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I am apparently too old or stupid to deal the markdown language.

I have read the links I’ve been offered to learn and for the most part it seems to be ok.

How does one accomplish this arrow to open and close blocks?

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It apparently is not a single back tick or triple back ticks.

Worse yet, I think I figured it out a year or ago.

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[details="Text of link"]
This text will be hidden
[/details]
Text of link

This text will be hidden

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  • click on reply - to be able to write something
  • click on the gear rightmost in the top row of the edit window
  • you’ll see “hide details” in the menu that pops up
  • use it you’ll get the template
    then edit it - the “Summary” and the text below (that text can be formatted, as code, for instance)

It took me some time to find that it was available via the menu as a template - until I did, I wrote it myself many times … :grimacing:

Be glad you asked - saves you quite some time :sunglasses:

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It’s a HTML5 Disclosure element.

HTML itself being a subset of XML that you mentioned earlier.
I meant to give an example at the time, but I believe we got sidetracked.

You can use HTML directly;

<details>
<summary>Let's summarise this</summary>
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-- Arthur C. Clarke
</details>

which looks rather like this:

Let's summarise this Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -- Arthur C. Clarke

Or, you can use the BBCode approach, like this:

[details="Let's summarise this"]
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
-- Arthur C. Clarke
[/details]

which will also render as;

Let's summarise this

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
– Arthur C. Clarke

Using the HTML method has the advantage of rendering the element in the open state, if it’s needed; an example;

<details open>
<summary> Let's summarise this</summary>
This element will render in an open state.
</details>
Let's summarise this This element will render in an open state.

By all means, use these examples as templates, if you wish; possibly in a text tile.

Regards.

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My try

My attempt at hidden text

Ok, thanks.

I swear I tried that and it didn’t work. :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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There is also the classic “Spoiler”:

[spoiler]
This obfuscates text or anything, really, as long as it remains between these tags.
[/spoiler]

It renders like this (click it):

This obfuscates text or anything, really, as long as it remains between these tags.

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[details="Some title"]
That is hidden text, look under the cog icon ;)
[/details]
Some title

That is hidden text, look under the cog icon :wink:

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I usually use the ‘Inspect(Q)’ option in the Firefox context menu to find out how something like that is done, when I don’t know.

Then I copy/paste the example

Let's summarise this

Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
– Arthur C. Clarke

and Edit it for my needs.

Let's summarise this

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
– Arthur C. Clarke

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A typo copy/pasted is a typo magnified.
Thanks for noticing. Post updated.

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