Wikipedia:Don't use the VisualEditor: Difference between revisions

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* misaligning comments in templates

* changing the format of tables constructed in a specific manner

* messing with line breaks after multiline parameters and comments

* changing spacing in headers without the editor making the change

* adding or removing spacing in:

** template parameter names

** lists

** headers

** tables

* adding extraneous numbers to reference names (see {{phab|T375306}})

* issues with copying and pasting ISBNs and other identifiers (see {{phab|T174303}} and {{phab|T162291}})

* deletion of HTML comments (see {{phab|T247498}})

Most of these are cosmetic changes, but they make it difficult to view what actually changed in diff view. It comes down to the fact that a WYSIWYG editor will always utilize a predefined format in programming.

== Problems documented with the VisualEditor ==

{{under construction}}

* Messing with line breaks after multiline parameters and commentsSee [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ASandbox&diff=1286606399&oldid=1286606320 this] sandbox edit as an example of some problems caused by using the VisualEditor.

== Making the switch ==