PSA: Centering on AO3

[vaysh]

There is this glitch when posting to the AO3: If you simply use to center section breaks like * * * or o0o or ~, the following paragraph will invariably miss its (automatically inserted) paragraph marks, which results in the lines being squished together. It looks like this then (random example from random fic):

Comments

[nia_kantorka]

Ah, thank you! Always did it by hand but a code to get it right in advance is much better. :)

[vaysh]

Ah, another soul who cares about this. You don't even have to add in all the paragraph marks - only the one for centered text. Simple and easy.

[nia_kantorka]

Oh yes, I like to see whatever text as shiny as possible. And it's a nuisance when it's not easy to read because of squashed paragraphs.

[snowgall]

Yes! This glitch has always bothered me, and I always go in and fix it by hand for fics that have already been uploaded. Seeing squashed paragraphs always makes my eye twitch :)

Thanks for posting the PSA

♥

[vaysh]

I may have had to physically step back from the laptop or else I would have made comments to a fic about the formatting glitch. ;) If I can, I always fix it. That post was a long coming.

[firethesound]

I didn't even notice that AO3 did this. Thanks so much for pointing this out and how to fix it. <3

[vaysh]

Ao3 does this, yes. You are most welcome. :)

[torino10154]

I don't think that's ever happened to me but it is good to know how to fix it.

(I have trouble with LJ coding more than anything. UGH LOL)

[vaysh]

It may depend on how you post to AO3 whether it is a problem or not. It's been driving me crazy. (OCD-ness here).

[disapparater]

I always noticed this, but just thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me!

[vaysh]

Nope, not your eyes. The paragraph marks just fly out if the centering is done with the simple center code. ;)