tag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:/discussions/problems-v4/134-footnote-after-exclamationMultiMarkdown Software, LLC: Discussion 2017-10-27T20:54:41Ztag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/438280892017-10-27T15:29:55Z2017-10-27T15:29:55ZFootnote after exclamation<div><p><code>![foo]</code> is the Markdown code for an image.</p>
<p>You would have to escape the <code>!</code> if you did not want it to trigger an image:</p>
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<p>F-</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/438280892017-10-27T15:33:00Z2017-10-27T15:33:01ZFootnote after exclamation<div class="">I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</div>
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<p class="">`![foo]` is the Markdown code for an image.</p>
<p class="">You would have to escape the `!` if you did not want it to trigger an image:</p>
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<p class="">Or you could insert a space between the two:</p>
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<p class="">This doesn't work![^3]</p>
<p class="">When a footnote comes after an exclamation point, the number in the brackets turns red in the editor window, the display window shows the literal [^3] instead of the superscript 3, and doesn't show the footnote text itself at the bottom. If I delete the exclamation, it works, i.e. the superscript and the footnote text appears in the display window. If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
<p class="">We should obviously be able to have footnotes after exclamations. How do we do so?</p>
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<br class="">Vince Ricetag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/438280892017-10-27T16:00:49Z2017-10-27T16:00:49ZFootnote after exclamation<div><p>Yes it does.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p>
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<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 11:33 AM, Vince Rice <a href="mailto:tender2+d68199f083@tenderapp.com">tender2+d68199f083@tenderapp.com</a> wrote:</p>
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<p>I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</p>
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<p>If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:29 AM, Fletcher <a href="mailto:tender2+d68199f083@tenderapp.com">tender2+d68199f083@tenderapp.com</a> wrote:</p>
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<p>Yes it does.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p>
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<p>I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</p>
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<p>If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:29 AM, Fletcher <[email blocked]> wrote:</p>
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<p>On Fri, Oct 27 at 08:33 AM PDT, Vince Rice wrote:</p>
<p>I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</p>
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<p>If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:29 AM, Fletcher <[email blocked] <a>x-msg://16/***@***</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p>If I'm right, then when you write for support issues you pause for a<br>
second before composing your message and consider the fact that you<br>
could be wrong and that your opinions are just that -- opinions. You<br>
are entitled to your opinions whether others agree or not (including<br>
myself). But sometimes you seem to miss the distinction between a<br>
validly held (but perhaps not always shared) opinion, and an inaccurate<br>
understanding of a fact. I find when I pause to do this that my messages<br>
to other developers tend to come across as much more neutral and garner<br>
a much better response than when I start off on the "offensive" -- which<br>
is easy to do unintentionally when writing for support after dealing<br>
with a frustrating issue.</p>
<p>If you're right, then I will ignore anything in your messages that could<br>
be (mis)construed as argumentative and respond solely on the facts of<br>
your question and do my absolute best not to get irritated at my<br>
(possibly incorrect) interpretation of your tone (especially since tone doesn't transmit well via email). As I have stated previously, you have<br>
discovered more than your share of bugs which has certainly helped<br>
improve the quality of the program. At times, however, the<br>
"frustration-to-payoff ratio" of our discussions can stay on the high side (a feeling you probably share at times as well).</p>
<p>Whether you agree with the wager or not, the "answer" to your issue is<br>
that you are probably typing a space and watching the preview,<br>
forgetting that space characters do not update the preview (as we have<br>
previously discussed at length, as I attempted to explain that Apple's<br>
code does strange things when typing spaces under certain<br>
circumstances). Manually refresh the preview, and you'll see that it<br>
does work.</p>
<p>Or type two spaces and then delete one. It still works.</p>
<p>Alternatively, paste the following in your document (avoiding the space<br>
issue altogether), and you'll see that a space character does in fact<br>
