Markdown not parsing correctly

[Michel Fortin]

I think the only way something like this can happen is if Markdown is 
processed, then the tags are stripped. I would look in that direction.

(Are you using `<IMAGE_NOTES_CLEAN>` in your PixelPost template instead 
of `<IMAGE_NOTES>`?)

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> - using a computer with Japanese Windows (English Windows converted to 

> Japanese)


Should be no problem as long as the character set is UTF-8 (this is 
what you use on japanwindow.com).


> - my web host not supporting Markdown (I use Westhost)


Since you state in the [forum][] that you are using PHP 5.0.3, I don't 
think this can be a problem.

  [forum]: 
http://www.pixelpost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1559&highlight=markdown


> - some part of Perl being missing (I have Perl 5.6 or something like 

> that installed)


PHP Markdown doesn't use Perl at all. It's all PHP.

(I posted this to the forum as well.)


Michel Fortin
michel.fortin at michelf.com
http://www.michelf.com/

Le 8 juil. 2005, à 4:11, Andy Gray a écrit :


> I’ve been searching Google and asking questions on forums with no 

> success, so I finally turned here for help. I have a blog powered by 

> Pixelpost (see the link below). Markdown (for PHP I assume) should be 

> enabled by default, and it seems to work just fine for other Pixelpost 

> users, but it’s not working for me.  Here are some examples of what 

> happens when I try to use Markdown.

>

>  1. I type *example* (hoping for bold text). When I post the entry the 

> astericks disappear but the text is not bold.

>

>  2. I type a “>” before a line hoping to get blocked text.  In the 

> actual post, the “>” disappears but the text is not blocked.

>

>  3. I use the Markdown syntax for a link (copied and pasted directly 

> from the article explaining syntax).  In the actual post the syntax 

> all disappears but the text is regular plain text with no link.

>

>  4. I hit the space bar twice and type “return” and nothing happens.

>

>  5. I try using an HTML break “</br>” tag.  The tag disappears but 

> there is no line break.

>

>  In fact, no matter what I do, all the text is always compressed 

> upwards with no breaks.

>

>  I can’t think of any reason why Markdown would not be working.  I 

> didn’t change any of the PHP files that came with Pixelpost, and all 

> the files are installed in the correct places. Could this be related 

> to any of the following:

>

>  - using a computer with Japanese Windows (English Windows converted 

> to Japanese)

>

>  - my web host not supporting Markdown (I use Westhost)

>

>  - some part of Perl being missing (I have Perl 5.6 or something like 

> that installed)

>

>  Thanks to anyone who can shed light on my problem.

>

>  Andy Gray

> http://www.japanwindow.com