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[-] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Unsolicited formatting help

If you want to see the arrows and not format as a quote throw some backslashes in front of the ~~less~~ greater than signs.

\> Typing this

> Gets this

Otherwise, if you want to get rid of the gaps between the quote lines then put ~~less~~ greater than signs on the empty lines.

> Typing
>
> this

Gets

this

Edit: I had to fix some wonky formatting, lol

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Unsolicited naming advice

Less Than points to the left < (shape of an L), while Greater Than points to the right > (I got nothing other than it’s not an L).

I believe it’s because we read from left to right, so the prominent number is on the left (I.e., 8 is less than 10 = 8 < 10).

Anyways, great advice! Carry on!

😊

[-] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

You are right! The funny thing is I was trying to think of it that way and got it backwards anyway. Not enough mental RAM left after work for that kind of thing, apparently.

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

```
Shoot, there’s another way that involves turning the entire comment into plaintext code but I can’t remember the method.
```

Edit: I membered
[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

> thank you

> for your service

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

i believe if you do a double space at the end of each line it also stops automatic word wraping. Cute little trick. IDK why it works that way, it's kind of stupid, but whatever.

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