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1cyderry
I have looked and haven't found a way to use the Tab key when posting a message. Am I missing something or is this not possible?
In my 999 threads I want to show 7/9 or 0/9 status for a category but hitting the space bar or tab key doesn't move the cursor away from what has already been written on that line. IS the a way to do this? I have resorted to ................. but even this doesn't work very well.
Can anyone help?
In my 999 threads I want to show 7/9 or 0/9 status for a category but hitting the space bar or tab key doesn't move the cursor away from what has already been written on that line. IS the a way to do this? I have resorted to ................. but even this doesn't work very well.
Can anyone help?
3stephmo
Testing something....
testing...
ETA - did it like this:
& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp testing...
I just removed the spaces between the ampersands and the nbsps
testing...
ETA - did it like this:
& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp testing...
I just removed the spaces between the ampersands and the nbsps
4christiguc
You can also make inset type if you want to have a whole passage inset (e.g., here) by using
5cyderry
#3 I don't understand. Are you saying to insert & nbsp repeatedly until I get where I want?
6aethercowboy
>5 cyderry:.
In HTML, is used in place of a non-breaking space. Just add a few of them in a row to simulate a tab. OR, go with #4's idea, which is much better. <blockquote> is HTML's out-of-the-box answer for that problem, while is just a work-around.
In HTML, is used in place of a non-breaking space. Just add a few of them in a row to simulate a tab. OR, go with #4's idea, which is much better. <blockquote> is HTML's out-of-the-box answer for that problem, while is just a work-around.
7cyderry
Neither of those suggestions does what I want to do.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/51434#923174
I have this list that I would like to maintain but without the ........
A regular tab would do it, but tabs don't work.
  disappear at each edit and blockquote moves it down a line.
Any other ideas?
I appreciate your efforts.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/51434#923174
I have this list that I would like to maintain but without the ........
A regular tab would do it, but tabs don't work.
  disappear at each edit and blockquote moves it down a line.
Any other ideas?
I appreciate your efforts.
8stephmo
This is one of your lines, right?
1. New books in an old Series .............................8/9 ......BONUS POINTS = 8
Let's see if this works:
1. New books in an old Series 8/9 BONUS POINTS = 8
ETA - this is basically what this looks like:
1. New books in an old Series & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp 8/9 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp BONUS POINTS = 8
Only with spaces removed between the brackets and ampersands and nbsps...
1. New books in an old Series .............................8/9 ......BONUS POINTS = 8
Let's see if this works:
1. New books in an old Series 8/9 BONUS POINTS = 8
ETA - this is basically what this looks like:
1. New books in an old Series & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp 8/9 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp BONUS POINTS = 8
Only with spaces removed between the brackets and ampersands and nbsps...
9christiguc
I'm trying to think of a solution. . . you could always move your table to your LT Wiki page (e.g., here's mine) where you can create a table.
10christiguc
Oh! I have it! As long as the President's name isn't too long, you can just make the numbers centered on the page. (Or, you can have align="right" if you want them all the way over).
President's name Number
President's name
Edited to say - nevermind - that makes a line-break
President's name Number
President's name
Number
Edited to say - nevermind - that makes a line-break
11christiguc
Okay, now I do have a solution.
President's Name Number
President's Name
Number
(change the "width" number to make sure all the numbers align at the right place)
e.g., width=100
President's NameNumber
e.g., width=300
President's NameNumber
I just uploaded a blank picture to flickr and by changing the width, you can change the spacing and keep the numbers on the same line. And it won't change each time you edit it.
President's Name Number
President's Name
Number(change the "width" number to make sure all the numbers align at the right place)
e.g., width=100
President's Name
Numbere.g., width=300
President's Name
NumberI just uploaded a blank picture to flickr and by changing the width, you can change the spacing and keep the numbers on the same line. And it won't change each time you edit it.
12aethercowboy
I did what I should have done AGES ago and looked it up.
The HTML tab character is 	. Also, since it's white-space, you have to wrap it in <pre> </pre>
So, as an example:
You're stuck with Monospace, however. But you can still do <strong> and <em> for bold and italics.
The HTML tab character is 	. Also, since it's white-space, you have to wrap it in <pre> </pre>
So, as an example:
Book Title Author Antagonist(s)
Flatland Edwin A. Abbott Circles
Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket Count Olaf
Elric of Melnibone Michael Moorcock Yyrkoon
You're stuck with Monospace, however. But you can still do <strong> and <em> for bold and italics.
