Article Writing Discussion Boards

Greg Utas29-Sep-21 14:38

29-Sep-21 14:38

Moderators constantly review Articles that should be Tips/Tricks (modest little pieces of code, sometimes with much to be modest about) or Projects ("this repository is the cat's ass and does <cursory description> <link>").

If the page where you land after clicking the home page's "POST AN ARTICLE[^]" was beefed up to explain what is expected in this regard, a lot of wasted time might be saved.

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Re: Not an Article!

Nelek29-Sep-21 21:21

Nelek

29-Sep-21 21:21

Article is the default... if it weren't, it probably would reduce the amount too.

Either empty option and forcing the selection of one, or directly Tip/Trick as default and forcing the active selection of "article". This way no poster could say: "I didn't see/know it"

Maybe post it in the B&S Forum?

M.D.V.

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Re: Not an Article!

Richard MacCutchan29-Sep-21 23:02

Richard MacCutchan

29-Sep-21 23:02

Yes, like the popup in QA that tells people not to post their homework. These warnings are like speed limit signs, only of interest to people who are interested.

Re: Not an Article!

Richard Deeming29-Sep-21 23:46

Richard Deeming

29-Sep-21 23:46

On the other hand, it's easier to punish people for breaking the speed limit when they've ignored a sign than it would be if there was no sign. Smile | :)

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Re: Not an Article!

Chris Maunder1-Oct-21 12:10

Chris Maunder

1-Oct-21 12:10

This is why we have the moderation queue.

I'm sorry to say that no one reads instructions. This is a moderation problem, I'm sorry to say, not a signage issue.

cheers
Chris Maunder

Article Fonts (fixed width, code, etc.)?

David Deley20-Sep-21 12:42

David Deley

20-Sep-21 12:42

For articles I know if I have code I can place it inline via <code>some code</code> or for several lines of code I can enclose in <pre><code>several lines of code</code></pre>

How about if I want to inline a fixed with font, say for a filename? Can I use the <tt> tag? Or what should I use?

Is there a list of font formats I can use in articles?

Re: Article Fonts (fixed width, code, etc.)?

Nelek20-Sep-21 21:22

Nelek

20-Sep-21 21:22

For several lines code you are wrong, it should be <pre lang = "xxx"> several lines of code </pre>

For more information about formatting, please read:
Using the Article Editor (without losing your hair in handfuls)[^]
Article Formatting tips for CodeProject[^]
Formatting Code in Tips and Tricks[^]

M.D.V.

Re: Article Fonts (fixed width, code, etc.)?

Sean Ewington21-Sep-21 1:43

Sean Ewington

21-Sep-21 1:43

For filenames you want to use <em>

You can see a list of our formatting guidelines here:
CodeProject Article FAQ - Part 2: How to Post an Article on CodeProject [^]

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Code Line Numbers? Colorized Code?

David Deley13-Sep-21 10:55

David Deley

13-Sep-21 10:55

Is there a way to post code with line numbers?
Is there a way to colorize code (the way Visual Studio colorizes code)?

Re: Code Line Numbers? Colorized Code?

Sean Ewington13-Sep-21 11:07

Sean Ewington

13-Sep-21 11:07

Unfortunately the only way to do line numbers is either to already have them in your code and put the <pre> block around it, or to add the line numbers manually. As for colorizing the code, you certainly can. There are a couple of ways to do it, one is to add the language tag in the code, the other is the use the dropdown to add it:
CodeProject Article FAQ - Part 2: How to Post an Article on CodeProject [^]

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Re: Code Line Numbers? Colorized Code?

Richard Deeming13-Sep-21 22:42

Richard Deeming

13-Sep-21 22:42

Can't you just add linecount="on" to the <pre> like you can in the forums and QA?

