Auto-formatter does not handle self-terminating tags

ID:1481003
 
Jan 25 2014, 5:32 pm
Not a bug
BYOND Version:N/A (Website Bug)
Operating System:Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Web Browser:Chrome 32.0.1700.76
Applies to:Website
Status: Not a bug
This is not a bug. It may be an incorrect use of syntax or a limitation in the software. For further discussion on the matter, please consult the BYOND forums.
While writing up a tutorial, I included the tag <a name="ch2" \>.

However, the website "helpfully" closed the tag for me, which meant I had to convert every self-terminating <a /> tag to an <a>...</a> tag pair, because if I did not the automatically-generated <a> tags encompassed my entire post.
Jan 25 2014, 5:36 pm
<a name="ch2" \> isn't normally valid HTML, because the a tag isn't a self-closing tag.
Jan 25 2014, 5:40 pm
Shows how much I know about HTML, then. Apologies.
Jan 25 2014, 6:57 pm
Nadrew resolved issue (Not a bug)
Jan 26 2014, 8:28 pm
Additionally, self-closing tags use a slash, not a backslash.
Jan 30 2014, 8:26 pm
Self-closing tags are also only valid in XHTML, which this forum does not use...