Posting in fixed-width columns on MSE

Fella

Hi - is it possible to post a table on MSE that displays nicely (in fixed-width columns)? I.e. not like this:

ColumnA ColumnB ColumnC ColumnD
DataA DataB DataC DataD


Thanks
Fella

espresso

Fella wrote: »

Hi - is it possible to post a table on MSE that displays nicely (in fixed-width columns)? I.e. not like this:

ColumnA ColumnB ColumnC ColumnD
DataA DataB DataC DataD


Thanks
Fella

Like this?

ColumnA...ColumnB...ColumnC...ColumnD
..DataA.....DataB.....DataC.....DataD

Fella

Yeah, pretty much - 'ow do I do that?

espresso

Fella wrote: »

Yeah, pretty much - 'ow do I do that?

Well if you had quoted my reply, you would see!

Fella

espresso wrote: »

Like this?

ColumnA...ColumnB...ColumnC...ColumnD
..DataA.....DataB.....DataC.....DataD

I did try quoting it but it doesn't show me anything....?

espresso

Fella wrote: »

I did try quoting it but it doesn't show me anything....?

What mode is your editor set to in User CP, Edit Options?

When posting messages to the forums or other members, there are three interface types available to you. The simplest of these is a simple text box, while the last is a fully-fledged WYSIWYG editor, which allows you to format your text as you want it and see the results immediately.

Fella

The WYSIWYG one...

espresso

Fella wrote: »

The WYSIWYG one...

So you should see exactly how the reply was composed, what font was used etc. before your very eyes then!

Dan29

espresso wrote: »

So you should see exactly how the reply was composed, what font was used etc. before your very eyes then!

Font Lucida Console, white full stops between each column.

There is another way - click the hash key above the editing box:

[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]
T[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]hen paste data betw[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]een the tags:

1   Arsenal   20   24   47
2   Man Utd   20   26   45
3   Chelsea   20   16   41
4   Liverpool 18   21   36[/SIZE][/FONT]

espresso

Dan29 wrote: »

There is another way - click the hash key above the editing box:

[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]
T[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]hen paste data betw[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]een the tags:

1   Arsenal   20   24   47
2   Man Utd   20   26   45
3   Chelsea   20   16   41
4   Liverpool 18   21   36[/SIZE][/FONT]

Agreed, there are many ways to kill cats!

Fella

Dan29 wrote: »

Font Lucida Console, white full stops between each column.

There is another way - click the hash key above the editing box:

[SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New]T[/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]hen paste data betw[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]een the tags:[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New]1   Arsenal   20   24   47[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New]2   Man Utd   20   26   45[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New]3   Chelsea   20   16   41[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New]4   Liverpool 18   21   36[/FONT][/SIZE]

Still can't get this to work :mad:

Pasting my data in-between the tags makes no difference whatsoever, it's still looks fine until I preview it but is then completely garbled.

Similarly, when I quote someone elses post it doesn't show me anything that reveals why that post formats correctly?