curmudgeon61

I gave up on Dean’s FCKEditor too. It created as many problems as it solved.

We really need a button to turn off auto formatting. ModX has it.

Please put this into WordPress!

BTW – even this ..

<p>&nbsp;</p>

..does not work if someone subsequently edits the page/post in visual mode. It disappears again.

Annoying .. really.

The reasons list is very long, but basically it’s because it makes it the easiest for everyone involved (you, devs, plugin authors, etc.). WordPress stores the post the way you write it.

I don’t want to stare at <p>'s or <br />'s while I’m editing a post. I want to look at what I wrote.

I’m sorry, but IMHO removing extra blank lines is certainly not easier for my novice client (the editor) or for me the developer. WP is making the assumption that I really don’t want that extra line when I really do want that line.

No, create a specific case for where you need that extra vertical space and use the proper class for it at that point.

Sometimes the editor that just wants to add an extra line or two of white space. Why on earth should they have to know how to apply a special CSS class to a paragraph – regardless of page or post? I don’t want them using the html editor and they don’t want to use it either.

auto_p I can live with – although it’s a bit irrational for other tags to be visible but not <p> or <br /> – but it’s workable. Removing my blank lines is unacceptable. WP is editing my content for me.

BTW – for those who are interested. A workaround for this is to enter the html editor and insert <p>&nbsp;</p> in place of the extra blank line you have added. Then save.

I would really like to see the WP folks reconsider this issue and make the removal of extra blank lines an option.

Thanks