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Post by mahrundl on Dec 26, 2008 20:16:59 GMT -5
For those who are posting tables of data, a quick-ish way to make it display in nice columns is to use the TeleType tag: [tt][/tt]. You may want to increase the text size slightly, as the base size seems to be smallish. Do that with the [size=<number>][/size] tags. Here's an example: Dexterity-------------Analysis-------------------Die Roll Needed to Hit
--------------------------------------Short Range------Medium Range------Long Range
0-6-------------------Rotten------------1------------------Miss---------------Miss
7-9-------------------Very Bad----------1-2----------------Miss---------------Miss
10-12-----------------Bad---------------1-3----------------01-----------------Miss
13-15-----------------Poor--------------1-4----------------1-2----------------Miss
16-18-----------------Passable----------1-5----------------1-3----------------1
19-21-----------------Fair--------------Hit----------------1-4----------------1-2
22-24-----------------Good--------------Hit----------------1-5----------------1-3
25-27-----------------Keen Eye----------Hit----------------Hit----------------1-4
28-30-----------------Excellent---------Hit----------------Hit----------------1-5
31+-------------------Superlative---------Don't Worry, you Never Miss...All that I've done is added [tt][size=2] before the original text, and [/size][/tt] at the end of it. For comparison, the original table is here: trollbridge.proboards44.com/index.cgi?board=combat&action=display&thread=665One caveat: this method doesn't work if you use spaces instead of dashes. For that, you need to use [table] markup tags, about which I will write later. |
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order99
7th Level Troll
Coffee-fueled Carrion That Walks Like a Man
Posts: 1,039
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Post by order99 on Dec 26, 2008 22:45:28 GMT -5
Hmmm...Fourth Edition man, eh? Put 'er there!
Or did that table come from even earlier?
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Dec 27, 2008 11:22:51 GMT -5
Ah, thank you Mahrundl! ;D
Now this is something I can use, an exalt to you my friend.
Looking forward to the second part.
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Post by mahrundl on Dec 27, 2008 17:29:44 GMT -5
Hmmm...Fourth Edition man, eh? Put 'er there! Or did that table come from even earlier? 4th edition, and also Monsters! Monsters!, I think. I just grabbed the most recent table posted - by Castiglione, as I recall - for convenience. Which is not to say that I'm not fond of 4th edition... Edit: I just noticed that this is thread number 666 on the General Board. I wonder if I should read anything into that...   |
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Post by Toad-Killer-Dog on Dec 27, 2008 17:39:31 GMT -5
Um, maybe that formating is evil? Or maybe Not formating is evil! An eternal dichotomy. |
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Post by mahrundl on Dec 27, 2008 17:40:01 GMT -5
Ah, thank you Mahrundl! ;D Now this is something I can use, an exalt to you my friend. Looking forward to the second part. Thanks for the Exalt, T-K-D! I'll try to get part 2 written up some time today. No guarantees though... |
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Post by ragnorakk on Mar 14, 2009 18:17:33 GMT -5
that's handy! thanks! my html is pretty cruddy. I tend to go with <pre></pre>, which is funtional also (usually encapulated within <b></b>) - and I just noticed that there's a button in the 'Add Tags' toolbar of this message writer - so no excuse NOT to play with it... quick question - I'm used to the <> notation in html - is it the case now that the square-brackets serve the same function? |
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Post by mahrundl on Mar 15, 2009 14:23:25 GMT -5
Our host, ProBoards, uses square brackets for their tags, yes. Other boards may use something different, but square brackets are probably the most common.
They serve the same function as angle brackets in HTML, but only in the context of the board. You can't write HTML using square brackets*. (I imagine that you already knew / guessed that, but I figured that it can't hurt to mention it.)
* Caveat: as far as I know. Strange and wonderful things are being done on the Intarwebs today...
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Post by ragnorakk on Mar 15, 2009 16:40:13 GMT -5
no - I appreciate the information - I am pretty much a web forum noob
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unclecranky
5th Level Troll
(mutter...grumble)
Posts: 657
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Post by unclecranky on Jun 19, 2009 2:09:27 GMT -5
Mahrundl, if I could get you to post the fourth ed. spells, too, that would be great!
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Post by mahrundl on Jun 20, 2009 15:31:53 GMT -5
UncleCranky, I'm sorry, but I don't have them in electronic format, and I won't have the time to type them up for a month or more. Apologies.
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unclecranky
5th Level Troll
(mutter...grumble)
Posts: 657
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Post by unclecranky on Jun 21, 2009 0:19:54 GMT -5
's ok. I wuz just hoping... I miss some of the old spells.
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Post by Aramis of Erak on Jul 27, 2009 16:08:55 GMT -5
Dexterity ___________ Analysis ___________________ Die Roll Needed to Hit
______________________________________ Short Range ______ Medium Range ______ Long Range
0-6 _________________ Rotten _____________ 1 _________________ Miss _______________ Miss
7-9 _________________ Very Bad __________ 1-2 ________________ Miss _______________ Miss
10-12 _______________ Bad _______________ 1-3 ________________ 01 _________________ Miss
13-15 _______________ Poor ______________ 1-4 ________________ 1-2 ________________ Miss
16-18 _______________ Passable __________ 1-5 ________________ 1-3 ________________ 1
19-21 _______________ Fair ______________ Hit ________________ 1-4 ________________ 1-2
22-24 _______________ Good ______________ Hit ________________ 1-5 ________________ 1-3
25-27 _______________ Keen Eye __________ Hit ________________ Hit ________________ 1-4
28-30 _______________ Excellent _________ Hit ________________ Hit ________________ 1-5
31+ _________________ Superlative _______ ---Don't Worry, you Never Miss...----
underscores with spaces look better
grey underscores look better still (use [color=grey][/color] tags), and white better even still...
Dexterity ___________ Analysis ___________________ Die Roll Needed to Hit
______________________________________ Short Range ______ Medium Range ______ Long Range
0-6 _________________ Rotten _____________ 1 _________________ Miss _______________ Miss
7-9 _________________ Very Bad __________ 1-2 ________________ Miss _______________ Miss
10-12 _______________ Bad _______________ 1-3 ________________ 01 _________________ Miss
13-15 _______________ Poor ______________ 1-4 ________________ 1-2 ________________ Miss
16-18 _______________ Passable __________ 1-5 ________________ 1-3 ________________ 1
19-21 _______________ Fair ______________ Hit ________________ 1-4 ________________ 1-2
22-24 _______________ Good ______________ Hit ________________ 1-5 ________________ 1-3
25-27 _______________ Keen Eye __________ Hit ________________ Hit ________________ 1-4
28-30 _______________ Excellent _________ Hit ________________ Hit ________________ 1-5
31+ _________________ Superlative _______ --Don't Worry, you Never Miss...----
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Hogscape
11th level Troll
Stalwart of the Trollbridge
It's not the years, it's the mileage.
Posts: 2,126
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Post by Hogscape on Jul 31, 2009 0:25:16 GMT -5
Clever. I like it!
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