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Started by The Good Reverend Roger, January 31, 2012, 07:43:00 PM

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The Good Reverend Roger

January 31, 2012, 07:43:00 PM
You know, I've been taking LMNO's advice and pre-writing shit on Word before posting, to avoid those moments of blind rage that happen when the board times out and kills a page of solid ranting.

Problem:  The formating always fucks up
and
you get paragraphs that look like
this
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Scribbly

#1
January 31, 2012, 07:44:03 PM
Yeah, for some reason Microsoft decided the new version of word should fuck all formatting forever.

To get paragraphs that anything else recognizes, it is necessary to hold shift and press enter rather than just pressing enter for a new paragraph.
I had an existential crisis and all I got was this stupid gender.

The Good Reverend Roger

#2
January 31, 2012, 07:45:19 PM
Quote from: Demolition_Squid on January 31, 2012, 07:44:03 PM
Yeah, for some reason Microsoft decided the new version of word should fuck all formatting forever.

To get paragraphs that anything else recognizes, it is necessary to hold shift and press enter rather than just pressing enter for a new paragraph.

WOOT!  Thanks.

Other problem:  It orphans lines of text like
this.

Plenty of room left, and for some reason it ADDS a return.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

LMNO

#3
January 31, 2012, 07:46:09 PM
I'm feeling quite lucky
that
my work uses a much older
version
of Word.  On the other
hand
this would have come in
useful
when coming up with the
formatting
of the Chao te Ching.

Scribbly

#4
January 31, 2012, 07:46:30 PM
That... I have no idea about.  :eek:
I had an existential crisis and all I got was this stupid gender.

The Good Reverend Roger

#5
January 31, 2012, 07:47:08 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 31, 2012, 07:46:09 PM
I'm feeling quite lucky
that
my work uses a much older
version
of Word.  On the other
hand
this would have come in
useful
when coming up with the
formatting
of the Chao te Ching.

So upgrade.  It's only a few hundred bucks that you'd otherwise just blow on food & shit.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

LMNO

#6
January 31, 2012, 07:50:24 PM
Heh.  IT would frown on such things, of course.  They need to maintain control of the licenses.

The Good Reverend Roger

#7
January 31, 2012, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on January 31, 2012, 07:50:24 PM
Heh.  IT would frown on such things, of course.  They need to maintain control of the licenses.

Tell them to get over their pig heavy control trip.

You have to be firm with those geeks, or they'll walk all over you.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞

#8
January 31, 2012, 07:57:53 PM
Try Notepad, IIRC it's just a basic PC text editor.
P E R   A S P E R A   A D   A S T R A

Q. G. Pennyworth

#9
January 31, 2012, 07:58:30 PM
Dammit, net, you beat me to it.

ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞

#10
January 31, 2012, 07:59:46 PM
P E R   A S P E R A   A D   A S T R A

The Good Reverend Roger

#11
January 31, 2012, 08:01:33 PM
Quote from: Net on January 31, 2012, 07:57:53 PM
Try Notepad, IIRC it's just a basic PC text editor.

Notepad is even worse.  I have to go put every paragraph break back in when I cut & paste.

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Cramulus

#12
January 31, 2012, 08:24:58 PM
weird. I tend to use Notepad, and it looks fine when I c&p. I wonder if it has something to do with Word Wrap.



was looking for a goofy image to punch up this post. Couldn't find one. How is "Word Rap" not a hip-hop group/album already?

The Good Reverend Roger

#13
January 31, 2012, 08:25:42 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on January 31, 2012, 08:24:58 PM
weird. I tend to use Notepad, and it looks fine when I c&p. I wonder if it has something to do with Word Wrap.



was looking for a goofy image to punch up this post. Couldn't find one. How is "Word Rap" not a hip-hop group/album already?

Because you didn't do it yet.

Get moving.

:lulz:

TGRR,
IT'S LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Q. G. Pennyworth

#14
January 31, 2012, 08:28:34 PM
If you save it with word warp on it sometimes messes with your line breaks. At least mine does, but I'm on shittyshittyvista so really who knows?
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