☑ How to enter code in preformatted text

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Holy cow, can someone please explain to me how to enter code in preformatted text with this discourse interface. I’ve been editing my post now for about 10 minutes, and I finally got it to look ok - BUT I still don’t know why or how I should do. :expressionless:

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It’s explained when you post in a topic (as the default text in the edit area).

Start block with:

```

And end block with:

```

3

It is weird that triple-` blocks behave differently from button “Preformatted text”, I’ve enabled to do syntax highlight for preformatted text now by default.

So, triple-’ block:

var test = function(hello) {
    return hello * 10;
};

Preformatted block:

var test = function(hello) {
    return hello * 10;
};
4

Update!

Now if you hit “Preformatted Text” button, it will add blocks:

var test = function(hello) {
    return hello * 10;
};

Yay!: :wink:

5

Update #2

Now button is renamed to be “Code Highlight”.

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var response = function () {
    return "Great, now I get it!.  Triple ``` was the key." + 
        "Before there was just one ` inserted and it didn't really do the trick";
}