Adding code blocks

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I didn’t find out why it doesn’t let me add a second code block via the Ctrl E sign </> like it works when open a topic new and hit the Ctrl E Sign </> directly and get the empty block and can then add code into it. But the moment I write normal text before and after it, I can hit the Ctrl E sign </> as often as I like some lines under the last text or near it or above it or what but not code block appears afterward. And I paste code always unformatted with Ctrl+Shift+V

This then happens, when hitting the block sign first an then putting text into it by ctrl+shift+V. Do I have to put in 2 .or 3 codeblocks before adding one letter elsewhere???

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Text1




Text 2

Like that???

After I wrote "Like that???? above no code-block function anymore.

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I usually just add it manually - 3 backticks to start the block, 3 backticks to end it.

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ljfalfjalfjaldfj

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Second backtickgroup doesn’t work. Am getting mad with this.

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Don’t know what to tell you, I still can’t replicate this. Can you post a screenshot of your post edit before actually posting? The web source is impossible to decipher.

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Typing three backticks bevor added a letter text the box comes. Now its over after this text.
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It work only directly when I dont type a letter bevor or afterward.

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I would suggest asking a forum moderator to split this post as most of the responses are related to code-blocks instead of the title. It would get a lot more eyes that way.

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@pete67 , try toggling this setting and see if it makes things any easier.

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To write a code block, it’s as you’ve done, but perhaps turn off the rich text editor mode. I find I end up wrestling with that as it tries to automate things.

