Forum:Table Edit Oddity

Over on OgreLair.org, everytime (and I do mean every) anyone other than myself edits a table, it automatically deletes the space between my code and the start of the table, which immediately destroys the code for the table. Any ideas what is causing this? 17:39, June 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * I know that sometimes the RTE uses to add or remove a line break here and there. — Sovq 18:01, June 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yep, RTE. Disable it in your preferences under "editing".


 * Yes, it is definitely the RTE. It happens repeatedly. You might want to leave a message on Kirkburn’s talkpage since he is engaged on this issue. I already passed on a list of unilateral changes that the RTE makes that I have observed. By the way, as Monchoman said, disabling it in your Preferences will stop it happening when you edit. But, it will do nothing for other people’s edits. — Spike  Toronto  09:13, June 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Alternatively, don't use tags. Align the table itself with inline CSS. That can be done in two ways... align="center" or added to the style if it already exists... style="margin: 0 auto". Both shown below.


 * Rappy 20:30, June 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Expanding on the RTE problem, adding  to the page will stop other people from using the RTE on that page.

The tables that I have had it delete line breaks, etc., were not formatted with tags, but were formatted as Fandyllic suggests, with. Also, thanks for the tip Monchoman; I am going to go right now and put it atop the one page that this keeps happening to. By the way, does the  magic word work with the new editor that is being beta tested? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  10:48, June 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * It should, but I've never tested it.


 * Great! Thanks!! — Spike  Toronto  08:27, June 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * I just tested the new editor with  and it makes it default to Source mode. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 26 Jun 2011 7:34 PM Pacific


 * Thanks Fandyllic! I hadn’t got ’round to testing it yet. Now you’ve saved us all the time. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  08:15, June 27, 2011 (UTC)