Notepad Editing Question

[Chuck]

I use notepad to edit my webpages.

I recently bought a new Dell pc with XP home.

Every since I bought this system, when I go to use notepad to edit the HTML,
when I save the file, it will eliminate all of the spaces that I have
inbetween the lines. In other words, it is just one long paragraph. I have
wordwrap turned on, but that isn't the problem.

I have used HTML Kit in the past, and I tried it again after this problem
started, and it is saving the files the same way that notepad is, one long
paragraph.

For what I am doing, it is so much easier to edit the pages with a blank
line or 2 inbetween the different parts of my webpage.

Does anyone know what the problem might be?

Thanks...

Chuck

 

[brucie]

in post: <

I recently bought a new Dell pc with XP home.

i know, i read your multiple posts to other groups about 12hrs ago. i'm
still trying to decide which newsgroup you want the answer in (i'm a
little slow)

What is the accepted way to share a message across multiple newsgroups?
http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html

 

[Chuck]

in post: <

i know, i read your multiple posts to other groups about 12hrs ago. i'm
still trying to decide which newsgroup you want the answer in (i'm a
little slow)

What is the accepted way to share a message across multiple newsgroups?
http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html

<snip>

Well... maybe if you would have answered in one of the two newsgroups 12
hours ago, then I would have had to post the question here...

I see that you haven't changed a bit.

 

[brucie]

in post: <

Well... maybe if you would have answered in one of the two newsgroups 12
hours ago, then I would have had to post the question here...

but thats the problem, i don't know which one of the two i should have
replied to and now theres three choices! its just too much for my little
head to cope with.

I see that you haven't changed a bit.

ooops, i thought the webcam was off. it was just special medicine to
clear my stuffy nose. really and truly!

 

[Matthias Gutfeldt]

<snip>

Well... maybe if you would have answered in one of the two newsgroups 12
hours ago, then I would have had to post the question here...

I see that you haven't changed a bit.

We like our brucie the way he is, thank you very much. Now buzz off.


Matthias

 

[Noozer]

<snip>

Well... maybe if you would have answered in one of the two newsgroups 12
hours ago, then I would have had to post the question here...

Why are you writing webpages anyhow? You don't even know how to use the
newsgroups.

 

[Chuck]

We like our brucie the way he is, thank you very much. Now buzz off.

I have come to this newsgroup 2 or 3 times in the past. Each time, when I
have had a question, I have always tried to be as straight forward and
polite as I can about it, without trying to cause any problems.

Why is it that each time I have subscribed to this NG, I have people like
Bruice just be a total ass to any question that I have ever had here?

I know that I am not the first person to post my displeasure about him,
because I have seen plenty of other posts in the past.

I'm sure that he is knowledgable, but why does he have to be a jerk about
everything? I don't know all that much about HTML and I would think that
this would be the place for beginners like myself to come and read the posts
and ask questions. There are a lot of very knowledgable people here and
rookies like me sure could learn alot if they wouldn't get run off all of
the time.

I am sincere in my questions and really don't appreciate someone getting
smart with me that way.

Now again, can someone help me with my original question about notepad
please?

Thanks...

Chuck

 

[Whitecrest]

I have come to this newsgroup 2 or 3 times in the past. Each time, when I
have had a question, I have always tried to be as straight forward and
polite as I can about it, without trying to cause any problems.

What you have to remember, the answers they are giving you (nonsense,
rude, right, what ever) are the answers that they give everyone asking
the same questions. To use usenet, you have to be able to separate the
answers from the nonsense.

Why is it that each time I have subscribed to this NG, I have people like
Bruice just be a total ass to any question that I have ever had here?

First, it's brucie, second, the problem is that you are not a regular
here. If you were, you would understand brucie's (and others)
personalities. His response was completely in character for brucie. He
was not being mean or anything to you personally.

I know that I am not the first person to post my displeasure about him,
because I have seen plenty of other posts in the past.

Again, it is because you only visit occasionally.

I'm sure that he is knowledgable,

Now your sucking up...

but why does he have to be a jerk about
everything?

Sucking down....

I am sincere in my questions and really don't appreciate someone getting
smart with me that way.

Then you have 3 choices, pay for an answer, get a thicker skin and post
here, or hire someone that knows the answer.

Now again, can someone help me with my original question about notepad
please?

What was your question again?

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

Well... maybe if you would have answered in one of the two newsgroups
12 hours ago, then I would have had to post the question here...

Oh really. Your private helpdesk presents its humble apology.

Now please do not stop using your forged From field until you have any
resemblance of a clue. Thank you in advance.

 

[Duende]

While sitting in a puddle Chuck scribbled in the mud:

I see that you haven't changed a bit.

for which we are very greatful!

 

[Chuck]

(e-mail address removed) says...

What you have to remember, the answers they are giving you (nonsense,
rude, right, what ever) are the answers that they give everyone asking
the same questions. To use usenet, you have to be able to separate the
answers from the nonsense.

But when I do ask a question, I always try to look and see if that question
has already been answered. I have wanted to ask several questions, but found
they had already been answered before, so I didn't have to ask. I try to
respect the people in here by not asking a common question again...

First, it's brucie, second, the problem is that you are not a regular
here. If you were, you would understand brucie's (and others)
personalities. His response was completely in character for brucie. He
was not being mean or anything to you personally.

I would be a regular if it weren't for a few people in this NG like Brucie.
He is the one that sticks out as being the worst. I would love to be a
regular around here, but I won't have a guy come back with a smart ass
answer EVERY time that I ask a question. Some day the regulars will realize
that Brucie is hurting this NG with his attitude. I just feel that if he
(they) can't answer the question, just go on to the next message and skip
the reply. Now if I would post questions (or comments) regularly to the 3
NG's in the same manner that I did yesterday, and it continues to be a
problem, then yes, something should be said, but this was my first time to
do so...

Now your sucking up...

Believe me, I am NOT trying to suck up. I honestly feel that Brucie is good
at HTML and is able to help IF he wants to. I have seen it done before.

Sucking down....

Just being honest...

What was your question again?

I will ask the question again, and hope that I don't get attacked!


Every since I bought my new Dell, when I go to use notepad to edit the HTML,
when I save the file, it will eliminate all of the spaces that I have
inbetween the lines. In other words, it is just one long paragraph. I have
wordwrap turned on, but that isn't the problem.

I have used HTML Kit in the past and it saved the files ok, but I tried it
again after this problem
started, and it is saving the files the same way that notepad is, one long
paragraph.

For what I am doing, it is so much easier to edit the pages with a blank
line or 2 inbetween the different parts of my webpage.



Thanks for any assistance that you can provide...

Chuck

 

[Mabden]

I would be a regular if it weren't for a few people in this NG like Brucie.
He is the one that sticks out as being the worst. I would love to be a
regular around here, but I won't have a guy come back with a smart ass
answer EVERY time that I ask a question. Some day the regulars will realize
that Brucie is hurting this NG with his attitude. I just feel that if he
(they) can't answer the question, just go on to the next message and skip
the reply.

brucie WILL tend to leave your ass smarting... but he also answers
questions. Unfortunately, you can't pick your newsgroup regulars to your
liking anymore than you can pick family members who won't embarrass you. As
someone once said, "Your family either embarrasses you, or they're dead."
Same with a newsgroup.

Hmmm. I should add that quote to: http://quotes.sitenook.com/

 

[mscir]

Chuck wrote:

Every since I bought my new Dell, when I go to use notepad to edit the HTML,
when I save the file, it will eliminate all of the spaces that I have
inbetween the lines. In other words, it is just one long paragraph. I have
wordwrap turned on, but that isn't the problem.

I have used HTML Kit in the past and it saved the files ok, but I tried it
again after this problem
started, and it is saving the files the same way that notepad is, one long
paragraph.

For what I am doing, it is so much easier to edit the pages with a blank
line or 2 inbetween the different parts of my webpage.

Thanks for any assistance that you can provide...
Chuck

Post a couple example paragraphs. Are you separating your paragraphs
with carriage returns and spaces in Notepad and expecting to see the
same paragraphs in HTML? If so, you need to read up on <br> and <p>, try
this approach with your paragraphs:

some line text..................<br>
some line text..................<br>
some line text..................
<p>some line text-------------------
<p>some line text-------------------

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linepar/_BR.html
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/html/html_tags_dividers.htm
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/text.html

Mike

 

[brucie]

in post: <

I would be a regular if it weren't for a few people in this NG like Brucie.

if i'm forcing you to read my posts against your will maybe you should
call the police.

 

[Mabden]

in post: < Brucie.

if i'm forcing you to read my posts against your will maybe you should
call the police.

Again with the handcuffs...

 

[brucie]

in post: <

Again with the handcuffs...

there is less chance of someone having an adverse reaction to metal than
the glue used in gaf tape. i'm only trying to be considerate.

 

[Chuck]

in post: < Brucie.

if i'm forcing you to read my posts against your will maybe you should
call the police.

P L O N K !!!

 

[brucie]

in post: <

P L O N K !!!

Person of Little or No Knowledge?

 

[Chuck]

Chuck wrote:


Post a couple example paragraphs. Are you separating your paragraphs
with carriage returns and spaces in Notepad and expecting to see the
same paragraphs in HTML? If so, you need to read up on <br> and <p>, try
this approach with your paragraphs:

some line text..................<br>
some line text..................<br>
some line text..................
<p>some line text-------------------
<p>some line text-------------------

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linepar/_BR.html
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/html/html_tags_dividers.htm
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/text.html

No... no... I'm not talking the end result in HTML. That all looks fine
using the <br> and <p> tags...

It is the actual file itself.

Here is an example:

<h1>Richland High School Alumni<br>Class of 1968</h1><center><img alt="Rebel
Flag" src="sgborder.gif" height="46" width="668" id="border"></center><p
class="class1"><br><br><br><a href="#callahan">Cathy (Callahan) Thon
</a><br><br><a href="#duer">Patti (Duer) Hightower</a><br><br><a
href="#mcclendon">Tim McClendon</a><br><br><a href="#mceachern">Eric
McEachern</a><br><br><a href="#miller">Lynn Miller</a><br><br><a
href="#moore">Jimmy D. Moore</a><br><br><a href="#pillow">Charles
Pillow</a><br><br><a href="#wennerstrom">Donna (Wennerstrom)
Rubin</a><br><br><a href="#williams">Liza (Williams) McClendon</a><br><br><a
href="#wimmer">Greg Wimmer</a><br><br> <br><br><br><br><a
name="callahan"><center><img alt="Rebel Flag" src="sgborder.gif" height="46"
width="668" id="border"></center><br><br><p class="class5">Name:</p><p
class="class3">Cathy (Callahan) Thon</p><p class="class5">E-Mail:</P><p
class="class3">Need Current E-mail Address</P><p class="class5">City,
State:</P><p class="class3">Alexandria, VA</P><p
class="class5">Comments/Memories:</p><p class="class3">Working in DC for the
FAA as a contractor. <br><br>Greatest time and memories in one's life is
during high school. Reunions are great and enjoy visiting with old
classmates. </p><br><br><a name="duer"><center><img alt="Rebel Flag"
src="sgborder.gif" height="46" width="668" id="border"></center>



Because I have to edit these pages fairly often, I would like it to look
more like this when I open notepad to make my changes:


<h1>Richland High School Alumni
<br>
Class of 1968</h1>
<center>
<img alt="Rebel Flag" src="sgborder.gif" height="46" width="668"
id="border">
</center>
<p class="class1">
<br><br><br>
<a href="#callahan">Cathy (Callahan) Thon </a>
<br><br>
<a href="#duer">Patti (Duer) Hightower</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#mcclendon">Tim McClendon</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#mceachern">Eric McEachern</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#miller">Lynn Miller</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#moore">Jimmy D. Moore</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#pillow">Charles Pillow</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#wennerstrom">Donna (Wennerstrom) Rubin</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#williams">Liza (Williams) McClendon</a>
<br><br>
<a href="#wimmer">Greg Wimmer</a>
<br><br><br><br><br><br>

<a name="callahan">
<center>
<img alt="Rebel Flag" src="sgborder.gif" height="46" width="668"
id="border">
</center>
<br><br>
<p class="class5">Name:</p>
<p class="class3">Cathy (Callahan) Thon</p>

<p class="class5">E-Mail:</p>
<p class="class3">Need Current E-mail Address</p>

<p class="class5">City, State:</P>
<p class="class3">Alexandria, VA</p>

<p class="class5">Comments/Memories:</p><p class="class3">Working in DC for
the FAA as a contractor.
<br><br>
Greatest time and memories in one's life is during high school. Reunions are
great and enjoy visiting with old classmates.</p>
<br><br>

<a name="duer">
<center>
<img alt="Rebel Flag" src="sgborder.gif" height="46" width="668"
id="border">
</center>




Thanks...

Chuck

 

[Whitecrest]

P L O N K !!!

Plonking someone is really dumb. Every now and then even the worst of
us, has a moment of clarity and says something that we all need to hear.

With brucie it usually has so do with body parts, but, hey, some of us
need the tips.

Oh well your loss....