Because I'm tired of having to edit people's posts to close their HTML tags, and because TypePad has refused to fix this problem, I have decided to turn this option off.
The TypePad programmers waste their time creating Compose Post editors that work worse the the original editor, but they refuse to fix known bugs that have been outstanding for years. How hard can it be to check input for unclosed HTML tags? Blogger does it, and Blogger is a free service. Shame on you Typepad.
How are we supposed to link to long boring articles that prove our points?
Posted by: Spungen | August 10, 2008 at 03:00 PM
Even worse, now anon 1 et al will post even more whole articles in the comments.
Posted by: Rob | August 10, 2008 at 04:07 PM
TypePad will automatically convert URLs into links. Observe:
http://www.nytimes.com
Posted by: Half Sigma | August 10, 2008 at 04:16 PM
"Even worse, now anon 1 et al will post even more whole articles in the comments."
you have me confused. somebody else does this on this site, not me. i find it annoying, too.
Posted by: anonymous 1 | August 10, 2008 at 05:09 PM
What about italics and bold? You've left us no way to emphasize the importance of one thing over another. Awfully Communist of you.
Posted by: Spungen | August 10, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Since I am an offender I have to offer my apologies. I did make a effort to type the open and close tags before I added any text to ensure that I couldnt screw it up but that plan wasnt always successful.
The annoying thing is that you cant "preview" without Typekey forgetting who you are have the time. argh.
Posted by: Turambar | August 14, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Well a belated apology anonymous 1. I must have confused you with new anon, or possibly a sock-puppet.
Posted by: rob | August 19, 2008 at 01:09 PM