ID:1806494
 
BYOND Version:N/A (Website Bug)
Operating System:Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Web Browser:Firefox 36.0
Applies to:Website
Status: Open

Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Descriptive Problem Summary: When using an HTML comment in a post, if a new line is added before the comment terminates, the comment will display in the post.

Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1) Create a new post which contains an HTML comment, which contains a newline in the HTML comment.
2) Observe that the comment is not omitted from the post.

Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
Sample post:
<!-- This
will
display-->
<!-- This will not-->
For reference purposes.


Expected Results: For comments to not be displayed in posts as expected.

Actual Results: When a new line is included in a comment, the comment is not omitted.

Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? Every time.

When does the problem NOT occur? The problem does not occur when the comment is began and terminated on the same line.

Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? Yes, This did not occur in previous editions of the site. Example for reference.

Workarounds: To include the br HTML tag, instead of using a new line.

Other notes: This problem may also occur with other HTML tags.
<!--
this
Will
not
display
//-->