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Article Newbie Seeks Article Master for one-on-one mentoring relationship. I just threw up (pun intended) my first article and would like a few suggestions on formatting techniques. Specifically I need to reel in the width of the article so that it conforms to the suggested guidelines. The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px and remove any code lines that are greater than ~120 chars. How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles? I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing. Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags do you manually space everything over or is there an easier way to handle tabs? My OCD won't allow me to sleep at night knowing there's some poorly formatted code of mine floating out there on the internets. p.s. BOO!
Todd Smith
Todd Smith wrote:
How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles?
I replace all tabs with two whitespaces.
Todd Smith wrote:
I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing.
I copy them into Notepad to get rid of the formatting first, believe it or not, then paste it the code into FrontPage. (Yes, I'm archaic.)
Todd Smith wrote:
do you manually space everything over
Yes. Sigh.
Todd Smith wrote:
The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px
What about just scaling the image. Or, a technique I see here and admire is to link to a full a full size version when clicking on the image. But I always think, do I really need that big of an image? What am I trying to show here? And that usually results in a smaller image. :) I'll wander over and read your article now! :-D Marc
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Todd Smith wrote:
How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles?
I replace all tabs with two whitespaces.
Todd Smith wrote:
I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing.
I copy them into Notepad to get rid of the formatting first, believe it or not, then paste it the code into FrontPage. (Yes, I'm archaic.)
Todd Smith wrote:
do you manually space everything over
Yes. Sigh.
Todd Smith wrote:
The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px
What about just scaling the image. Or, a technique I see here and admire is to link to a full a full size version when clicking on the image. But I always think, do I really need that big of an image? What am I trying to show here? And that usually results in a smaller image. :) I'll wander over and read your article now! :-D Marc
To replace an image I removed the references in the article then clicked delete for two images I want to replace. Then I go back to the upload form and upload new versions of those files. It looks like it's not possible to replace an uploaded image correct? I have to give it a different name or else the old image keeps reappearing in the list of available images. Bug or Feature? EDIT: nvm I was saving to one directory and uploading from another.
Todd Smith
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To replace an image I removed the references in the article then clicked delete for two images I want to replace. Then I go back to the upload form and upload new versions of those files. It looks like it's not possible to replace an uploaded image correct? I have to give it a different name or else the old image keeps reappearing in the list of available images. Bug or Feature? EDIT: nvm I was saving to one directory and uploading from another.
Todd Smith
You should be able to replace the old image, but you may have to go into the HTML and manually set the new width and height. At least, that's what I've had to do in the past. Also, I've noticed I have to refresh the page or clear my cache because the browser won't see the new image. Marc
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Article Newbie Seeks Article Master for one-on-one mentoring relationship. I just threw up (pun intended) my first article and would like a few suggestions on formatting techniques. Specifically I need to reel in the width of the article so that it conforms to the suggested guidelines. The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px and remove any code lines that are greater than ~120 chars. How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles? I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing. Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags do you manually space everything over or is there an easier way to handle tabs? My OCD won't allow me to sleep at night knowing there's some poorly formatted code of mine floating out there on the internets. p.s. BOO!
Todd Smith
I've taken a swipe at cleaning the article up a little.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I've taken a swipe at cleaning the article up a little.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I've been making little hacks at it as well. How does that work when two people are trying to edit the same article? LILO?
Todd Smith
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Article Newbie Seeks Article Master for one-on-one mentoring relationship. I just threw up (pun intended) my first article and would like a few suggestions on formatting techniques. Specifically I need to reel in the width of the article so that it conforms to the suggested guidelines. The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px and remove any code lines that are greater than ~120 chars. How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles? I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing. Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags do you manually space everything over or is there an easier way to handle tabs? My OCD won't allow me to sleep at night knowing there's some poorly formatted code of mine floating out there on the internets. p.s. BOO!
Todd Smith
I use cparticlewriterhelper[^] to write the article off line. When done, I delete the images/links and copy/paste the html to the submission wizard. Finally, a few minor edits to add the images/links back in the wizard and it's done. As far as source code, I simply copy and paste from VS and then wrap it in <code> and <pre> tags. Only problem is, after proofing 27,386 times, I always find a typo right after submitting ...
The PetroNerd
Walt Fair, Jr. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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I use cparticlewriterhelper[^] to write the article off line. When done, I delete the images/links and copy/paste the html to the submission wizard. Finally, a few minor edits to add the images/links back in the wizard and it's done. As far as source code, I simply copy and paste from VS and then wrap it in <code> and <pre> tags. Only problem is, after proofing 27,386 times, I always find a typo right after submitting ...
The PetroNerd
Walt Fair, Jr. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
I started out with that but figured it was the same as editing in VS so I switched over to that. I'll give the helper another try for my next article now that I've learned the ropes.
Todd Smith
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Article Newbie Seeks Article Master for one-on-one mentoring relationship. I just threw up (pun intended) my first article and would like a few suggestions on formatting techniques. Specifically I need to reel in the width of the article so that it conforms to the suggested guidelines. The two obvious fixes are to crop the images to 600px and remove any code lines that are greater than ~120 chars. How do you typically deal with tabs in your artciles? I copy the code snippets from VS, encode them using an online tool and then paste them into a HTML file I'm editing. Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags do you manually space everything over or is there an easier way to handle tabs? My OCD won't allow me to sleep at night knowing there's some poorly formatted code of mine floating out there on the internets. p.s. BOO!
Todd Smith
Todd Smith wrote:
Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags
But you *can* use tabs and indentation inside a pre block.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Todd Smith wrote:
Since you can't use tabs or indention inside of pre tags
But you *can* use tabs and indentation inside a pre block.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001How do you enter a tab in a online html editor (like the one I'm typing in now)?
Todd Smith
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How do you enter a tab in a online html editor (like the one I'm typing in now)?
Todd Smith
I copy/paste, but I'm sure there's an ampersand sequence for it.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
