SID-01565: EDITTABLE incompatible with splitting rows via backslash

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.1.2	Perl version:
Category:	EditTablePlugin	Server OS:		Last update:	13 years ago

Using EDITTABLE when a table row is split onto multiple lines via backslash at the end of the line, corrupts the display of the table and stops EDITTABLE from working on subsequent lines.

A perhaps similar bug was fixed here: BackslashBreaksForm However we do not have the forms plugin installed. See below for plugin list.

Here's a simple example. Remove the EDITTABLE line and the table displays correctly.

I'm not the admin so I can't run configure, but I can get that info if required. I have searched all the pages suggested in SupportGuidelines, but can't find an answer.

Plugin list:

SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, 10197)
BibliographyPlugin (2011-03-09, $Rev: 20645 (2011-03-09) $)
BugzillaLinkPlugin (1.200)
BugzillaQueryPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15560 (12 Dec 2008) $): 
CalendarPlugin (Dakar, 9113)
CommentPlugin (Dakar, 11359)
CreateLinksRvbdBugzillaPlugin (BugZilla?-1.0, $Rev: 15942 (02 Sep 2009) $)
EditTablePlugin (any TWiki, 11646)
FlowchartPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 13786 (18 May 2007) $)
FootNotePlugin (2.008)
GlobalReplacePlugin (1.002)
InterwikiPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 11935$)
PreferencesPlugin (Dakar, 9839)
RackPlannerPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8670$)
SlideShowPlugin (Any TWiki, $Rev: 12847$)
SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, 8154)
SyntaxHighlightingPlugin (1.200)
TablePlugin (1.020, 12339)
TagCloudPlugin (v1.01, $Rev: 16138 (03 Jan 2008) $)
TagMePlugin (TWiki 4, 1.046)
TwistyPlugin (1.2.0, $Rev: 12154$)
WysiwygPlugin (Dakar, 12422)
XmlQueryPlugin (Dakar, 1.204)

-- FrancisStAmant - 2012-10-22

Discussion and Answer

FWIW in this page once my question has been entered, I see the table displays correctly but the EDITTABLE line appears in plain text. I assume that's because you don't allow it to take effect on a page which records a support question--that would make sense.

I've attached a screen snap of what I see.

-- FrancisStAmant - 2012-10-22

Hmmm, now I suspect our whole EDITTABLE capability is messed up, so let me check that first. It doesn't behave like the sandbox examples.

-- FrancisStAmant - 2012-10-23

Special characters are escaped in comment boxes, e.g. TWiki variables are escaped and won't execute. I fixed above example. Here is the raw text:

%EDITTABLE{}%
| *Col 1* | *Col 2* |
| Row on | one line |
| Two lines | \
via backslash |
| A third | row on one line |

It looks like the EditTablePlugin of TWiki version 4.1.2 does not support continuation lines with backslash. I tried it here and it works as expected. I recommend to first try to upgrade just the plugin, and if that does not work, upgrade TWiki.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-10-23

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