small source code formatting blips

clients/urwid/main.py

@@ -938,9 +938,13 @@ class App(object):
 
     def formatting_help(self, *_):
         """
-        Pops a help window with formatting directives.
+        Pops a help window for formatting directives.
         """
-        message = network.fake_message("\n\n".join(format_help))
+        # we can "recycle" the server's formatting abilities to
+        # use the same syntax for the help text itself
+        message = network.fake_message(
+            "\n\n".join(format_help), format="sequential")
+
         widget = OptionsMenu(
             urwid.ListBox(
                 urwid.SimpleFocusListWalker([

src/formatting.py

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ underline = re.compile(r"(?<!\\)_{2}(.+?)(?<!\\)_{2}")
 escapes = re.compile(r"\\([*_]{2})")
 
 
-
 def apply_directives(text):
     # is there a better way to do this? smh....
     text = quotes.sub(lambda m: "[quote: %s]" % m.group(1), text)