work to trigger a footnote instead of an image:</p>
<p>test! <a href="foo">^1</a></p>
<p>F-</p>
<p>PS> Another, but far less likely explanation, since I believe you<br>
understand this point already -- if you enabled "strict" Markdown mode,<br>
then footnotes won't work at all. But in this case, they wouldn't work<br>
following a period either, which you already stated do work. Same with<br>
disabling the footnote support specifically.</p>
<p>On 10/27/17 2:48 PM, Vince Rice wrote:</p>
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<p>What are you, three? :) No, it doesn't. It might work for you, but it didn't work for me.</p>
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<p>Yes it does.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p>
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<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 11:33 AM, Vince Rice <[email blocked]> wrote:</p>
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<p>I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</p>
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<p>If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
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<p>I'll try escaping it, but as I said, a space doesn't work, either.</p>
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<p>If I put a space between the exclamation and the [^3], it still doesn't work.</p>
<p>On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:29 AM, Fletcher <[email blocked] <a>x-msg://16/***@***</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p>To summarize:<br>
I reported something didn't work, with details, and asked how to get it to work.<br>
You told me how to get it to work (escape it), which was perfect (I didn't remember that ![] is an image, and don't know how I would have (re)discovered it. I also don't think about escaping anything in an MD document; I don't think I've ever had reason to do so.) But then you told me I could also do something I specifically said in #1 that I had already tried and didn't work.<br>
I said thanks for the escape hint. I also assumed you hadn't read far enough in the email to see that I'd already tried the space, something all of us do occasionally. Just for completeness, I pointed out, again, that I already tried the space, and it didn't work.<br>
You replied with nothing more than "Yes it does".<br>
I replied with a bit of sarcasm, but I included a smiley to indicate I was joking around.<br>
You wrote a novel how my interaction is lacking.</p>
<p>#3-6 were unnecessary. All you had to say in your first reply (#2) was, "A space works too; don't forget the space issue in preview," I would have said to my self, "Ahhh, right," and that would have been the end of it. If you really did miss my statement in #1 that I had tried that, then you could have said that in #4 instead of an argumentative "Yes it does", and that would have been the end of it.</p>
<p>Now that you say it, I do remember the space preview issue. But no, I don't remember that it exists on an ongoing basis, because on an ongoing basis, I don't see it. The fact that it's top of mind to you as a developer doesn't mean it's top of mind for your users. I've seen that issue exactly once in my entire life (anywhere, in any program, not just MMD), two (three?) months ago. I could have reflected from now until Christmas and never would have remembered it. And, as an aside, even now that you bring it up, I thought I remembered that you did some work to fix that during the beta process. Apparently I mis-remembered. That's never happened before… (See, that was a joke. :)</p>
<p>Regardless, on this particular issue, you had two opportunities to explain and blew past them both. This wasn't a big deal to me at all; I was happy with the escape. (I don't want a space between the two, even if it does work.)</p>
<p>As to the rest, two things, both of which I believe we've talked about before.<br>
One, tone is missing from email, but I'll assure you, again, that I'm not mad, upset, etc., in any discussions we've had, including this one (I really wasn't on this one, I was more amused after #4.). I write for clarity, not emotion. If my words convey otherwise, I can only apologize (sincerely) and say maybe one day I'll learn to use better words.<br>
Two, I'm always going to argue for things I believe in. Just as you do. I have a perspective you don't have — I'm a user. You have a perspective I don't have — you're the developer. I know I'm only one user. But I'm one user with experience in a lot of software and UI/UX. I have, I believe, quit on most issues after a second round of emails. I disagree with several decisions that have been made, but at the end of the day it's your program, not mine, and once it's clear you're not going to be persuaded, I move on. But I'm almost always going to engage in a second round, just to address what you said in the first if it doesn't persuade me (or isn't applicable). And I, of course, am going to think I'm right. (Just as you do. Just as I expect you do.) It wouldn't make much sense for either of us to argue something we don't believe in. The whole point of discussion/debate/whatever you want to call it is to move people off their opinion onto yours. That's what I do, that's what you do, that's what all of us do.</p></div>Vince Rice