Text Alignment Formatting In A Thread

[ubermonkey]

Is it possible to add options to the post editor? An ability to tab text would be huge for formatting.

Right now the only semi clean way to space text apart, to me at least, is to add periods. i.e.

text...............text.................text

I would love to be able to press tab or something and insert blank space. Space Bar only allows one space in between text. If I add more it will simply remove them when I post.

[Nilrac]

I dont really see a need to add this, where would you need to add unnecessary spaces?

[ubermonkey]

I copied this from my thread. As you can see it's difficult to align the information. Maybe it isn't a big deal to others but it looks like crap to me.

Human Male (HuM)
Human.. xxxxxxxxxxx HuM->HuF
Dwarf... HuM->DwM HuM->DwF
Night Elf HuM->NiM HuM->NiF
Gnome.. HuM->GnM HuM->GnF
Draenei. HuM->DrM
Orc....... HuM->OrM
Scourge HuM->ScM HuM->ScF
Tauren.. HuM->TaM
Troll...... HuM->TrM
Blood Elf HuM->BeM HuM->BeF

[Nilrac]

I guess it could be helpful in some situations.

[nothinglol]

I agree ubermonkey. It would also be nice to fix the bullet points.

I once made a super post (with bulletpoints) and I didn't know that they didn't work...well, needless to say it looked like crap afterward.

[Hellgawd]

There are alignment bbcodes, they're half-secret though, and I forgot them.
Ones like [imr] or something

[wow4Supplier]

Just checking what IMR is lol.Good suggestion IMO.

[Rockerfooi]

Actually, with this function you could build REALLY nice threads... Like this for example (yes I know its Dutch, but you can understand the idea). That topic has its own layout, and imo it looks really nice. Its just an awesome feature for shops, or service posts. And ofcourse other discussion threads.

[sid1488]

Indeed this do seem pretty usefull =)

[Apoc]

Actually, with this function you could build REALLY nice threads... Like this for example (yes I know its Dutch, but you can understand the idea). That topic has its own layout, and imo it looks really nice. Its just an awesome feature for shops, or service posts. And ofcourse other discussion threads.

That thread is all HTML posts. (Something we don't allow members to post. Allowing members to post HTML poses a huge security risk.)

As for the issue with the bulleted lists, I believe I told Ket about that a while ago, but it never got fixed. (I just use the numbered list, as that still seems to work.)

Personally, I'd like to see tabs allowed. But I don't see it happening.

Best thing you could probably do, is use the [code] tags, as that preserves spacing.

Or... you can get creative with colors to 'mask' the 'spacers'. But again, it's annoying.

[~Jagris]

I liek my tab key, I think WYSIWYG should have more tools.

[Rockerfooi]

That thread is all HTML posts. (Something we don't allow members to post. Allowing members to post HTML poses a huge security risk.)

No, that isn't HTML. That are UBB table tags with background images. You can view the layout of the topic here, if you scroll down you can see the source code.

But that is my point; allowing this kind of "table" tags can make a new sort of topics. And the best of all: Its safe!

[JD]

Can't you just type

Like this

And this?

Or is that not what you mean?

[Dragonshadow]

Thats too much spacing JD

You need a [tab] tag or something rofl. that or make it so 10 spaces ( ) doesn't look like one (like it just did...)

[Rockerfooi]

Can't you just type

Like this

And this?

Or is that not what you mean?

Well, maybe it looks fine on your little square 14" monitor. But for someone with a 24" Full HD monitor he has to turn his head everytime he wants to see the next result.

So, as Dragonshadow already stated: The spacing is just way too big.