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Tables Insert Blocks Of Whitespace Equivalent To Row Count

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· Articles & templates ·
By T. Mystery on 08/30/2023

EXPECTATION: Whitespace does not insert itself above tables.   When I set up tables (and I have been making a LOT of use of them) a huge chunk of whitespace generates above the table, usually equivalent to the number of rows in the table.

Steps to Reproduce

Create Table - at least 3 columns and 5 rows seems to be enough to trigger it Save article Switch to source Switch back to WSYIWYG 5 lines of whitespace have appeared above the table. Repeated switching may spawn more.

  • I also observed the "paragraph" button in the WYSIWYG editor is automatically selected upon switching back to WYSIWYG.
  • UNKNOWN VARIABLES: Cannot tell if this happens on initial save of article after table insert, or when going back to edit it later the error spawns.
  • Verified this happens when switching to source in the related elements section.
  • Cannot tell if issue is isolated to tables with header rows or not.
  • Issue persists regardless of header rows presence or not.
  • Operating System

    Windows

    Browser

    Firefox

    Related Entity

    Col 1Col 2Col 3
    5 lines of whitespace will appear above this table if and when I save it.
    1 2 3
    4 5 6
    7 8 9
                   
    Col 1 Col 2 Col 3
    This table may not produce whitespace. We'll find out!
    2 3 4
    5 6 7
    8 9 10

    History

    T. Mystery @ 30 Aug, 2023 02:03:58

    Noting a similar bug report here: https://www.worldanvil.com/udan-tracker/091115c8-bd82-4a1c-890a-1c8220efdb5d/view

    T. Mystery @ 30 Aug, 2023 02:05:37

    Also, hilariously, my formatting went super weird on this report. Here's the rep steps in a more readable format:   Create Table - at least 3 columns and 5 rows seems to be enough to trigger it   Save article   Switch to source   Switch back to WSYIWYG   5 lines of whitespace have appeared above the table. Repeated switching may spawn more.

    T. Mystery @ 31 Aug, 2023 12:06:35

    Update to the above, refreshing the page also causes the whitespace to appear. Issue appears to persist cross browser in incognito as well. There is also an issue mentioned in this Reddit thread that may further pinpoint the source of the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldAnvil/comments/jye0p1/help_with_formatting/

    Dimitris @ 01 Sep, 2023 06:55:49 Developer

    Please refer to the answer I gave to the previous bug regarding this.

    Dimitris @ 01 Sep, 2023 06:55:54 Developer
    set this bug to closed
    Dimitris @ 01 Sep, 2023 06:57:40 Developer

    https://www.worldanvil.com/udan-tracker/091115c8-bd82-4a1c-890a-1c8220efdb5d/view

    T. Mystery @ 01 Sep, 2023 11:50:09

    There isn't a need for the tables to be interactive in the cases of my articles, they're just for neatly displaying information. Is there an intended fix for this in a future release, or is having us all use interactive tables in place of BBCODE ones the solution the team has decided on? That seems like it'd bring about a lot of unnecessary server strain.   And if it's intended to /be/ the solution, will there be an easy way to update non-interactive tables to interactive ones and create them from within the Plato editor?

    RedPhil @ 10 Mar, 2024 05:11:58

    This bug is still present as of 10/03/2024. Workaround is a workaround and not a solution to this bug. It should be re-opened.

    T. Mystery @ 11 Mar, 2024 04:09:30

    There were also several other reports since, but I'd need to go digging to get them. As much as I wish they'd reopen my report, I'm not confident they will. :(