Last modified: 2012-07-23 08:45:36 UTC
The user wants to use string "span style" tag as edittools element. While using of "& #32;" instead space between "span" and "style", is look ok on [[Mediawiki:Edittools]] itself, but still leads to splitting of this element in the edit-mode (the buttons are broken at the space between "span" and "style"). Example: http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Edittools (please compare this look - http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Edittools&oldid=562971 , and look in the edit-mode - http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Edittools&action=edit ) See relevant discussion: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Edittools#Problems_defining_some_wiki_markup_tools.
See the manual: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CharInsert * Separate different symbols by space, each symbol will become a separate button * To make a button that contains a space, you have to enclose it inside <nowiki> You shouldn't use hacks like " ", unless you want to have a button that literally inserts " " into the editor.
I fixed your test: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Edittools&oldid=564071 (removed it in the mean time)
Thanks!