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Problem with UNDERLINE feature

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PostedMar 8, 2018 at 7:21 pm

Every time I <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>underline</span> a word the final version, after I have hit “SUBMIT” does not underline but gives me a strange set of symbols around the word.

What gives??

PostedMar 8, 2018 at 7:32 pm

Eric, <span> tags aren’t allowed. Try using the <u> and </u> tags, or use the U tooltip in the Visual editor.

PostedMar 8, 2018 at 7:36 pm

FWIW, It’s the U tool tip that’s using the span code that shows up. Using <u> </u> also doesn’t work.

Weird, I see it’s working for you, but when I try both of your suggestions, they don’t work. Are you on a Mac in Safari?

PostedMar 8, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Weird.

If I’m in the visual editor and Iย <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>something</span> I ย get this.

If I’m in the text editor and I underline

    something

I get this.

PostedMar 8, 2018 at 8:04 pm

But if I got into visual and use u inside of <> instead of ul, then I can get an <u>underline</u>, but i have to override the auto tags to do so.

Now that’s really weird. When I first used the <u>underline with u</u> in text, and then checked under visual, it showed it as being underlined, but when I published, it didn’t.

PostedMar 8, 2018 at 8:07 pm

Also using a Macbook Pro, like Eric, Retina, 13 inch, early 2015. macOS version 10.13.3, Safari version 11.0.3 (13604.5.6)

Nick Gatel BPL Member
PostedMar 8, 2018 at 8:53 pm

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>test with MacBook Pro, Safari, using the underline icon in the formatting bar</span>

 

Nick Gatel BPL Member
PostedMar 8, 2018 at 8:55 pm

I had to manually format using <u> text </u>

<u>test with MacBook Pro, Safari, using the underline icon in the formatting bar</u>

Nope, that doesn’t work either.

Obviously Eric is correct — there’s a problem.

PostedMar 9, 2018 at 1:15 am

FWIW, exact same thing happens when I try to underline on my iPhone. The only thing I can think of is that it works for you, Ryan, because you were signed in on your administrator account.

Any Windows users out there that could try to post with something underlined to see if itโ€™s a Mac problem only?

Mike B BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 4:31 am

Linux – Firefox

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Underline in the editor is visually correct as I type this.</span>

<u> u between <> test </u> closed u tag

Mike B BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 4:47 am

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>CTRL+U is visually correct as I type this the words are underlined, I will take a screen shot and add it below.</span>

Ken Thompson BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 1:15 pm

Why underline in the first place Eric? As a former teacher can you tell me when it would be correct to use? Thanks.

Kattt BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 2:18 pm

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>giving it a try</span>

Nick Gatel BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 6:43 pm

Why underline in the first place Eric?

Why <u>climb</u> a mountain?

Ken Thompson BPL Member
PostedMar 9, 2018 at 9:33 pm

Eric taught English back in the day when they still diagrammed sentences.

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