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Meta Code block in comments is highlighted only when viewed in the thread's link

Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted. Example: in ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by hkotsubo‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

#4: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2022-11-25T03:21:58Z (over 1 year ago)
#3: Post edited by user avatar hkotsubo‭ · 2021-11-19T14:22:42Z (over 2 years ago)
  • Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted.
  • ---
  • Example: in [this post](https://software.codidact.com/posts/284910/284911#answer-284911) I clicked on the comment thread to expand it, and the code block is not highlighted:
  • ![code block not highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/bzyd5arzzdQs7QKPnBAofX4h)
  • ---
  • But if I access the [thread link](https://software.codidact.com/comments/thread/4992), the code block is highlighted:
  • ![code block highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/H4ZRMRaXr7U2jrD3LyAjnFfy)
  • ---
  • The code block is correctly set with the language hint (it starts with <code>```python</code>), so I guess it should be highlighted in all cases.
  • Tested in Chrome 95.0.4638.54/Ubuntu 20, and Chrome 95.0.4638.50/iOS 15.0.2.
  • Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted.
  • ---
  • Example: in [this post](https://software.codidact.com/posts/284910/284911#answer-284911) I clicked on the comment thread to expand it, and the code block is not highlighted:
  • ![code block not highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/bzyd5arzzdQs7QKPnBAofX4h)
  • ---
  • But if I access the [thread link](https://software.codidact.com/comments/thread/4992), the code block is highlighted:
  • ![code block highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/H4ZRMRaXr7U2jrD3LyAjnFfy)
  • ---
  • The code block is correctly set with the language hint (it starts with <code>```python</code>), so I guess it should be highlighted in all cases.
  • Tested in:
  • - Ubuntu 20: Chrome 95.0.4638.54 and Firefox 94.0
  • - iOS 15.0.2: Chrome 95.0.4638.50 and Safari
#2: Post edited by user avatar hkotsubo‭ · 2021-11-19T14:18:25Z (over 2 years ago)
  • Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted.
  • ---
  • Example: in [this post](https://software.codidact.com/posts/284910/284911#answer-284911) I clicked on the comment thread to expand it, and the code block is not highlighted:
  • ![code block not highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/bzyd5arzzdQs7QKPnBAofX4h)
  • ---
  • But if I access the [thread link](https://software.codidact.com/comments/thread/4992), the code block is highlighted:
  • ![code block highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/H4ZRMRaXr7U2jrD3LyAjnFfy)
  • ---
  • The code block is correctly set with the language hint (it starts with <code>```python</code>), so I guess it should be highlighted in all cases.
  • Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted.
  • ---
  • Example: in [this post](https://software.codidact.com/posts/284910/284911#answer-284911) I clicked on the comment thread to expand it, and the code block is not highlighted:
  • ![code block not highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/bzyd5arzzdQs7QKPnBAofX4h)
  • ---
  • But if I access the [thread link](https://software.codidact.com/comments/thread/4992), the code block is highlighted:
  • ![code block highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/H4ZRMRaXr7U2jrD3LyAjnFfy)
  • ---
  • The code block is correctly set with the language hint (it starts with <code>```python</code>), so I guess it should be highlighted in all cases.
  • Tested in Chrome 95.0.4638.54/Ubuntu 20, and Chrome 95.0.4638.50/iOS 15.0.2.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar hkotsubo‭ · 2021-11-19T14:15:13Z (over 2 years ago)
Code block in comments is highlighted only when viewed in the thread's link
Code blocks inside comments are hightlighted only if I'm on the comment's thread page. If I view it on the post itself (after expanding the respective thread), it's not highlighted.

---
Example: in [this post](https://software.codidact.com/posts/284910/284911#answer-284911) I clicked on the comment thread to expand it, and the code block is not highlighted:

![code block not highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/bzyd5arzzdQs7QKPnBAofX4h)

---
But if I access the [thread link](https://software.codidact.com/comments/thread/4992), the code block is highlighted:

![code block highlighted](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/H4ZRMRaXr7U2jrD3LyAjnFfy)

---
The code block is correctly set with the language hint (it starts with <code>```python</code>), so I guess it should be highlighted in all cases.