The issue is that if I want to select one line and quote/unquote it, it either a) quotes (unquotes) lines before and after it, or creates a bunch of newlines before and after it. Deleting newlines in quote blocks also has the issue of quoting (unquoting) unintended blocks.
Perhaps I should just switch to markdown for comments, and remember to switch back to a rich text editor for copying and pasting top-level posts?
Some ways that I do multiple blockquotes in posts/comments:
Start with nothing in blockquotes. Then, make sure anything I want to blockquote is in its own paragraph. Then, highlight the paragraph and format it as a quote. I haven’t ever seen this pick up earlier/later paragraphs, and any newlines that are created, I can just delete.
You can also start with everything in blockquotes. If you hit “enter” at the end of one paragraph, you’ll create a blank blockquote line between it and the next paragraph. If you hit “enter” from the newline, you’ll end up with two separate blockquoted sections with a non-blockquote line in the middle.
It sounds like you’re seeing some unexpected behavior when you try (1), but I haven’t been able to replicate it. If you want to jump on a quick call to investigate, that might be easier than trying to resolve the issue via text — you can set one up here.
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The issue is that if I want to select one line and quote/unquote it, it either a) quotes (unquotes) lines before and after it, or creates a bunch of newlines before and after it. Deleting newlines in quote blocks also has the issue of quoting (unquoting) unintended blocks.
Perhaps I should just switch to markdown for comments, and remember to switch back to a rich text editor for copying and pasting top-level posts?
Some ways that I do multiple blockquotes in posts/comments:
Start with nothing in blockquotes. Then, make sure anything I want to blockquote is in its own paragraph. Then, highlight the paragraph and format it as a quote. I haven’t ever seen this pick up earlier/later paragraphs, and any newlines that are created, I can just delete.
You can also start with everything in blockquotes. If you hit “enter” at the end of one paragraph, you’ll create a blank blockquote line between it and the next paragraph. If you hit “enter” from the newline, you’ll end up with two separate blockquoted sections with a non-blockquote line in the middle.
It sounds like you’re seeing some unexpected behavior when you try (1), but I haven’t been able to replicate it. If you want to jump on a quick call to investigate, that might be easier than trying to resolve the issue via text — you can set one up here.