13cyderry
The img src seems to work but I can't get it perferctly aligned.
THe even with the
If anything else pops into you heads, please let me know.
Thanks for all your help.
THe even with the
, still inserts a break, so for the tme being I think I'll go with the img src.
If anything else pops into you heads, please let me know.
Thanks for all your help.
14aethercowboy
>13 cyderry:.
Yeah, <pre>something</pre> adds a newline. D'oh.
To get the best tabs, insert the entire thing in <pre>'s, and put the 	's in the text without wrapping them with anything.
I edited my response to not include trying <pre>	</pre>.
Yeah, <pre>something</pre> adds a newline. D'oh.
To get the best tabs, insert the entire thing in <pre>'s, and put the 	's in the text without wrapping them with anything.
I edited my response to not include trying <pre>	</pre>.
16aethercowboy
Let me try something...
It's ugly as sin HTML (you can't use newlines in a PRE tag...).
It looks like this:
- George Washington, 1789-1797 12
- John Adams, 1797-1801 11
- Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 6
- James Madison, 1809-1817 2
- James Monroe, 1817-1825 2
- John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 4
- Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 2
- Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 0
- William Henry Harrison, 1841 0
- John Tyler, 1841-1845 0
It's ugly as sin HTML (you can't use newlines in a PRE tag...).
It looks like this:
<pre><ol><li>George Washington, 1789-1797	12</li><li>John Adams, 1797-1801		11</li><li>Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809	6</li><li>James Madison, 1809-1817	2</li><li>James Monroe, 1817-1825		27lt;/li><li>John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829	4</li><li>Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837	2</li><li>Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841	0</li><li>William Henry Harrison, 1841	0</li><li>John Tyler, 1841-1845		0</li></ol></pre>
19Noisy
1. George Washington, 1789-1797 12
2. John Adams, 1797-1801 . 11
3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 . 6
4. James Madison, 1809-1817 . 2
5. James Monroe, 1817-1825 . 2
6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 . 4
7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 . 2
8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 . 0
9. William Henry Harrison, 1841 . 0
The tab characters are even preserved after editing, so that means that you can just cut and paste them into text that is surrounded by
, like that.z z
test
test
, test
20christiguc
Ooo--that is neat.
If you edit it, does it destroy everything, though?
Edited to add answer--No! :)
1. A A
2. B B
3. C C
4. D D
5. E E
If you edit it, does it destroy everything, though?
Edited to add answer--No! :)
21aethercowboy
>19 Noisy:.
True, it does look prettier if you hand-number. I was trying to be lazy by using the OL/LI tags, but they add too much whitespace.
cyderry, You're probably best off doing this then:
Or
<pre>#. President Name, Start-Finish	X
#. President Name, Start-Finish	Y</pre>
True, it does look prettier if you hand-number. I was trying to be lazy by using the OL/LI tags, but they add too much whitespace.
cyderry, You're probably best off doing this then:
#. President Name, Start-Finish X
#. President Name, Start-Finish Y
Or
<pre>#. President Name, Start-Finish	X
#. President Name, Start-Finish	Y</pre>
22cyderry
Let me get this straight....
I put the pre before Washington's #1, then after his dates I put tab code and the number that he has. Do I have to remove the line breaks between each president? At the end of the 43 after Obama's number I close the pre.
Is that right? Does the tab code (tab) notation disappear from view but remain when I go to edit? Can I have more than one tab in a line?
Whew... this is more complicated than I thought it would be.
I put the pre before Washington's #1, then after his dates I put tab code and the number that he has. Do I have to remove the line breaks between each president? At the end of the 43 after Obama's number I close the pre.
Is that right? Does the tab code (tab) notation disappear from view but remain when I go to edit? Can I have more than one tab in a line?
Whew... this is more complicated than I thought it would be.
23aethercowboy
>22 cyderry:.
To make matters simple:
Put the PRE before 1. George Washington.
Put the /PRE after the last part of Obama's line.
Put as many tab codes as necessary where appropriate (some may require more than one, but if you edit the message, while the codes have been translated to tab characters, each subsequent edit will retain them). You can have multiple tabs on a single line.
And put each prez on his own line.
To make matters simple:
Put the PRE before 1. George Washington.
Put the /PRE after the last part of Obama's line.
