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Removing HTML escapes from code
 
   
 
      
 
 
 
Consider the following tiniest snippet of code
 
a < b

 
I typed this using a simple "less than" sign but on my http://askbot.com based AskBot, that less than sign is rendered as an &lt; -i.e., it's been replaced by it's HTML escape code.  
 
There clearly must be a way to avoid this - somewhere in the settings menus, as this doesn't happen on this site, but I can't seem to find it.  Any advice?
 
 
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 Mark McClure 
 
 
    asked 11 years ago,
        
    updated 11 years ago 
 
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
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The goal of this is to remove the html injection in the posts. We have this hard-coded by design.
 
 
To enter a block of code:
 
     
  • enter empty line after your previous text
    •  
  • paste or type the code
    •  
  • select the code and press the  button above
    •  
 
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 Evgeny 
 
 
    answered 11 years ago 
 
 
 
 
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