Text Formatting Experiments

last modified: November 7, 2002

When you find something useful (like SixSingleQuotes), consider noting it in TextFormattingRules.


Some experiments, with plain text:

Three single quotes before Middle, and three single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Four single quotes before Middle, and Four single quotes after Middle: Beginning**'Middle**'End

Five single quotes before Middle, and five single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

SixSingleQuotes before Middle, and SixSingleQuotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Eight single quotes before Middle, and eight single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Nine single quotes before Middle, and nine single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Ten single quotes before Middle, and ten single quotes after Middle: Beginning**'Middle**'End

Eleven single quotes before Middle, and Eleven single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Twelve single quotes before Middle, and twelve single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

(This is getting ridiculous...)


'SixSingleQuote' seem to work well. Thisparagraph has lots of them, justToTryOut TheEffect. Ihope this TurnsOutOK, and it does.


Some experiments, with italicized text:

Three single quotes before Middle, and three single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Four single quotes before Middle, and four single quotes after Middle: Beginning*'Middle**'End*

Five single quotes before Middle, and five single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

SixSingleQuotes before Middle, and SixSingleQuotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Eight single quotes before Middle, and eight single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Nine single quotes before Middle, and nine single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Ten single quotes before Middle, and ten single quotes after Middle: Beginning*'Middle**'End*

Eleven single quotes before Middle, and Eleven single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Twelve single quotes before Middle, and twelve single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

(This is getting ridiculous...)


SixSingleQuote seem to work well. Thisparagraph has has lots of them, justToTryOut TheEffect. Ihope this TurnsOutOK, and it does.


Some experiments, with bold text:

Three single quotes before Middle, and three single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Four single quotes before Middle, and four single quotes after Middle: Beginning'Middle**'End**

Five single quotes before Middle, and five single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

SixSingleQuotes before Middle, and SixSingleQuotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Eight single quotes before Middle, and eight single quotes after Middle: Beginning*MiddleEnd*****

Nine single quotes before Middle, and nine single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Ten single quotes before Middle, and ten single quotes after Middle: Beginning'Middle**'End**

Eleven single quotes before Middle, and Eleven single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

Twelve single quotes before Middle, and twelve single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd

(This is getting ridiculous...)


SixSingleQuote seem to work well. Thisparagraph has lots of them, justToTryOut TheEffect. Ihope this TurnsOutOK, and it does.


Some experiments, with bold italic text:

Three single quotes before Middle, and three single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

Four single quotes before Middle, and four single quotes after Middle: Beginning'Middle**'End**

Five single quotes before Middle, and five single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

SixSingleQuotes before Middle, and SixSingleQuotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

Eight single quotes before Middle, and eight single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd******

Nine single quotes before Middle, and nine single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

Ten single quotes before Middle, and ten single quotes after Middle: Beginning'Middle'End****

Eleven single quotes before Middle, and Eleven single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

Twelve single quotes before Middle, and twelve single quotes after Middle: BeginningMiddleEnd****

(This is getting ridiculous...)


SixSingleQuote do NOT seem to work for bold italic text. Thisparagraph has lots of them, justToTryOut TheEffect. Ihope* this TurnsOutOK, but it does NOT.***

Note the difference between SixSingleQuotes and SixSingleQuotes**.**


Just a LinkPattern test: LinkPattern_TextFormattingExperiments


This is getting ridiculous.

This whole page is ridiculous.

'It may be ridiculous but it sure helps to explain the formatting rules'


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  2. b
    1. aa
    2. ab
  3. c
  4. d
    1. da
    2. db

One can prevent a BumpyWord from being a Wiki link by putting four single quote characters (') after the first letter. This also works for longer Wiki Words: OneTwo OneTwoThree OneTwoThreeFour O**neTwoThreeFourFive

But, due to the way the parser/translator works, you can't do this multiple times in a line. And the spelling checker doesn't like it. And future changes to Wiki could break it.


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