Code blocks:

```
Some code and such here
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kafj

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Dosn’t work either.

Typed “kafi” is enough to kill the function with the backticks and the block.

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boah, now it works. Don’t understand why but the rich text editor solves it.

Test

and

Test2
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With rich text editor it seems to work.

Code block

second block


root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# ss -tuln
Netid       State        Recv-Q        Send-Q                                    Local Address:Port                Peer Address:Port       
udp         UNCONN       0             0                                               0.0.0.0:5353                     0.0.0.0:*          
udp         UNCONN       0             0                    [fe80::c1c9:a213:8d49:bee2]%enp7s0:546                         [::]:*          
udp         UNCONN       0             0                                                     *:1716                           *:*          
udp         UNCONN       0             0                                                     *:51579                          *:*          
udp         UNCONN       0             0                                                  [::]:5353                        [::]:*          
tcp         LISTEN       0             4096                                          127.0.0.1:631                      0.0.0.0:*          
tcp         LISTEN       0             50                                            127.0.0.1:12702                    0.0.0.0:*          
tcp         LISTEN       0             50                                                    *:1716                           *:*          
tcp         LISTEN       0             50                                                    *:8090                           *:*          
tcp         LISTEN       0             4096                                              [::1]:631                         [::]:*          
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# ss -tuln | grep LISTEN
tcp   LISTEN 0      4096                            127.0.0.1:631        0.0.0.0:*
tcp   LISTEN 0      50                              127.0.0.1:12702      0.0.0.0:*
tcp   LISTEN 0      50                                      *:1716             *:*
tcp   LISTEN 0      50                                      *:8090             *:*
tcp   LISTEN 0      4096                                [::1]:631           [::]:*
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]#
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copy text you desire to paste over here. Then past it over here. Select the newly copied text and the press CTRL+E and then it will enclose the entire text

seems cooking dinner took longer than expected oh well as long as Op has a working solution.

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[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# firewall-cmd --info-service=mdns
Authorization failed.
mdns
ports: 5353/udp
protocols:
source-ports:
modules:
destination: ipv4:224.0.0.251 ipv6:ff02::fb
includes:
helpers:
bash: Authorization: Kommando nicht gefunden
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# firewall-cmd --info-service=ssh
ssh
ports: 22/tcp
protocols:
source-ports:
modules:
destination:
includes:
helpers:
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# python3 -c "import socket; s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM); s.sendto(b'\x02\x01\x
00\xff'*100, ('target_ip', 427))"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
import socket; s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM); s.sendto(b'\x02\x01\x00\xff'*100, ('target_ip', 427))
~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
socket.gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# ss -tuln
Netid State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port
udp UNCONN 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 [fe80::c1c9:a213:8d49:bee2]%enp7s0:546 [::]:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 *:1716 *:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 *:51579 *:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 [::]:5353 [::]:*
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 127.0.0.1:12702 0.0.0.0:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 *:1716 *:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 *:8090 *:*
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 [::1]:631 [::]:*
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# ss -tuln | grep LISTEN
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 127.0.0.1:12702 0.0.0.0:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 *:1716 *:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 *:8090 *:*
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 [::1]:631 [::]:*
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machin

That happens when rich text is on. CTRL+E marks it as single words.

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not sure why that happened It always has worked for me doing so as described. Not sure why its breaking up for you? interesting.

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In richt text it works like blink showed

socket.gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# ss -tuln
Netid State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port
udp UNCONN 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 [fe80::c1c9:a213:8d49:bee2]%enp7s0:546 [::]:*
udp UNCONN 0 0 :1716 :
udp UNCONN 0 0 :51579 :
udp UNCONN 0 0 [::]:5353 [::]:
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:
tcp LISTEN 0 50 127.0.0.1:12702 0.0.0.0:*
tcp LISTEN 0 50 *:1716 :
tcp LISTEN 0 50 :8090 :
tcp LISTEN 0 4096 [::1]:631 [::]:

Ctrl + G doesn’t work for me it seems. I cannot imagine what is so diffrent from my system to any other.

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Picture works to paste???

But code block only with backticks.

[root@EndeavourOSNeo-Machine petermb]# firewall-cmd --info-service=ssh
ssh
  ports: 22/tcp
  protocols: 
  source-ports: 
  modules: 
  destination: 
  includes: 
  helpers: 

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I intensely dislike the Rich text input, never spotted how to disable, thanks!!

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here is a basic inxi of my system

 thefrog@thepad:~  inxi -baz
System:
  Kernel: 7.1.2-arch3-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 16.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: initrd=\ea334668a466485bbbb94ca644cb9cb6\7.1.2-arch3-1\initrd
    nvme_load=YES nowatchdog rw
    root=UUID=474cdf4b-995d-4943-a675-88d61ed4a277
    systemd.machine_id=ea334668a466485bbbb94ca644cb9cb6
  Desktop: LXQt v: 2.4.1 tk: Qt v: 6.11.1 wm: Openbox v: 3.6.1
    with: lxqt-panel,plank tools: avail: slock vt: 2 dm: 1: LightDM v: 1.32.0
    note: stopped 2: SDDM Distro: EndeavourOS base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 7070 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0YNVJG v: A02 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 092E
    uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI vendor: Dell v: 1.35.0
    date: 09/04/2025
CPU:
  Info: 6-core Intel Core i7-8700 [MT MCP] arch: Coffee Lake speed (MHz):
    avg: 4207 min/max: 800/4600
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Dell
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
    ports: active: DP-1,HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-3
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e92 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-12.4.4.4:9
    chip-ID: 046d:0825 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.23 compositor: Picom v: 13 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
    resolution: 1: N/A 2: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 26.1.4-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)
    device-ID: 8086:3e92 memory: 38.04 GiB unified: yes
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-doctor
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15bb class-ID: 0200
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210/AX1675 2x2 [Typhoon Peak] driver: iwlwifi
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:2725 class-ID: 0280
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 15.03 TiB used: 7.19 TiB (47.9%)
Info:
  Memory: total: 40 GiB available: 38.95 GiB used: 4.18 GiB (10.7%)
  Processes: 325 Power: uptime: 1d 11h 58m states: freeze,mem,disk
    suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
    reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 15.54 GiB
    services: power-profiles-daemon,upowerd Init: systemd v: 261
    default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1359 libs: 335 tools: pacseek,paru,yay
    Compilers: gcc: 16.1.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.15 running-in: alacritty
    inxi: 3.3.40

the above was done with ctrl+c with the normal format so Not sure why it breaks up for you?

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Markdown format is the solution. Rich text seems to format unformated text.
After I opend a reply I could put one code-box in it but when wrote one letter nothing works with code block anymore in rich text.

In Markdown I can do this:

: Installation fortsetzen? [J/n] 
(1/1) Schlüssel im Schlüsselbund werden geprüft                                     [------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) Paket-Integrität wird überprüft                                               [------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) Paket-Dateien werden geladen                                                  [------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) Auf Dateikonflikte wird geprüft                                               [------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Pre-transaction-Hooks werden gestartet …
(1/1) Scanning packages for security issues...

codeblock2

 endeavouros ist aktuell
 core ist aktuell
 extra ist aktuell
 multilib ist aktuell
:: Durchsuche AUR nach Updates...
:: Durchsuche Datenbanken nach Updates...
 -> lib32-llvm-libs: local (1:22.1.8-1) is newer than multilib (1:22.1.6-1)
 -> Als nicht aktuell markierte AUR-Pakete: low_latency_layer-git  qt-sudo  xwaylandvideobridge
 -> maliit-keyboard: lokales (2.3.1-4) ist neuer als das AUR (2.3.1-3)
 es gibt nichts zu tun

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