Errors in submission (but not original text)

[York]

I have had a trawl through the FAQs, searched the archives and can't find this having been asked before. Apologies if it has and I am too blind to see it...

I submitted a story which has been up for a few days, but someone pointed out that there seemed to be some text missing. I went and had a look and sure enough, in a few places, full sentences that were there in the .rtf file I submitted, just stop part way through. Does anyone know how this might happen and how it can be corrected?

It's not a case of it being an edit I think, because it's not the original text that is at fault; it's something to do with the process of taking the original text and it being transferred to HTML I assume.

I tried sending feedback to "Literotica" but have had no reply. Anyone any ideas?

 

[OhMissScarlett]

I have had a trawl through the FAQs, searched the archives and can't find this having been asked before. Apologies if it has and I am too blind to see it...

I submitted a story which has been up for a few days, but someone pointed out that there seemed to be some text missing. I went and had a look and sure enough, in a few places, full sentences that were there in the .rtf file I submitted, just stop part way through. Does anyone know how this might happen and how it can be corrected?

It's not a case of it being an edit I think, because it's not the original text that is at fault; it's something to do with the process of taking the original text and it being transferred to HTML I assume.

I tried sending feedback to "Literotica" but have had no reply. Anyone any ideas?

Did you send her a pm? This is usually the best way to get ahold of her rather than email. Be sure to include a link to your story and the specifics on what's missing. I'm not sure how it happens, but I've heard of it happening before.

 

[damppanties]

I have had a trawl through the FAQs, searched the archives and can't find this having been asked before. Apologies if it has and I am too blind to see it...

I submitted a story which has been up for a few days, but someone pointed out that there seemed to be some text missing. I went and had a look and sure enough, in a few places, full sentences that were there in the .rtf file I submitted, just stop part way through. Does anyone know how this might happen and how it can be corrected?

It's not a case of it being an edit I think, because it's not the original text that is at fault; it's something to do with the process of taking the original text and it being transferred to HTML I assume.

I tried sending feedback to "Literotica" but have had no reply. Anyone any ideas?

One question, why did you submit an rtf file? IMO, the best way to submit to Literotica is through their online form. That way, you can see a preview of how your story will look after being posted.

Now, to correct a submitted story, see this for how to submit a re-edited story. Good luck.

 

[York]

One question, why did you submit an rtf file? IMO, the best way to submit to Literotica is through their online form. That way, you can see a preview of how your story will look after being posted.

AFAIK, using an rtf file is the only way of getting italic characters in (which is something I want! )

Now, to correct a submitted story, see this for how to submit a re-edited story. Good luck.

I already saw that, but I don't want to edit the story. The issue is purely with the transfer from the original format to the HTML format.

 

[York]

Did you send her a pm? This is usually the best way to get ahold of her rather than email. Be sure to include a link to your story and the specifics on what's missing. I'm not sure how it happens, but I've heard of it happening before.

I know this is going to sound like a daft question, but who is "she"? I can't remember exactly how I did it, but just sent one of those Feedback things you would normally send to an author, only to "Literotica".

 

[Zeb_Carter]

AFAIK, using an rtf file is the only way of getting italic characters in (which is something I want! )



I already saw that, but I don't want to edit the story. The issue is purely with the transfer from the original format to the HTML format.

To get Italic text in a submission via the plain text form just enclose the text you want italic in <i> text </i> the html codes.

And you will have to submit your story as an edit to get it fixed.

 

[TheEarl]

I know this is going to sound like a daft question, but who is "she"? I can't remember exactly how I did it, but just sent one of those Feedback things you would normally send to an author, only to "Literotica".

She is Laurel, who's the grand high Poohbah of this place (God Bless Her Little Cotton Socks). You can find her name on the stickies at the top of this forum; just send her a PM like any other user and I'm sure she'll sort your problem.

The Earl

 

[York]

She is Laurel, who's the grand high Poohbah of this place (God Bless Her Little Cotton Socks). You can find her name on the stickies at the top of this forum; just send her a PM like any other user and I'm sure she'll sort your problem.

The Earl

Good man, thanks.

 

[York]

To get Italic text in a submission via the plain text form just enclose the text you want italic in <i> text </i> the html codes.

OK, thanks for that. I was sure I had read the only way to special characters and fonts was with rtf.

And you will have to submit your story as an edit to get it fixed.

Problem with that is the same errors might occur!

 

[OhMissScarlett]

She is Laurel, who's the grand high Poohbah of this place (God Bless Her Little Cotton Socks). You can find her name on the stickies at the top of this forum; just send her a PM like any other user and I'm sure she'll sort your problem.

The Earl

Yes, thanks. I was out getting a latte.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

OK, thanks for that. I was sure I had read the only way to special characters and fonts was with rtf.



Problem with that is the same errors might occur!

Not if you cut and paste the text into the form provided on the submission page as suggested in a prior post. At least that way you will be able to see what the posted story would look like when it is previewed.

Just remember to include the word Edit on the title line of the form as stated in the link that Dampy provided.

 

[damppanties]

Thanks Zeb.

And I'm going to take this chance to give out another link. Alex's Bold or Italic? Very helpful.

 

[York]

Thanks Zeb.

And I'm going to take this chance to give out another link. Alex's Bold or Italic? Very helpful.

That's interesting. I wonder whether you (one) could actually save the document as HTML and then just copy that into the submission page. I think quite a few word processors give you the option of saving as HTML.

I'll give it a go in Open Office.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

That's interesting. I wonder whether you (one) could actually save the document as HTML and then just copy that into the submission page. I think quite a few word processors give you the option of saving as HTML.

I'll give it a go in Open Office.

There are some HTML tags that I think are filtered for such as links and images. I only think they allow the text formating HTML codes in the text.

Not positive.

Dampy you are most welcome.

 

[Weird Harold]

That's interesting. I wonder whether you (one) could actually save the document as HTML and then just copy that into the submission page. I think quite a few word processors give you the option of saving as HTML.

That is one way of inserting the necessary Italic, Bold, Underline and other permissible HTML formatting, but it will also insert some formatting that is NOT allowed becasue it conflicts with Literotica's standard "look and feel."

If you do go that route, you'll need to open the resulting file as TXT file and edit out the header and footer sections and replace any paragraph and line break tags with actual paragrah breaks and line breaks.

In the end, unless you know exactly what you're doing and what neds to be removed, saving as an HTML file is more work than just using the search function of your word-procsser to find the Italics in your document and posting the <i> and </i> as needed.

From the comments like yours, I strongly suspect that the problems are caused by submitting in RTF format. I seldm see anyone complaining about submissions in Word DOC format and almost none for submision in TXT or C&P formats -- the few complaints about TXT format are usually the result of using single paragraph breaks instead of double paragraph breaks, which cuse the conversion scripts to create a single block of text instead of converting the paragraph breaks properly.

There are at least two How To Essays that deal with formatting issues -- my "testing your story formatting" deals more with the structure of the standard Lit format and reconstructing the conversion processs. The other (which I can never remember the name or author of when I need to ) deals with setting the tags and which tags to use.

A key point to remember, is that what you see in your word-processer is NOT always what is in the file you submit unless you're using a plain-text editor like Notepad.

 

[York]

From the comments like yours, I strongly suspect that the problems are caused by submitting in RTF format. I seldm see anyone complaining about submissions in Word DOC format and almost none for submision in TXT or C&P formats -- the few complaints about TXT format are usually the result of using single paragraph breaks instead of double paragraph breaks, which cuse the conversion scripts to create a single block of text instead of converting the paragraph breaks properly.

The odd thing is that the errors didn't occur when there was any formatting anywhere near. It's just the ends of sentences not appearing for some reason. It's not even at a page break in the original file. Makes me think it's most likely a copy and paste error.

Quite right about the other tags that Open Office puts in for HTML format; they're for new lines etc. I had forgotten about those.

I would definitely be interested in the mechanics of how it's done (from a being an engineer curiosity point of view).

 

[Weird Harold]

The odd thing is that the errors didn't occur when there was any formatting anywhere near. It's just the ends of sentences not appearing for some reason. It's not even at a page break in the original file. Makes me think it's most likely a copy and paste error.

That's why you should do the C&P yourself where you can preview the result before committing the submission to someone or somthing else's control.

Open your RTF version in Notepad, or in Open Office as TXT file. It will give you some idea of all the garbage that is in an RTF file besides what you see on the screen. There is probably formatting in there where the problems are that isn't apparent on the screen.

Quote this post and look at the formatting codes imbedded in this sentence for a very basic example of what I'm talking about.

RTF files accumulate that kind of leftover information with almost every change in the document from the very first typo you corrected.