HTML Ending/Closing Tags No Longer Auto Closing in the HTML Editor

Anki Desktop
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On macOS & Windows, Anki 2.1.55 beta 1, typing > no longer automatically creates an ending tag in the HTML editor.

For example, previously typing

<code

Then adding > to the opening tag

<code>

Would automatically complete into the following:

<code></code>

Now, the editor merely keeps

<code>

Focusing out of the html editor, or clicking the button to toggle the html editor causes the tag to autocomplete into <code></code>
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https://betas.ankiweb.net/anki2.1.55.html#beta-1

The HTML editor no longer automatically closes tags.

3

Did not realize regressions were listed in the betas page, thanks for the reply

4

Some people complained about this behaviour in the past, so it is disabled for now.

With the new cog wheel dropdown for editor-specific settings, I don’t see why we shouldn’t make it optional to make everyone happy :slight_smile:

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