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CTyankee

(66,027 posts) Tue Feb 25, 2025, 04:20 PM Feb 25

Why are there lines of text here on DU that are highlighted in pale yellow? sorry, if this is the wrong place to ask.

I can't understand the significance and can't find another place on DU to ask.

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Why are there lines of text here on DU that are highlighted in pale yellow? sorry, if this is the wrong place to ask. (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 25 OP

When you post an OP or a reply, there is a bar btwn Reply Title and Reply Text Bernardo de La Paz Feb 25 #1

OK, so I didn't do anything, it's the poster's trying to emphasize their post message. Thanks. CTyankee Feb 25 #3

Right above these replies, on the right-hand side, you will see "Highlight" in bold. Next there are 3 sinkingfeeling Feb 25 #2

If a response gets 5 recommendations, it is highlighted in the list. quaint Feb 25 #4

Since the OP asked about "text" and not "titles", I replied the way I did. Do you mean the Reply titles? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 25 #5

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,818 posts)

1. When you post an OP or a reply, there is a bar btwn Reply Title and Reply Text

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:20 PM

Feb 25

There are buttons for Bolding, Italics, Underscoring, ~~Strike through~~, yellow highlight, monospace, links, quoted excerpt, and block indentation.

If you see pale yellow instead of bright yellow, then your screen is too bright.

The yellow is just for highlighting for emphasis at the choice of the poster.

CTyankee

(66,027 posts)

3. OK, so I didn't do anything, it's the poster's trying to emphasize their post message. Thanks.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 06:11 PM

Feb 25

I don't know why I didn't see that...

sinkingfeeling

(55,073 posts)

2. Right above these replies, on the right-hand side, you will see "Highlight" in bold. Next there are 3

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:29 PM

Feb 25

choice: none, 5 newest, and recommended. If you click 'none', all the pale yellow goes away. Just go and click through the choices and observe the differences.

quaint

(3,823 posts)

4. If a response gets 5 recommendations, it is highlighted in the list.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 06:34 PM

Feb 25

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,818 posts)

5. Since the OP asked about "text" and not "titles", I replied the way I did. Do you mean the Reply titles?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 07:02 PM

Feb 25

If you mean the post titles in the list of post titles that functions as a kind of Table of Contents, then the other responders have it right.

But if you mean "lines of text" inside the replies, that is what I thought you meant.

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