Is there any way to preserve multiple spaces or indentation in a posting to this list, other than posting in a code box? For example:
Here's some indented text inside a code box:
left margin
Four spaces in
4 sp in
Here's the same text
not inside a code box:
left margin
Four spaces in
4 sp in
No, because that' the purpose of codebox (also, this is a forum, not a list ).
You can use [ indent ] to structure text. It supports nesting, too:
a[blockquote]b1[blockquote]c[/blockquote]b2[/blockquote]aaa!
For everything else (like text tables) better use code and codebox
.
You can also
use some other character
than the plain space,
e.g. the
non-breaking space (Alt+0160)
or other.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctu...Table_of_spaces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctuation)#Table_of_spaces)
some other character than the plain space
Damm, I had only thought of trying which is escaped by the forum software.
Short ascii-art test:
____ ____
| @ @| "The chicken is now plantsching with the |o|o |
X| _|_|X fish in the soup on the floor because of X|_|_ |X
[##V#] the running gag." MIST (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_das_Brot) |_|__|Nice
I forgot [code], didn't think of Courier New, and didn't even know about the other methods. Off to the dunce's corner with me.
You can also
use some other character
than the plain space,
e.g. the
non-breaking space (Alt+0160)
or other.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctu...Table_of_spaces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctuation)#Table_of_spaces)
Very clever!
How can the substitution be made using a common Linux text editor: vi, emacs, tomboy, etc?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input) seems to have answers to that question.