Line spacing

[Teken]

I'm not sure if there is a setting that can be locked so replies from me are properly spaced. After reviewing a few replies from myself via TapaTalk, PC, Other many of the replies have massive spaces between each paragraph?!?!

One reply looked like this for example ->

Hello

 

Yes

 

What?

 

 

Why is the spacing so wide??? 

 

[stusviews]

A feature for some is a bug for others. The new format assumes that each time you press Enter, that you're starting a new paragraph, thus inserting an extra blank line. Paragraphs consist of a run of sentences without pressing Enter at all, like the old manual typewriters. The result is that you can't single space. IMO, this is a bug. Here's an example of the problem:

If

     ABC happens

Then

   do this

Else

  do that

Below is the result of typing the first two lines as one line with lots of spaces.

If                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ABC happens

These line show the spaces, actually periods so that the spaces show.

Then.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................do that

In this case, the spaces are dashes.

Else----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------do that

I'd really single line spacing, but don't see that option.

[MWareman]

Testing <Enter>

Testing <Shift><Enter>
Seems <Shift><Enter> performs a <CR> - but <Enter> performs new paragraph.

The more you know.. 

[stusviews]

Thanks, that really helps.

[Teken]

This appears to work for the PC but for what ever reason using TapaTalk the massive line spacing is present. 

[Mark H]

Line spacing now follows the publishing standard of "The enter key is a paragraph separator, not a linefeed", however that can be changed in the system settings to mimic the old method.

As MWareman noted....... Shift-Enter is a linefeed, Enter starts a new paragraph.

It's recommended to simply "keep typing" until you do want a paragraph break, then hit enter.

This is partly because whoever is viewing your post may not have the same screen resolution as you do, so if you used to use enter (or, now, Shift-Enter) as linefeed, you may see proper layout, but those with e.g. a tablet or phone would see something like:

Quote

 

"This is a short
sentence.

This is short."

 

Whereas you ,with a higher-resolution screen, would see the entire sentence on one line:

Quote

 

"This is a long sentence."

"This is short."

 

(I hope that made sense....)

[mwester]

Yeah, that all makes sense --- IF one is entering a document.

As a technical forum, we often enter programs, or blocks of text where precise formatting is important.  So using a Microsoft-Word-like mechanism that alters the text as it's entered is, well, it's just sub-optimal.

 

(I really, really, really HATE computers that think they know better than I.)

[Teken]

6 hours ago, Mark H said:

Line spacing now follows the publishing standard of "The enter key is a paragraph separator, not a linefeed", however that can be changed in the system settings to mimic the old method.

As MWareman noted....... Shift-Enter is a linefeed, Enter starts a new paragraph.

It's recommended to simply "keep typing" until you do want a paragraph break, then hit enter.

This is partly because whoever is viewing your post may not have the same screen resolution as you do, so if you used to use enter (or, now, Shift-Enter) as linefeed, you may see proper layout, but those with e.g. a tablet or phone would see something like:

Whereas you ,with a higher-resolution screen, would see the entire sentence on one line:

(I hope that made sense....)

So does this mean when I reply via TapaTalk the massive space seen is the default behavior?? 

[larryllix]

17 hours ago, MWareman said:

Testing <Enter>

Testing <Shift><Enter>
Seems <Shift><Enter> performs a <CR> - but <Enter> performs new paragraph.

The more you know.. 

Sounds great. How do I do a shift enter on an Android mobile or even a toy iPad?