HTML Blues

May 16, 2006 14:15

I need HTML help. I've been trying to put a table in a paragraph for a MyPC write-up and it won't come out right and I don't know why ( Read more... )

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thermight May 17 2006, 15:15:06 UTC
Good work! The only problem is that when you post an event, each line gets a line break < BR > added to it. Otherwise everybody's paragraphs would run together.

So to fix the above, jam all the tags together on one line, except append a
after the closing of the first italics tag, so that it doesn't mix in with the size 4 font heading.
Then everything will be on its own line without the 'double spacing' look you were getting. View source on this page for the final version. Also when you preview your event write-up, viewing source would show that the link breaks were included every line, so that's a good debugging tool for next time.

Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
  • Blah
  • Blah
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    THANKS! ubbercatta May 17 2006, 21:59:15 UTC
    From my reading I knew my issue had something to do with preset formatting on the site - but when I would view source, there was SO MUCH stuff there that I didn't understand, that I gave up too easily.

    Anyway - so your fix was great, not sure I understand totally yet what you explained ... :-)

    Now I just have to work on the graphic as it totally messes everything up! This is the problem when you have a former ad designer as an EC - I'm more worried about how the posting looks than I am about the event itself!

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    and oh yeah ... ubbercatta May 17 2006, 22:05:17 UTC
    So, I haven't applied the table fix to the OC posting which went on the calendar today - but the LA posting is still in draft and I put the table in there. Once I figure out the graphic problem (too big in HxW I think) I'll undraft the LA post.

    This really helps as I often have long bulleted lists which look LAME stringing down the middle of the page. I much prefer breaking it up into 2 or 3 columns!

    :::Happy Happy Wiggle in Desk Chair:::

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    anonymous May 18 2006, 00:42:48 UTC
    If you just want bullets you can use this format:
    < ul >< li >first item
    < li >last item< / ul >Next paragraph here. Yes smooshed up next to the last item.

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    ubbercatta May 18 2006, 01:04:10 UTC
    I actually want bulleted columns, as I have several items to list. If I just do the ul and li commands I get a single column running down the page - ok if I only have a few items to list. But my list is over 15 items and it makes too much wierd white space as a single column. But as a table with 2 columns, it is much more compact and fills the space better.

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