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Firefox is ignoring the flag fix suggested a year or so ago. I mentioned that future browser updates may change its usefulness.
What you see in my post now (an extra blank paragraph) is happening in Firefox 112.0 which I just updated to.
I don't use Firefox with the forum, so I checked my Message Editor Interface, which is set to a default Enhanced Interface. And I left it at the Enhanced setting.
As you see, when I hit the Enter (Return) key, this itty bitty edit box has an editor that takes over, and puts in an extra line break (br in the source). Where two breaks would suffice, it puts in three! What you are typing in the box is outside the control of the browser. When you preview your reply, and look at the page source (right-click on the page), you'll see the over-abundance of line breaks being inserted.
What you should also note is that your previewed reply is appearing in a table (in the html). If I use Shift + Enter twice, instead of Enter, I get the desired result.
Within the table, the forum editor is not allowing paragraphs (these are <p> in html. Instead it is using <br> only, which means a new line, and not paragraph.
I suppose the next troubleshooting step would be to change the forum editor setting, and try these experiments again.
What you see in my post now (an extra blank paragraph) is happening in Firefox 112.0 which I just updated to.
I don't use Firefox with the forum, so I checked my Message Editor Interface, which is set to a default Enhanced Interface. And I left it at the Enhanced setting.
As you see, when I hit the Enter (Return) key, this itty bitty edit box has an editor that takes over, and puts in an extra line break (br in the source). Where two breaks would suffice, it puts in three! What you are typing in the box is outside the control of the browser. When you preview your reply, and look at the page source (right-click on the page), you'll see the over-abundance of line breaks being inserted.
What you should also note is that your previewed reply is appearing in a table (in the html). If I use Shift + Enter twice, instead of Enter, I get the desired result.
Within the table, the forum editor is not allowing paragraphs (these are <p> in html. Instead it is using <br> only, which means a new line, and not paragraph.
I suppose the next troubleshooting step would be to change the forum editor setting, and try these experiments again.
Message Editor Interface
When posting messages to the forums or other members, there are three interface types available to you. The simplest of these is a simple text box, while the last is a fully-fledged WYSIWYG editor, which allows you to format your text as you want it and see the results immediately.
Depending upon the capabilities of your web browser, you may not be able to use all of these options. If you experience problems when posting messages, try switching to a different interface type.
Message Editor Interface: