Allowed HTML in stories?

[BuckyDuckman]

I know simple HTML mark-up to make text appear as bold, italics or underlined - but what about indenting?

To make text look like this​

Can we use that, too? I searched through the FAQ's and didn't see much regarding what was usable and what wasn't. A link to something I missed would work just as well.

Thanks!

 

[sr71plt]

I know simple HTML mark-up to make text appear as bold, italics or underlined - but what about indenting?

To make text look like this​

Can we use that, too? I searched through the FAQ's and didn't see much regarding what was usable and what wasn't. A link to something I missed would work just as well.

Thanks!

Indenting for what purpose? I don't think Lit. is going to permit you to indent each paragraph. That's not their standard format.

 

[PennLady]

I believe you can use the <blockquote> tag to do the indenting. I did this on a story (Nothing Gets Through, Ch. 3) and it worked fine. It looks like this:

<blockquote>
text to be indented
</blockquote>

Don't forget the close tag with the "/" in it.

 

[sr71plt]

I believe you can use the <blockquote> tag to do the indenting. I did this on a story (Nothing Gets Through, Ch. 3) and it worked fine. It looks like this:

<blockquote>
text to be indented
</blockquote>

Don't forget the close tag with the "/" in it.

Again, for what purpose? Can you cite the story that was accepted?

 

[slyc_willie]

Again, for what purpose? Can you cite the story that was accepted?

I had considered using it to offset a letter a character in a story was reading, or for song lyrics, just to more easily identify it as not being part of the regular body of text. But not for Lit. I'll probably use something like that in published works when I want to.

 

[walkerlong]

Again, for what purpose? Can you cite the story that was accepted?

Perhaps this could be used to quote a block of text.

 

[PennLady]

Again, for what purpose? Can you cite the story that was accepted?

I did cite the story -- see the parenthetical. It's one of mine, specifically the second page of the third chapter.

I did it because a character was reading a newspaper article and I was quoting the article. I thought it added some clarity to things.

This is the link to the page in question: http://www.literotica.com/s/nothing-gets-through-ch-03?page=2. You have to scroll down a bit; it's indented and in italics, so it should be easy to find.

 

[sr71plt]

Perhaps this could be used to quote a block of text.

Yes, I can see for that. I'm trying to see if anyone was permitted to indent paragraphs.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

You can use <blockquote> (Laurel confirmed this in a post about the subject, no I'm not going to go search for it).

The unfortunate thing is that it actually indents from both ends of the "paragraph".

 

[PennLady]

You can use <blockquote> (Laurel confirmed this in a post about the subject, no I'm not going to go search for it).

The unfortunate thing is that it actually indents from both ends of the "paragraph".

Yes, this is true. I don't know that you can indent just one side of a graph. I suppose in general you could manipulate the HTML list command, but I don't think that command works on this site. I figured <blockquote> was about as close as you could get.

The only other way I can think of, and I'm not sure it would work, would be to have a hard return after each line and then use spaces to indent the lines. I have a feeling it wouldn't work, though.

 

[Hypoxia]

Leading spaces on lines are stripped. To get a single-line-indent effect, start a line with a period followed by spacing. Too bad there's no way to insert invisible bytes.

<Blockquote> indents a whole block, not just one line. I've used it for song lyrics, poetry, and quotes from publications, real or imaginary. <Center> also indents, but not consistently. I've used that for a title block:

*** THE DICEY DILDO ***
Or,
Pat's Penetrating Problem​

Some of these formatting tricks are useful.

 

[BuckyDuckman]

I believe you can use the <blockquote> tag to do the indenting. I did this on a story (Nothing Gets Through, Ch. 3) and it worked fine. It looks like this:

<blockquote>
text to be indented
</blockquote>

Don't forget the close tag with the "/" in it.

This works perfectly for my intended use. THANKS PennLady!!!

I had considered using it to offset a letter a character in a story was reading, or for song lyrics, just to more easily identify it as not being part of the regular body of text.

Ding, ding, ding! 10 bonus points for Slyc for correctly guessing why I wanted such a device, to distinguish a letter written/read by a character.

As for Pilot - who apparently read the request the wrong way:

to make text look like this - the HTML would be <indent></indent>, hence the reason why I asked if there was a way to "indent" and not because I have some perverse interest indenting every paragraph. Based on PennLady's fine example, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED​

Thank you everyone! Happy writing!

 

[sr71plt]

Ah, well, perhaps if you'd used the right word to begin with, which is "extract," not "indent" . . .

You're welcome.

 

[PennLady]

Ah, well, perhaps if you'd used the right word to begin with, which is "extract," not "indent" . . .

You're welcome.

I'm sure that's the right word, but for those of us not in the publishing world as you are, we'd probably look at that and think "The text is indented." And we'd use the word "indent" in asking how to do it or describing it. Just because of how it looks, I think of it as indented on both sides.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm sure that's the right word, but for those of us not in the publishing world as you are, we'd probably look at that and think "The text is indented." And we'd use the word "indent" in asking how to do it or describing it. Just because of how it looks, I think of it as indented on both sides.

Well, yes, of course, my knowing the word he meant to be asking about was license for Bucky to be snarky. What was I thinking?

 

[Swilly]

I think I was wrong yesterday about sr. I thought that perhaps he was unaware that he acted like a condescending fool in his posts, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing. The OP asks a simple question, and the first reaction he gets from sr is:

Indenting for what purpose?

What is he, the format police? It's none of his effing business why the OP wants to indent. All he asked was if it was possible. I wonder why he doesn't just answer the question.

Then, when PL offers a suggestion, once again we get:

Again, for what purpose? Can you cite the story that was accepted?

Again, why does he care what the author is trying to do? Of course the story she refers to had been accepted like that. Which, as he so often likes to point out to people, he could have easily found out by himself. Then he gives the big sr stamp of approval, as if anyone gives a flying rat's ass what he thinks.

Of course, the OP finally gives him a nudge for being such an ass, and he just has to make sure he points out that, no, it was the OP that was wrong.

Now I understand why sr spends all day on the boards. No one in real life wants to deal with the fool.

 

[slyc_willie]

Ding, ding, ding! 10 bonus points for Slyc for correctly guessing why I wanted such a device, to distinguish a letter written/read by a character.

So, do I get some big, sparkly, virtual trophy?

 

[patientlee]

So, do I get some big, sparkly, virtual trophy?

Do you want to borrow mine?

 

[slyc_willie]

Do you want to borrow mine?

Braggart.

 

[patientlee]

Braggart.

Maybe just a little.

 

[TxRad]

I think I was wrong yesterday about sr. I thought that perhaps he was unaware that he acted like a condescending fool in his posts, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing. The OP asks a simple question, and the first reaction he gets from sr is:



What is he, the format police? It's none of his effing business why the OP wants to indent. All he asked was if it was possible. I wonder why he doesn't just answer the question.

Then, when PL offers a suggestion, once again we get:



Again, why does he care what the author is trying to do? Of course the story she refers to had been accepted like that. Which, as he so often likes to point out to people, he could have easily found out by himself. Then he gives the big sr stamp of approval, as if anyone gives a flying rat's ass what he thinks.

Of course, the OP finally gives him a nudge for being such an ass, and he just has to make sure he points out that, no, it was the OP that was wrong.

Now I understand why sr spends all day on the boards. No one in real life wants to deal with the fool.

And maybe the fool is the one trying to stir up shit when he has no idea what went on. The OP did use the wrong word for what he wanted. SR was trying to figure out what he actually meant so he asked a question. After he saw PL's example, he understood and said so.

Where is it your business what anyone says on this board or any other?

If you stay out of it, there wouldn't be a problem. Most everyone here understands Pilot and yes, he does know the publishing business and what he is talking about. I can't say the same about you.

Have a good day.

 

[Swilly]

And maybe the fool is the one trying to stir up shit when he has no idea what went on. The OP did use the wrong word for what he wanted. SR was trying to figure out what he actually meant so he asked a question. After he saw PL's example, he understood and said so.

Where is it your business what anyone says on this board or any other?

If you stay out of it, there wouldn't be a problem. Most everyone here understands Pilot and yes, he does know the publishing business and what he is talking about. I can't say the same about you.

Have a good day.

I beg to differ Tex. I saw exactly what went on. The original poster asked if we could use HTML markup to indent. Pilot's answer was not yes or no. It was instead, in the way that he has about him, asking: indenting for what purpose?

I'm not going to rewrite what I've already written.

Just as he did on a different thread about the death of a newsstand distributor the other day, he is condescending and obnoxious. His answer to the OP was pretty much...who cares. It wasn't whether his opinions on the changes in magazine publishing were valid or not. It was that the OP thought it was interesting, and shared it. And Pilot saw fit to piss on him, then try to back up WHY the OP, or anyone, shouldn't care. That was the point, and as usual, he missed it.

Most days I ignore him. Some days I'm grouchy and call him out on his bullshit. Like I wrote yesterday, each day I'm here I see more what LC was saying about him. Having a knowledge of book publishing isn't the point, and it doesn't excuse his behavior.

If he acts like a dick, he may very well get called on it. God knows he does it often enough to JBJ. Speaking of which, why don't you ask Pilot what business it is of his when JBJ posts his nonsense? Pilot surely has an awful lot to say about that, doesn't he?

I have no bone to pick with you, but I will speak up when I see crap like this!

 

[TxRad]

I beg to differ Tex. I saw exactly what went on. The original poster asked if we could use HTML markup to indent. Pilot's answer was not yes or no. It was instead, in the way that he has about him, asking: indenting for what purpose?

I'm not going to rewrite what I've already written.

Just as he did on a different thread about the death of a newsstand distributor the other day, he is condescending and obnoxious. His answer to the OP was pretty much...who cares. It wasn't whether his opinions on the changes in magazine publishing were valid or not. It was that the OP thought it was interesting, and shared it. And Pilot saw fit to piss on him, then try to back up WHY the OP, or anyone, shouldn't care. That was the point, and as usual, he missed it.

Most days I ignore him. Some days I'm grouchy and call him out on his bullshit. Like I wrote yesterday, each day I'm here I see more what LC was saying about him. Having a knowledge of book publishing isn't the point, and it doesn't excuse his behavior.

If he acts like a dick, he may very well get called on it. God knows he does it often enough to JBJ. Speaking of which, why don't you ask Pilot what business it is of his when JBJ posts his nonsense? Pilot surely has an awful lot to say about that, doesn't he?

I have no bone to pick with you, but I will speak up when I see crap like this!

Since indenting isn't allowed at Lit, why he wanted to do it was a valid question don't ya think?

As for the magazine question, he was right, who cares. He is also right about magazines dying by the droves.

As for arrogant and condescending, that fits a lot of people around here. You and several others have a habit of taking everything he says out of context and the wrong way on purpose. Tell me that ain't true.

What LC has to say is colored by LC more than by Pilot. Yes Pilot is abrasive and yes he can be an asshole but no more than half a dozen others I can name.

Ah yes, JBJ. JBJ is a troll that has been kicked off two forums on Lit already. He came to the AH because he thought it was not moderated. After half his initial bullshit got ship off the the General board, he has tried to pass himself off as a longtime writer. The fact is, he's trying to reinvent the writing wheel as he learns himself.

Half the crap he puts up here has two purposes. One to make him look like he knows what he is doing. And second is the hey look at me factor. I start all these cool threads about writing. I know it all. It's bullshit and Pilot knows it and I know it. You have no idea how nasty JBJ can get and I hope you never find out.

I have no bone to pick with you but you are barking up the wrong trees. Learn some history before you pick allies.

 

[Swilly]

I don't have allies. The truth is that I have made the same conclusions about pilot that others have, but I've done it on my own. I'm not some part of an evil cabal determined to destroy this guy. I've noticed his behavior, just as I've noticed things JBJ does. And I've called him on those too.

You may be a little too biased the other way. Magazines dead? How about ignore the thread rather than looking down the nose at the OP. Now that I've noticed him in action, he no longer gets the benefit of the doubt from me. He's earned that.. Perhaps that makes me biased too, but I see what I see.

He might be a great editor and writer and know things about book publishing. I don't question that as others do. I just call foul when I see one.

Now...how bout them Dallas Cowboys? Think Room will ever get it done?

 

[TxRad]

I don't have allies. The truth is that I have made the same conclusions about pilot that others have, but I've done it on my own. I'm not some part of an evil cabal determined to destroy this guy. I've noticed his behavior, just as I've noticed things JBJ does. And I've called him on those too.

You may be a little too biased the other way. Magazines dead? How about ignore the thread rather than looking down the nose at the OP. Now that I've noticed him in action, he no longer gets the benefit of the doubt from me. He's earned that.. Perhaps that makes me biased too, but I see what I see.

He might be a great editor and writer and know things about book publishing. I don't question that as others do. I just call foul when I see one.

Now...how bout them Dallas Cowboys? Think Room will ever get it done?

As my grandpa always said, "To each his own."

As for the Dallas Cowgirls, Fuck em, I'm a Saints fan.