A formtating question

[rikaaim]

I want to submit a poem that has some rather unique formating. Last time I tried to submit one in such a manner it got butchered when posted. My question is, how do I set up particular spacing breaks without it becoming messed up? What's the appropriate code to do so?

I'll post the poem below and perhaps I can get the appropriate answer. I think it's important to show the kind of formating that I'm talking about.



<P>Rika<BR>              disi stwh er   ew  el     ive?</P>
<P>y    du     pe    pls     dinkdis    co  (    un    )    try<BR>                     eh      sog   ud:   (</P>
<P>Istdi   s   vie    lance     datru      n;s        ram!pent<BR>    a        guhding</P>
<P>                                  co(;")    uld     u         splainit      tomeh</P>
<P>w   at        wuldo   t   ellmeh</P>
<P><BR>                      "        weeh    ha::    v-e      fre      dam        /        u   cando<BR>             a       nyti       ng         yos            antodo\         discou         ntry<BR>as  a          dreemoffredomadatny         unca   nach   eve"</P>
<P> </P>
<P>                uhr      halctingnauai                       duh              dremei<BR>s           fore          sinuto         b            com      dlelsinalou</P>
<P>'  /!    t    ach   ?~   repon  -(*    si billyty  +)</P>
<P>                  fore urh           act          shuns.               fi        ghtdevils<BR>uh          s      inencor       rupton     n          discuntri</P>
<P>       drev             tonzantand                  REE                        TONSATAND<BR>                  la                              D                     VEALA</P>
<P>list        entom          eh          dn't          fol          lowmehbc<BR>        ausimahy          po               twit<BR>                                                                                                                  Aim<BR>                                                    =chaos</P>





Okay, this is an edit. I just did all the spacing here and it failed. So, maybe someone can quote me and see what I'm talking about. I would really appreciate any help in this matter. Thank you very much.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

I want to submit a poem that has some rather unique formating. Last time I tried to submit one in such a manner it got butchered when posted. My question is, how do I set up particular spacing breaks without it becoming messed up? What's the appropriate code to do so?

Replace any space at the beginning of a line, or any space other than a regular single space, by this code:  

For the centred part, use the <center>text</center> code.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

i.e.:

Rika
. . . . . . . disi stwh er . ew .el . . ive?

=

Rika
              disi stwh er   ew  el     ive?

 

[rikaaim]

i.e.:

Rika
. . . . . . . disi stwh er . ew .el . . ive?

=

Rika
              disi stwh er   ew  el     ive?

Thanks. I knew there was a code. Now, for the hard part, taking the time needed to do all that coding. It's worth it to me though. Thanks a million.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Thanks. I knew there was a code. Now, for the hard part, taking the time needed to do all that coding. It's worth it to me though. Thanks a million.

It doesn't have to take all that much time, really. After you have the poem with all the spacings the way you want them (using Verdana 10), copy-paste it into Notepad, which is the simples program in existence, and replace all the spaces where you need code by a character you don't use anywhere else on the text. For example:

Rika
##############disi stwh er###ew##el#####ive?

After that, all you need to do is run a "Search&Replace" to turn every # into  

 

[rikaaim]

It doesn't have to take all that much time, really. After you have the poem with all the spacings the way you want them (using Verdana 10), copy-paste it into Notepad, which is the simples program in existence, and replace all the spaces where you need code by a character you don't use anywhere else on the text. For example:

Rika
##############disi stwh er###ew##el#####ive?

After that, all you need to do is run a "Search&Replace" to turn every # into  

Wow. *sits stunned by the genius*

*wipes drool from face thinking of intelligent, gorgeous woman*

Uhmmm...okay. I'm okay now.

 

[NspirMe]

I did wonder how you all did that. I pulled it up to see how it would space. Very neat trick. Thanks Lauren.