This might also apply to other <tags> that output block-level elements, but <syntaxhighlight> is probably most pertinent.
Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):
- Reply to any discussion (so that your reply will be indented) and insert [1] or [2] as your reply.
- Save (or just preview, it appears in preview too)
What happens?:
- Colons are inserted at line breaks inside the syntaxhighlight block where they shouldn't be, rendering code inside the block invalid.
What should have happened instead?:
- Colons should not be inserted within the <syntaxhighlight> tags.
Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
Link to a permanent revision where I tested this issue: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJon_Harald_S%C3%B8by&oldid=563468#This_is_a_test.
(It seems to happen with the <pre> tag as well, but that one also has some other issues that seem to be parser-related and not specific to DiscussionTools.)
[1]
This is a reply to your coding question. Instead of doing what you're donig on line 123, you should do this instead: <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript"> function foo() { console.log( 'This is just dummy code!' ); } </syntaxhighlight> Hope that helps!
[2]
Let's just be evil and do the same with <nowiki>{{#tag:}}</nowiki> syntax instead, shall we? {{#tag:syntaxhighlight| function foo() { console.log( 'This is just dummy code!' ); } |lang=javascript}} Edge cases FTW!