<pre lang="Plain" linecount="on">
Line 1
Line 2
Etc.
</pre>

Plain

  1  Line 1
  2  Line 2
  3  Etc.

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- Homer

Regarding licenses of individual files

Member 153422108-Sep-21 5:30

Member 15342210

8-Sep-21 5:30

Hi,

Some articles have CPOL mentioned on top and bottom description.

But individual files in the source code have different license texts.
For example:

// Written by Chris Maunder (chris@codeproject.com)
  4  // Copyright 1998-2005.
  5  //
  6  // TextProgressCtrl is a drop-in replacement for the standard
  7  // CProgressCtrl that displays text in a progress control.
  8  //
  9  // Homepage: http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/text_progressctrl.asp
 10  //
 11  // This code may be used in compiled form in any way you desire. This
 12  // file may be redistributed by any means PROVIDING it is not sold for
 13  // profit without the author's written consent, and providing that this
 14  // notice and the author's name is included. If the source code in
 15  // this file is used in any commercial application then an email to
 16  // me would be nice.
 17  //
 18  // This file is provided "as is" with no expressed or implied warranty.
 19  // The author accepts no liability if it causes any damage to your
 20  // computer or anything else vaguely within its vicinity.
 21  //
 22  // Expect bugs.
 23  //
 24  // Please use and enjoy. Please let me know of any bugs/mods/improvements
 25  // that you have found/implemented and I will fix/incorporate them into this
 26  // file.

My question is when an author posts his code on Code Project, does his license override CPOL or the license statement in the individual file stands for the particular file and CPOL is for the files with no explicit license?

Answering questions with truthful preview

User 152178735-Sep-21 14:57

User 15217873

5-Sep-21 14:57

Does anybody know a way to get truthful live-previews?
So far nothing works for me, it always lies, so that whenever I click "Add A Solution".
I then discover that my posted text was modded from what's displayed in the live-preview.

Tried several 'pre' codes, its easy to get the preview looking correct, but it wont post that way.
If not, I'm ok without previews if there's anything I can do to keep the posted text from being auto-modded (it will usually be PCRE regular expression).

modified 5-Oct-21 21:01pm.

Re: Answering questions with truthful preview

Richard MacCutchan6-Sep-21 22:04

Richard MacCutchan

6-Sep-21 22:04

I use the pre tags extensively in Solutions and it always gets posted correctly. I notice that you have only posted one Solution, and it does not have any formatted part. So are there any actual examples of the problem you describe?

And by the way, this has nothing to do with Article writing.

Re: Answering questions with truthful preview

User 152178737-Sep-21 7:43

User 15217873

7-Sep-21 7:43

Many thanks for replying.
Yes, I tried many times answering... https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/727990/REGEX-for-validating-URL
I tried at least 8 different times. The preview displayed perfectly, until I actually clicked the 'Post your solution'.
After that, the text was auto-modded, this happenned irregardless of how many pre tags I experimented with.

Im not sure what finally made the difference, I did change the default paste options.
And then I just used the standard pre tag (not ASM,ASP,etc), and it posted just like the preview.
Again, many thanks for the reply!

modified 5-Oct-21 21:01pm.

GitHub import - formatting issue

Richard Deeming24-Aug-21 4:14

Richard Deeming

24-Aug-21 4:14

I've just imported a project from GitHub[^], and I noticed a formatting issue:

Source:

Imported:

Where has the <span class="pl-pds"> come from?

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- Homer

Re: GitHub import - formatting issue

Sean Ewington24-Aug-21 4:28

Sean Ewington

24-Aug-21 4:28

I've seen it on a few blog entries and projects. I am not sure the cause, it could be the way GitHub structures their language tags and the article editor spits the <span> tags out.

In any case, I have removed the span tags.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Re: GitHub import - formatting issue

Richard Deeming25-Aug-21 2:34

Richard Deeming

25-Aug-21 2:34

Thanks for that. It was looking fine, but now some spurious line-breaks have appeared within the code blocks, even though I haven't updated the project: