Ah wow great effort! I actually had thought i might take a look at the html _after_ the post has gone out. So with a poetry block there is likely a class or tag added to the html which the app uses to identify if it can/cant be restacked... So i thought id change that and see if it unlocks the functionality
I'ts sad that substack doesn't provide these editing features on its tool bar. I'm still trying to figure out how turning on certain features in Settings will work. Also, words have so many definitions. I'm still figuring out what digital jargon means in normal English usage. Is anyone else as dumb as I am on this stuff?
Ahh it’s just a bunch of random feelers. Nothing important. But if you plan on getting into poetry, it’s worth googling “poetry block for Substack” so you have more control over the formatting
When I see a poem all stretched out I want to message the writer about poetry block. But the last thing most Substack writers need is unsolicited advice.
I recently added a poem to a comment. The format looked great, till I hit "reply" and the poem appeared with double spaces between the line, all other formatting gone.
The adventure continues: I complained about the alt-NUMLOCK-255 being able to copy and paste into a Word document, and substack or some AI robot pretending to be substack said, no, you can't paste an alt-numlock-255 into substack's editor, so best to use Poetry Block. So I gamely did just that, and it looked great. Then it published, and all my emails had my song with the lyrics and the chords misplaced. It looks OK on substack, but not on the emails:
My comment is: I am walking disabled and have an Asus laptop. To use this non-breaking space character (alt numlock 255) I have to be able to turn on the on-screen keyboard. That is because the ASUS doesn't have numlock. so I go Start-Settings-Ease Of Access and click on Keyboard, and then toggle the On-Screen Keyboard to ON. Then the The on-screen keyboard will appear. I then click on the Options button and check "Turn on numeric keypad". I then use the on-screen Numlock key to enable Numlock. Then the numlock numbers magically appear and I can use them. I don't recommend ASUS or Windows to anybody. Ease of Access my foot!
actually it's tougher than that, but apparently I can Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, then selecting the Special Characters tab and choosing Non-breaking Space in Microsoft Word.
I have tied it. I can't paste the ALT-Numlock--255 character from Word into Substack. i can have as many as I want in a Word doc, but there they'll stay.
Ah wow great effort! I actually had thought i might take a look at the html _after_ the post has gone out. So with a poetry block there is likely a class or tag added to the html which the app uses to identify if it can/cant be restacked... So i thought id change that and see if it unlocks the functionality
Oh thanks for the update! And like others have said on here, really wish Substack was more poetry friendly
Yes! A good start would be adding a poetry category....
Thank you. Google has always been a good friend.
grea t
t2 oo
kanoo canu
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I'ts sad that substack doesn't provide these editing features on its tool bar. I'm still trying to figure out how turning on certain features in Settings will work. Also, words have so many definitions. I'm still figuring out what digital jargon means in normal English usage. Is anyone else as dumb as I am on this stuff?
Ahh it’s just a bunch of random feelers. Nothing important. But if you plan on getting into poetry, it’s worth googling “poetry block for Substack” so you have more control over the formatting
When I see a poem all stretched out I want to message the writer about poetry block. But the last thing most Substack writers need is unsolicited advice.
I recently added a poem to a comment. The format looked great, till I hit "reply" and the poem appeared with double spaces between the line, all other formatting gone.
Very cool!
The adventure continues: I complained about the alt-NUMLOCK-255 being able to copy and paste into a Word document, and substack or some AI robot pretending to be substack said, no, you can't paste an alt-numlock-255 into substack's editor, so best to use Poetry Block. So I gamely did just that, and it looked great. Then it published, and all my emails had my song with the lyrics and the chords misplaced. It looks OK on substack, but not on the emails:
https://moosecall.substack.com/p/american-dont-know-how
My comment is: I am walking disabled and have an Asus laptop. To use this non-breaking space character (alt numlock 255) I have to be able to turn on the on-screen keyboard. That is because the ASUS doesn't have numlock. so I go Start-Settings-Ease Of Access and click on Keyboard, and then toggle the On-Screen Keyboard to ON. Then the The on-screen keyboard will appear. I then click on the Options button and check "Turn on numeric keypad". I then use the on-screen Numlock key to enable Numlock. Then the numlock numbers magically appear and I can use them. I don't recommend ASUS or Windows to anybody. Ease of Access my foot!
actually it's tougher than that, but apparently I can Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, then selecting the Special Characters tab and choosing Non-breaking Space in Microsoft Word.
I haven't tried this yet.
I have tied it. I can't paste the ALT-Numlock--255 character from Word into Substack. i can have as many as I want in a Word doc, but there they'll stay.