XML-RPC Converts ">" to ">"

[Derik]

Attempts to post with any XML-RPC blogging client have issues when using Markdown format. In particular, the quoting symbol ">" (email style) ends up getting converted to its HTML entity (">"). Standalone ">" characters should be left alone when posted via XML-RPC.

[masquerade]

Standalone > characters should, just like when posted normally, be converted to their html entity form. This fix should go to the markdown author, and instead the markdown filter should be run earlier than the WordPress filters by changing priority.

[Derik]

Actually, the processing is different when posting via XML-RPC and posting in the web interface.

Check ​http://godlikenerd.com/rob/

Note that in the web interface post, the text is quoted correctly because the ">" is retained instead of being converted to ">" as it is by the XML-RPC interface. Opening those posts in the web interface show ">" instead of ">".

The following text was submitted, verbatim via the web interface and the XML-RPC clients:

This is normal text.

This is quoted.

This is not.

(End of Text)

The result should be the same in both cases.

[rob1n]

This is a Markdown issue.