Windows network path names (with double backslash) are not formatted properly

Aurik Sarker

Basically, if a line begins with double backslash (as is the case with Windows paths on a shared drive), it gets split awkwardly.

 

Try adding this text to a confluence page

\\Drive\Folder\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\Path\ 

Notice that confluence inserts a new line in between the first two backslashes, causing the first line to have only one character

 

When forward slashes are used instead of backslashes, the formatting is correct - i.e. there is no weird split

//Drive/Folder/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/Path/

 

The formatting using double backslashes should match the formatting with forward slashes

 

Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM

Have you tried putting in a code block?  That should not change the formating.