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How to stop bot framework Skype channel removing numbers from numbered lists?

I am trying to present a set of four choices that are each a sentence long. When I use choice prompts it renders it as a number list on the emulator and web chat. However, Skype stripes off the numbers. In all three cases, the user is expected to enter a number. However, in the case of Skype, they won't know what number goes with what. I redid it as a text prompt with a numbered list. Skype again stripped off the numbers. How do I work around this deviant behavior?

Does anyone know why Skype thinks this behavior is desirable?

Solution

  • Apparently, Skype is looking out for Bot Framework markdown numbered lists and removing the numbers. So I changed from

    1. option a,
    2. option b

    to

    1 - option a

    2 - option b

    That's all it takes.