Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11486
interpreted = N
texte = >Hi; > >I can't seem to get the [format] to work for text strings. In my tmpl >file I have the > and if I do the following: > >[format 40s]small text[/format]followed by more text > >I get the following in the browser: > >small textfollowed by more text > >What am I missing?Browsers never recognize more than one space in a string, so it doesn't matter how many blanks you want to create with this technique, the browser will not display them.When you want to create extra spaces in html, you have to use the special   tag (no break space) ... but the WebCat [format] context doesn't help with this ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  3. Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (w curt eggemeyer 1997)
  4. Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
  5. Re: [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  6. [format 40s]text[/format] doesn't work (w curt eggemeyer 1997)
>Hi; > >I can't seem to get the [format] to work for text strings. In my tmpl >file I have the > and if I do the following: > >[format 40s]small text[/format]followed by more text > >I get the following in the browser: > >small textfollowed by more text > >What am I missing?Browsers never recognize more than one space in a string, so it doesn't matter how many blanks you want to create with this technique, the browser will not display them.When you want to create extra spaces in html, you have to use the special   tag (no break space) ... but the WebCat [format] context doesn't help with this ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Kenneth Grome

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