"readmore" tags in "preview"

[ack]

I just posted a response to an inquiry in SoPW and forgot to include the post-tag </readmore> in my response. Hence, all of the code in my example ended up polluting my posted response.

I always use the "preview"...usually multiple times...before posting to ensure, like all good Monk guidance recommends, that what I am posting is really what I intended.

However, the <readmore> pre- and post-tags do not show in the preview, so I don't know how I can check to be sure that I got the tags balanced, and that when I use the pre-tag <readmore title="blah blah blah..."> That I didn't misspell or mistype the title portion.

Is there a way to have "preview" do a real preview?

[alexm]

I find the following options from the Display Settings nodelet quite useful:

• Enforce proper nesting of HTML: checked
• HTML error reporting level: 3
• HTML error reporting during Preview: 4

[ack]

Thanks, alexm, I'll try that.

[ikegami]

The effect of readmore tags *is* visible in preview. I believe readmore text shows in a grey background by default. You can always adjust your personal style if you want something else.

Is there a way to have "preview" do a real preview?

When viewing a node with readmore tags, the contents of the readmore *are* showed. Same goes for preview. I guess you want a *fake* preview of some sort. Any suggestions?

and that when I use the pre-tag <readmore title="blah blah blah..."> That I didn't misspell or mistype the title portion.

Well, you could look in the text box. My problem is that I always forget the name of the attribute.

[ack]

Thanks, ikegami, for your reply. I really appreciate it.

For reasons I'm not entirely sure of, the <readmore> text in my "preview" does not show any signs of "different" formatting (e.g., grey background). Hence, for example in my post to SoPW where I forgot the post-tag </readmore>, there was nothing that gave me any clue in the "preview" that I'd made that mistake. All the text looks the same whether I have <readmore> tags or not.

When I inquired Is there a way to have "preview" do a real preview? I was simply meaning that it would be nice if the "preview" showed exactly what would appear in the post...e.g, <readmore> tags would be collapsed, exacly like it would appear in the final, created, post.

Unfortunately, of course, I think it would probably be too complex and cumbersome to be able to click on the collapsed <readmore> and get it to expand like it does in the posted version.

So I guess the way it works today is probably the best solution. The only other thing I can think of would be some sort of "preview" choice that would either "show" or "not show" the collapsed version of what one wrote. That would be, IMHO, a lot of extra extra work and complexity that just isn't really worth it.

Having the text in the <readmore> look "different" (e.g, different color or whatever) between the <readmore> tags as it is implemented today and as ikegami suggested in his response, is probably the best solution.

Now if I could just get my "preview" to show such text as "different". Thanks, again, ikegami.

[ikegami]

For reasons I'm not entirely sure of, the <readmore> text in my "preview" does not show any signs of "different" formatting

I logged out and previewed a post containing the following:

foo
<readmore>
bar
</readmore>
baz

"bar" had a (very) light grey background. You have changed to a theme that doesn't do that, your personal CSS overrides it, or your monitor's calibration is off.

I was simply meaning that it would be nice if the "preview" showed exactly what would appear in the post.

Again, it already does that, ...

e.g, <readmore> tags would be collapsed,

...readmore sections are expanded (not collapsed) when you view a post with readmore tags. Readmore secions are collapsed when embedding the post in another post.

Now if I could just get my "preview" to show such text as "different".

I think I mentioned you could change your personal CSS. Specifically, do something with the "readmore" CSS class.

.readmore {
    border: solid red 0.5em;
}