Don't litter posts with whitespace (empty paragraphs inserted around code blocks)

[waclawek.jan]

JW

[Laurids_PETERSEN]

Hi @Andrew Neil 

We have been investigating this issue for some time and indeed the <p>&nbsp;</p> in the HTML code seems to add itself in. 

It can be "hot-fixed" by adding a <div> (text) </div> between the text. This also applies to code blocks that are facing issues. We are still researching a complete fix, so I cannot give you a time frame at this point.  

Best regards,
Laurids

[Tesla DeLorean]

And the SHIFT-SHIFT-EIGHT / GT-GT-EIGHT breaking things, I reported elsewhere, impacts both source code block panes, and primary post texts.

Honestly we don't need to be breaking stuff to support f***ing emoji's !!

[Tesla DeLorean]

15 MONTHS on this is STILL BROKEN

[Tobe]

After editing the following post, there are newlines added:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-products/my-micros-function-is-not-glitchfree/td-p/736780

They get added on every edit.

[waclawek.jan]

Thanks for reporting this, but ST already knows.

JW

[Andrew Neil]

Cross-ref:

https://community.st.com/t5/feedback-forum/post-edit-adds-newlines-like-crazy/td-p/736784

[Andrew Neil]

Indeed - a long-known issue.

Can be somewhat mitigated:

https://community.st.com/t5/feedback-forum/don-t-litter-posts-with-whitespace-empty-paragraphs-inserted/m-p/668939/highlight/true#M1347

[Tobe]

It is still annoying...

WHEN will it be fixed?

It cant be that difficult. Its just text and some html elements!!!

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE · Accepted solution]

Dear @waclawek.jan , all, 

It's been a while since we updated on this topic, but finally I can get back with good news!

The fix of this behavior is now completed and no more white spacing should appear around the code blocks. 

Feel free to test it on your end and let me know if you still face it. 

I apologize for it taking so long to be fixed and the inconveniences you faced in this time. 

Regards,
Lina

[Andrew Neil]

OK - here's some code:

int main( void )
{
   printf( "Hello, code editor!\n" );
}

there was some code.

Edited the post