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To: Delacon

While we’re on the subject of how to post, how do you skip a space after putting something in italics?

When I italicize something, what comes next always posts in the same area the italicized part, even if I leave a blank line in my typed reply.

Hope what I’m asking makes sense...


20 posted on 12/31/2010 8:23:38 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern, you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Leaning Right

When you use any html tags on FR, you’re committed to using them for everything. The “HTML auto-detect” function on FR turns off all formatting due to the presence of the < i > and < /i >. You have to add a line break tag < br > or a paragraph tag < p > because you italicized.

As always, remove the blank spaces in the tag, they’re only there so the “tag” will show as text.


23 posted on 12/31/2010 8:28:11 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Leaning Right

You have to use a P tag to make paragraphs if you use the I tag. FreeRepublic is set up so any use of HTML tags require the use of all such tags throughout the post. If you simply want to make paragraphs without the I tag then just space them out. Other wise put a P tag at the end of each paragraph(or the beginning depending on how you look at it!) Don’t forget to enclose the tag with the < > markers.


31 posted on 12/31/2010 8:39:02 AM PST by calex59
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To: Leaning Right
how do you skip a space after putting something in italics?

I don't know......But what I do know is that if you're at the mall this weekend shopping for sales or returning stuff and driving around the parking lot looking for a place to park, you don't want to skip a space there or else the guy right behind you will zip in and take it then you're left to continue driving around aimlessly......

44 posted on 12/31/2010 9:13:47 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (There's only one cure for Obamarrhea......)
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To: Leaning Right
< > put br where xx are
54 posted on 12/31/2010 9:44:49 AM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Leaning Right

trying again . . . I could look up how to do this . . . vs futzing around .

basically the “br” (break)

code will do what you ask.

br in left and right carets


56 posted on 12/31/2010 9:46:04 AM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Leaning Right

End your italics line with a < p > (no spaces).


67 posted on 12/31/2010 10:08:20 AM PST by Yaelle
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