Comments on: Keeping it short https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/#comment-6370 TB Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:09:44 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=3973#comment-6370 Back in the day of the original Zone, there was no formatting menu at all, and we had to remember all those HTML codes to do links, pictures, and all the rest. Somebody on this board mentioned the paragraph trick early on to create "subject lines," but I forgot it and had to rediscover it when somebody mentioned it again a couple of weeks ago. Back in the day of the original Zone, there was no formatting menu at all, and we had to remember all those HTML codes to do links, pictures, and all the rest. Somebody on this board mentioned the paragraph trick early on to create “subject lines,” but I forgot it and had to rediscover it when somebody mentioned it again a couple of weeks ago.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/#comment-6369 ER Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:00 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=3973#comment-6369 <p> beginning of text </p> Thanks. So some of the menu items are hidden. Now why didn't I think of that? So now we have a way of making a "subject line". beginning of text

Thanks. So some of the menu items are hidden. Now why didn’t I think of that?

So now we have a way of making a “subject line”.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/#comment-6368 TB Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:56:39 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=3973#comment-6368 There's no menu item for it, it's a direct command (like a=href and stuff) Put (p) at the beginning of the text, and (/p) at the end. Except, of course, with those sideways arrows instead of parentheses. Same as you'd set up italics or other things like that. There’s no menu item for it, it’s a direct command (like a=href and stuff)

Put (p) at the beginning of the text, and (/p) at the end. Except, of course, with those sideways arrows instead of parentheses. Same as you’d set up italics or other things like that.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/#comment-6366 ER Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:50:50 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=3973#comment-6366 Where is this "paragraph command"? It would be very useful. I see b, i, link, b-quote, del, ins, img and several others, when I'm editing, but no p/p. I know there seem to be several different command modes (I keep on falling into them accidentally) but I can't seem to select them deliberately. (See post about accidentally trashing a thread, below). AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! When will geekdom learn robustness and flexibility are antithetical, and that ease of use trumps multiple capabilities for the mere user? Most people get very frustrated at having to learn complex ways to do simple things. Where is this “paragraph command”? It would be very useful.

I see b, i, link, b-quote, del, ins, img and several others, when I’m editing, but no p/p.

I know there seem to be several different command modes (I keep on falling into them accidentally) but I can’t seem to select them deliberately.
(See post about accidentally trashing a thread, below).

AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! When will geekdom learn robustness and flexibility are antithetical, and that ease of use trumps multiple capabilities for the mere user? Most people get very frustrated at having to learn complex ways to do simple things.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2011/09/27/keeping-it-short/#comment-6365 RobVG Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:44:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=3973#comment-6365 <p>Test</p> blah blah blah Test

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