Sciencemadness Discussion Board - Problem with the "sup" button

Problem with the "sup" button

CHRIS25 - 30-12-2014 at 00:11

For some reason the 'sup' button no longer works. I have tried the 'sub' and 'sup' buttons many many times, but only the 'sup' button does not work. I have tried typing in the HTML manually but that will not work either. Strange, I can no longer use things like 2+ in the proper manner.

gdflp - 30-12-2014 at 07:08

I noticed that too, it started happening a few days ago.

gdflp - 25-4-2015 at 17:40

I just figured something out and I thought it might be useful to the unaware like me.

Code:

[sup] test [/sup]

is what the forum generates when you click the superscript button and doesn't work, producing : ^test.

This

Code:

 test 

however works, producing : test .
I have no idea why, I don't have much experience with web programming, perhaps someone has a better explanation.

Etaoin Shrdlu - 25-4-2015 at 19:25

It works because it's HTML code, only the BBBode seems to be broken.

Zyklon-A - 25-4-2015 at 19:42

Quote: Originally posted by gdflp

I noticed that too, it started happening a few days ago.

It's been several months really, I know it worked when I registered, but since then it broke. Thanks for finding a fix though.

gdflp - 26-4-2015 at 06:36

Quote: Originally posted by Etaoin Shrdlu

It works because it's HTML code, only the BBBode seems to be broken.

Thanks, that makes sense.

Quote: Originally posted by Zyklon-A

Quote: Originally posted by gdflp

I noticed that too, it started happening a few days ago.

It's been several months really, I know it worked when I registered, but since then it broke. Thanks for finding a fix though.

Check the dates, I posted that on December 30.

Bert - 26-4-2015 at 06:47

Via HTML:

Superscript text 

Subscript text 

Via BBB:

Superscript ^Text

Subscript _Text

blogfast25 - 26-4-2015 at 06:58

Quote: Originally posted by Bert

Via HTML:

Superscript text 

Subscript text 

Via BBB:

Superscript ^Text

Subscript _Text

Are there other HTML tags that work here? I've never understood the need for BBB code on this kind of software.

Chemosynthesis - 26-4-2015 at 07:02

I can't believe I didn't think to try the HTML tags. I had been trying to use superscript for awhile now, thinking it would be really helpful in a couple instances, and then decided to just abandon superscript and subscript for consistency. Added benefit of being simpler on me, so I will have to try and force myself to "do the right thing" now.

Bert - 26-4-2015 at 07:20

text

text

apparently, some do-

http://mobile.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/34781...

[Edited on 26-4-2015 by Bert]

blogfast25 - 26-4-2015 at 07:55

Thanks, Bert.

sub and superscript not working?

soma - 10-1-2016 at 00:59

I've not been able to get the superscripts to work. For instance: 7^o. (I put a 7 and then the [ sup ] o [ /sup ] for the degree symbol.

j_sum1 - 10-1-2016 at 01:58

I don't know that anyone has for years. But sub works ok.

A reminder that you can use Latex. See the sticky' "tools you didn't know you had."

violet sin - 10-1-2016 at 02:16

6 6 ₆

j_sum1 - 10-1-2016 at 03:56

superscriptNormal_subscript

Hey! That works! The change in brackets does the trick.
Thanks VS

Code:

superscriptNormal[sub]subscript[/sub]

violet sin - 10-1-2016 at 04:06

For the life of me though, I can't get them aligned over eachother, like atomic notation
133₅₅Cs just doesn't look right.

j_sum1 - 10-1-2016 at 04:26

You mean this?
$$^{up}_{down}Normal$$

Code:

$$^{up}_{down}Normal$$

$$^{135}_{55}Cs$$

blogfast25 - 10-1-2016 at 09:07

"I wonder if there's a way to format:

We have a force
$$F=ma$$
acting..."

... in such a way that everything is inline. On another forum that uses LaTex I just put the LaTex code between single $ signs. That doesn't work on SM though...

[Edited on 10-1-2016 by blogfast25]