Put as many tab codes as necessary where appropriate (some may require more than one, but if you edit the message, while the codes have been translated to tab characters, each subsequent edit will retain them). You can have multiple tabs on a single line.
And put each prez on his own line.
24cyderry
Noisy, aethercowboy, christiguc, stephmo
I want you to know I really appreciate all you time and efforts to help in this question.
You guys are great!
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I want you to know I really appreciate all you time and efforts to help in this question.
You guys are great!
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25cyderry
Okay, what am I doing wrong?
1. George Washington, 1789-1797 12
2. John Adams, &$09;1797-1801 11
3. Thomas Jefferson, &$09;1801-1809 6
4. James Madison, &$09;1809-1817 &$09;&$09;2
5. James Monroe, &$09;1817-1825 2
6. John Quincy Adams, &$09;1825-1829 4
7. Andrew Jackson, &$09;1829-1837 2
8. Martin Van Buren, &$09;1837-1841 0
9. William Henry Harrison, &$09;1841 0
10. John Tyler, &$09;1841-1845 0
44. Barack Obama 2009-.......................... 2
26christiguc
First of all, it's #, not $. :)
27christiguc
It looks like it's working for you! Excellent!!
28cyderry
1. George Washington, 1789-1797 12
2. John Adams, 1797-1801 11
3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 6
4. James Madison, 1809-1817 2
5. James Monroe, 1817-1825 2
6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 4
7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 2
8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 0
9. Wm. Henry Harrison, 1841 0
10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 0
11. James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 0
12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 1
13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 0
14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 1
15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861 2
16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 6
17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 1
18. Ulysses S Grant, 1869-1877 1
19. Rutherford B Hayes, 1877-1881 0
20. James Abram Garfield, 1881 0
21. Chester A Arthur, 1881-1885 0
22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 2
23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 1
25. William McKinley, 1897-1901 1
26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 4
27. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 0
28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 3
29. Warren G Harding, 1921-1923 0
30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 0
31. Herbert C Hoover, 1929-1933 1
32. Franklin D Roosevelt, 1933-1945 2
33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 3
34. Dwight D Eisenhower 1953-1961 1
35. John F Kennedy, 1961-1963 0
36. Lyndon B Johnson, 1963-1969 2
37. Richard M Nixon, 1969-1974 1
38. Gerald R Ford, 1974-1977 2
39. James E Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 1
40. Ronald W Reagan, 1981-1989. 2
41. George H W Bush, 1989-1993 1
42. William J Clinton, 1993-2001 2
43. George W Bush, 2001-2009 2
44. Barack Obama 2009- 2
29christiguc
1. George Washington, 1789-1797 12
2. John Adams, 1797-1801 11
3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 6
4. James Madison, 1809-1817 2
5. James Monroe, 1817-1825 2
6. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 4
7. Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 2
8. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 0
9. Wm. Henry Harrison, 1841 0
10. John Tyler, 1841-1845 0
11. James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 0
12. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 1
13. Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 0
14. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 1
15. James Buchanan, 1857-1861 2
16. Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 6
17. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 1
18. Ulysses S Grant, 1869-1877 1
19. Rutherford B Hayes, 1877-1881 0
20. James Abram Garfield, 1881 0
21. Chester A Arthur, 1881-1885 0
22. Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 2
23. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 1
25. William McKinley, 1897-1901 1
26. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 4
27. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 0
28. Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 3
29. Warren G Harding, 1921-1923 0
30. Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 0
31. Herbert C Hoover, 1929-1933 1
32. Franklin D Roosevelt, 1933-1945 2
33. Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 3
34. Dwight D Eisenhower, 1953-1961 1
35. John F Kennedy, 1961-1963 0
36. Lyndon B Johnson, 1963-1969 2
37. Richard M Nixon, 1969-1974 1
38. Gerald R Ford, 1974-1977 2
39. James E Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 1
40. Ronald W Reagan, 1981-1989. 2
41. George H W Bush, 1989-1993 1
42. William J Clinton, 1993-2001 2
43. George W Bush, 2001-2009 2
44. Barack Obama, 2009- 2
31christiguc
:)
38justjim
Have you found something new Noisy? Or were you just checking to make sure the old tricks still work?
39Noisy
I was wondering if two tab entities (	) in a row resolving into a single space was a bug.
40brightcopy
I don't know if it worked in June 2009 and not now, but #28 and #29 do not appear to be in column-like format to me. They look just like if you'd never tried to put any tabs in.
