Indenting in Posts

SerranoG · #1 (**permalink**) June 10th, 2003, 11:52 AM

Am I doing something wrong? For example, this code is indented at the two DO statements:

   If True Then
      Do This
   Else
      Do That
   End If

But when I post it, all the lines are left justifying. Am I missing some forum code or is this a glitch? Thanks.

Greg Serrano
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division

JSample · #2 (**permalink**) June 10th, 2003, 01:02 PM

In order for the system to format the code exactly as you put it in, use the insert code button. (looks like this #) or make sure what your are pasteing is between two code tags ["code"] and ["/code"] without the quotation marks.

Thank you,

James Sample
Director, IT-Infrastructure
Wiley Publishing, Inc.

David Cameron · #3 (**permalink**) June 10th, 2003, 10:51 PM

This also just popped up in a question I commented on, see http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=288. One problem with the code "tags" is that people who are new to the lists will not know to use the code tags. Is it possible also insert the tabs in for normal text? This should not have an effect on most typed out text, but would make things easier for new people and forgetful people.

Also a comment on the text in the code "tags". It can be quite hard to read due to the size. In many cases the code is the most important thing that a person will post so reading it is very important. On positive note the fixed width font for the code is very good, thanks for that.

regards
David Cameron

SerranoG · #4 (**permalink**) June 11th, 2003, 06:42 AM

I applied the code tags and it worked great. Yes, I noticed the fixed-width font, too and thought that was cool. However, I also noticed that the font seemed "scrunched" up; not just small but like someone was pinching it. I think kicking it up a notch or two might help.

Greg Serrano
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division

Jeff Mason · #5 (**permalink**) June 11th, 2003, 07:09 AM

I'd like to second the motion to allow for tabs in text, either in code blocks or otherwise. Writing code snippets and indenting them by using multiple space characters is boring...

Jeff Mason
Custom Apps, Inc.
www.custom-apps.com

bluckcuck · #6 (**permalink**) June 11th, 2003, 03:11 PM

Unfortunately I don't know of any way to allow your to insert tabs into the text box on your browser. Every browser I've tried shifts the focus to another field when you press the tab key. There's actually no problem with allowing you to enter them, I just don't know how you can do it with your browser.

As an alternate solution, I've added a new formatting code ["t"] (without the quotes) that inserts a 4 character "tab" in its place. Additionally there is a new button in the formatting bar that will insert this forum code tag.

You can use the tab forum code anywhere in your postings including inside of code sections.

For example:
    Indented
        Indented More
            Indented even more
        A little less

and so on.

Hopefully this is a good work-around for the browser preventing tabs in input fields.

You may have to refresh your browser to get the button to work properly, the code is included in a javascript include file that sometimes stays cached by the browser.

Bruce Luckcuck
Director, Applications & Support Services
Wiley Publishing, Inc.

David Cameron · #7 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2003, 07:40 PM

A lot of the code that is posted has been cut and pasted from other programs, so the tabs remain. The end result is that the email posting I get is correctly formatted, but the web posting isn't. Is it possible to replace all tab values with HTML tabs? If a tab gets into the text box it must have come from a cut and paste and therefore must be there for a reason.

regards
David Cameron

Hal Levy · #8 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2003, 07:58 PM

David,

I must admit I have no idea what an HTML tab is... but it sounds like there might be a workable idea in there.

Hal Levy
Daddyshome, LLC
NOT a Wiley/Wrox Employee

David Cameron · #9 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2003, 08:12 PM

I thought there might be a html tab value, but after a quick search I couldn't find anything. I guess you could use whatever the equivalent of ["t"] is, which is the code above appears to be
    

regards
David Cameron

Hal Levy · #10 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2003, 08:42 PM

Ok- so that said.. the asp 3.0 code that will do this is..

Code:

message = Replace(message, vbTab, "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;")

I think....

Hal Levy
Daddyshome, LLC
NOT a Wiley/Wrox Employee