Posting problems

[Weird Harold]

In Libre Office...

http://forum.literotica.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1282997&d=1378220887

Make sure your paragraph format is set up as is shown above.

That doesn't work for documents that already have paragraph breaks at the end of each line; it only works for documents created and edited in LibreOffice.

 

[PennLady]

Because he probably copied it into Libre from his original text and carried the line breaks with it.

Okay.

That's correct, save to text format to strip out and other codes and special characters.

Okay, but still, when I copy the text from Word, I have no problem with other codes. That I know of. But then, like I said, that's Word and perhaps that part is different from other programs.

 

[Weird Harold]

Okay, but still, when I copy the text from Word, I have no problem with other codes. That I know of. But then, like I said, that's Word and perhaps that part is different from other programs.

It is probably an unnecessary step, but the OP expressed a preference for .TXT files.

 

[PennLady]

It is probably an unnecessary step, but the OP expressed a preference for .TXT files.

And text is cool. One thing I've discovered I'm not crazy about with my Mac is that it doesn't save things to text, at least not easily. I have to do some telecommuting work, though, and I need to save as text, hence I use Word. I'm also used to it, since before this I had a PC laptop, and used Word on that.

 

[sr71plt]

It is probably an unnecessary step, but the OP expressed a preference for .TXT files.

My preference would be for what actually worked to get it submitted to Literotica. Authors here are lucky that Lit. gives them the latitude it does. Most publishers tell you how and what and leave you to meet their stringent, standardized requirements.

 

[Aynmair]

Text Wrangler

For an easy-to-use, free and all-platform text editor, you might try Text Wrangler. It's easy and you can save files, etc. You can choose to save in a variety of formats including Unix, which should be handy with the Lit submission site.

Myself, I actually copy-paste from Word files without a problem, like PL.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

That doesn't work for documents that already have paragraph breaks at the end of each line; it only works for documents created and edited in LibreOffice.

Correct. But once he gets the extra line breaks out, this will keep others from creeping in unless he hits return/enter himself.

If you want to insure that all formatting has been stripped, paste the story into the forum edit box, hit preview post and see what it looks like. Of course there maybe a character limit, but you should get to see what it will look like.

Something like this post for instance.

 

[Weird Harold]

If you want to insure that all formatting has been stripped, paste the story into the forum edit box, hit preview post and see what it looks like. Of course there maybe a character limit, but you should get to see what it will look like.

The original script-based submission form could handle four million words (~~20 million characters.) There shouldn't be any problems from that quarter.

 

[49greg]

I've always used Libre Office as well. I save my files in the .odt format that it the default. But I copy and paste.

As for carriage returns etc I've never had a problem. But then I've never submitted a story as a file. I like the copy and paste better so I can give it a last proofread. Also once you submit it you get a second chance to look at it, as it will appear on Lit, and you can scan it again and go back and re-edit it again.

After my first couple of submissions I shifted the right page width to the '5' mark and use a font that approximates what Lit uses. But that's only for me to estimate how long the paragraphs will look once it gets to lit.

I came up with the page width and font by copying one of my stories after it was on lit, then pasting back to Libre Office.

I thought I saw somewhere that Lit will now accept .odt files.

 

[sr71plt]

It's just going to fall into Lit.'s standard width and font anyway, isn't it?

 

[TxRad]

It's just going to fall into Lit.'s standard width and font anyway, isn't it?

Yes it is but it gives you an idea of how the lines will fall.

With word it is 1.25 on the edges and a size 12 font. I use courier new for easier reading for my old eyes.

 

[sr71plt]

Yes it is but it gives you an idea of how the lines will fall.

With word it is 1.25 on the edges and a size 12 font. I use courier new for easier reading for my old eyes.

Not if you are using a different font and font size than Lit. does. I really don't understand this putting effort into design work that isn't going to hold anyway. It's standard practice for an online story site to have standard formats across its story file. It gives a uniform look for the reader. The author should appreciate there aren't a lot of extraneous bells and whistles going on to distract the reader from the story content.

 

[TxRad]

Not if you are using a different font and font size than Lit. does. I really don't understand this putting effort into design work that isn't going to hold anyway. It's standard practice for an online story site to have standard formats across its story file. It gives a uniform look for the reader. The author should appreciate there aren't a lot of extraneous bells and whistles going on to distract the reader from the story content.

The font size is what Lit uses and using the one I do doesn't change anything except vision for me. I'm not designing anything. I copied a story from Lit and used it to set up my style in Word. It works great with no problems for me or Lit.

I open a new word doc and apply the style. I'm ready to write. Nothing hard about it.

 

[Blind_Justice]

I had the exact same problem when I first started out here on Lit. Used Windows Edit and copypasting my stuff into the submission field caused ravaged text to appear when previewing it.

Your solution is two-fold, OP. First, you'll need to clean up your work as Harold suggested. Then, use OpenOffice or LibreOffice as soon as you're able for your regular writing. For Lit, you don't need to go beyond what the basic UI shows, since fonts and such are disregarded. One advanced skill, if one could call it that, is knowing how change tracking works, but there are simple tutorials out there and it's only important if you decide to enlist the help of the awesome voluntary editors.

As PennLady said, you can usually simply c&p directly from most text processors, and by now I can't live without my built-in spellchecker. Although it still makes me read like a Brit

 

[TxRad]

I had the exact same problem when I first started out here on Lit. Used Windows Edit and copypasting my stuff into the submission field caused ravaged text to appear when previewing it.

Your solution is two-fold, OP. First, you'll need to clean up your work as Harold suggested. Then, use OpenOffice or LibreOffice as soon as you're able for your regular writing. For Lit, you don't need to go beyond what the basic UI shows, since fonts and such are disregarded. One advanced skill, if one could call it that, is knowing how change tracking works, but there are simple tutorials out there and it's only important if you decide to enlist the help of the awesome voluntary editors.

As PennLady said, you can usually simply c&p directly from most text processors, and by now I can't live without my built-in spellchecker. Although it still makes me read like a Brit

You can change your dictionary from English English to American English. That will solve the read like a Brit part.

Now if I can just remember where you go in spell checker setup to do it.

 

[Blind_Justice]

I would guess it's somewhere under Extras -> Language, where you manage your installed dictionaries. Since I write in both English and German, I have multiple dictionaries installed. Somewhere in there, you can set your default dictionary or language.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Actually, in LibreOffice the language is at the bottom of the page. Click on it and you will be presented with a list of options. Click More... In the middle of the dialog presented select the correct language, in this case English (USA) from the list.

In Word 2003 the language is at the bottom of page. Click on it and it will present you with a list of languages. Once you select one, click on Default to set that language to the default.

In Word 2007 you set the language in the options. Click on the round icon at the top left hand corner of the window. At the bottom there is a button marked Options, click it. Language is on the first page, click the button and select a language in the list provided. There are two language settings here. I would set them both.