How Do We Insert Network Filepaths and URLs into this Discourse Forum now?

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There seems to have been a change in the Discourse software used in the Forum recently?

I used to be able to type three backslashes in order to get two displayed (the opening part of a Network filepath). The first backslash was an escape character in Markdown, that then allowed the following two to be displayed.

Now, however…
Three: \
is the same as two \

When I type three, I see two momentarily appear, but then one of them disappears…

I suppose the workaround is to from now on to use the program code bracketing?

\\Degas\Music

There seems to be a difference too in how URLs get pasted in - now I always have to trim the pasted code to get a proper display of the link?

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Hmm, I type three \'s and I get
\\

Two produces
\

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Hmm, I’ll bet this is something connected with the fact I’m using Microsoft’s Edge (the Chrome version). What browser do you use?

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Chrome 88 on android.
Let me try another one…

\\

That’s with the bundled Samsung browser. (Still android)

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\\ Safari on iPadOS

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Sigh, looks like Microsoft is up to its usual tricks pushing out an update that changes behaviour… Reminds me of another company as well :smile:

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Well, just input four backslashes, then…
\\

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By the way, I just updated Edge, and it did work as expected on the last version.
Now, I’ve got
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Which is actually in accordance with Linux shells. The escape character affects the following character only.

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From what I can see in the Markup syntax, 4 backslashes should be the rule. Using 3 is odd.

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Perhaps the update to Edge made stricter syntax checking, so that the three backslash trick is actually an anomaly?

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Thanks for the heads-up… 4 backslashes it shall be from now on…