Hi,
I would like to insert [b], [i] and other tags in my article, because I'm writing a little help for new users, in BBCode. Is there a way to do this?

Because if I use [b]hello[/b] it will display hello.

Thanks

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naudefj’s picture

naudefj commented

I guess we can always add a [notag]...[/notag] tag. Do you know of a better way to do this?

naudefj’s picture

naudefj commented

We can always replace square brackets in [notag] with the following HTML Character Codes:
&91; Left square bracket
&93; Right square bracket

Julien PHAM’s picture

Julien PHAM commented

Perhaps we can add a regexp at the end of the filter to replace :

\[ by [
and \] by ]

This will work as escape keys in html.

For now I have replaced { by [, but the problem is that then I'm unable to write { if I so desire.

And as this regexp will be at the end of the filter, it will not be interpreted, and so bbcode tags will be printed as it is...

But I'm unsure if replacing all \[ by [ will not cause other problems.

The problem with [notag] is that is is a bit harsh to write a bbcode help using this system.
Example : if I would like to display :

You can use [b]old to ...

with [notag] I have to do : [b][notag][b][/notag]old[/b], and so if in a single sentence I have many such things to do, it is a bit long to write ;)

Julien PHAM’s picture

Julien PHAM commented

Correction, I have to do :
[b][notag][b][/notag][/b]old

john.money’s picture

john.money commented

Personally I wouldn't write the help with the BBCode filter... just use HTML and they'll never know the difference. ;)

naudefj’s picture

naudefj commented
Assigned: Unassigned » naudefj
Status: Active » Fixed

[notag]...[/notag] implemented.

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)