Forum / formatting

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  eamon byrne

  Jan 01, 08:19am

  Maybe for Carson.

  I haven't posted for a while and was wondering if it's still possible to format using a preferred font and also full justification, etc.

  I used to wrap my pieces in a div with style directives to carefully control the formatting, but the last time I tried this I had problems.

  As an alternative, what about posting a word .doc file? That would suit me if it reproduced as written.

  Perhaps a sticky on this subject? Better formatting of pieces would improve the site.

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  David Ackley

  Jan 01, 05:32pm

  Eamon,

  I've posted a number of poems ( justified left, uneven right with stanza breaks) in word.doc and they come out here as formatted.
  I use Bookman Old Style 12pt. This is a fairly simple format, and there may be problems if you indent lines w/ odd spacings.

  Matt has been doing interesting formattings w/ shaped poetry, don't know how he does it, or how easy or difficult it is.

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  eamon byrne

  Jan 02, 12:22am

  Thanks David. I haven't worked out how to post a .doc file. I've emailed Carson for instructions.

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  whatwouldbukowskido

  Jan 02, 03:16am

  "don't know how he does it, or how easy or difficult it is."

  It's a PITKB*

  *pain in the keyboard

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  whatwouldbukowskido

  Jan 02, 03:40am

  Basically, the loss of formatting capabilities here has driven/inclined me to experiment with "shape" (not "form," esp. "good form," whatever the H-E-double-toothpicks that means...).

  So it's:

  Indent
  Indent
  Indent
  Return

  Indent
  Indent
  Indent
  Indent
  Return

  (ad naseum)

  in the edit page.

  Yields an imperfect Centering at best, no Justified, etc., so some of my work has taken on the schwirly schwhape.

  Serendipitous Lemons...

  ;-)

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  David Ackley

  Jan 02, 06:50pm

  Eamon,

  I just cut 'em and paste 'em.

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  David Ackley

  Jan 02, 06:52pm

  Ausbon,

  Yoicks!

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