferences/other preferences/other]:
 
  
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[[File:Screenshot 2023-05-28 at 11-12-57 Preferences - Toot.Cat.screen.markup options.png]]
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All of them render links properly, but some may insert "safety text" to warn you when the link text does not match the domain being linked (I think the assumption is that all links are auto-linked URLs, which is probably true with Trunk Mastodon). MGE does insert this text by default, but you can turn it off in the UI options dialog.

Latest revision as of 18:04, 28 May 2023

Using HTML in TootCat

The Glitch Edition of Mastodon (MGE) supports enhanced formatting of your posts by use of Markdown and HTML.

FAQ

Support

Note that some clients don't display text-formatting properly. Known issues as of 2023-05-28:

  • Metatext: no bold/italic
  • Tooot: no bold/italic
  • Trunk Mastodon: only links work; lists may get condensed to a single paragraph

All of them render links properly, but some may insert "safety text" to warn you when the link text does not match the domain being linked (I think the assumption is that all links are auto-linked URLs, which is probably true with Trunk Mastodon). MGE does insert this text by default, but you can turn it off in the UI options dialog.

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