11-07-2007, 06:24 AM
Hey danil, welcome to the Lounge!
There are a few useful features here on the boards that can prevent or fix "screw ups"
The first one is the Preview Post button, right beside the Add Reply button. Using it, you can check if your formatting works out, check for any spelling mistakes, and generally get a feel for what your post is going to look like.
The second is the Edit Post function. Instead of adding new posts to fix old ones, you can simply rework what you wrote the first time. The usual practice is to add a blurb at the end of an edited post, explaining what was changed. For example, you could have written: "Edit: Fixed formatting so tables would line up."
Unfortunately, as far as I know, there's no way to make a decent table on these boards except through trial and error with spacing. Kind of inconvenient, but every board has its quirks.
Hope this helps, and welcome again!
There are a few useful features here on the boards that can prevent or fix "screw ups"
The first one is the Preview Post button, right beside the Add Reply button. Using it, you can check if your formatting works out, check for any spelling mistakes, and generally get a feel for what your post is going to look like.
The second is the Edit Post function. Instead of adding new posts to fix old ones, you can simply rework what you wrote the first time. The usual practice is to add a blurb at the end of an edited post, explaining what was changed. For example, you could have written: "Edit: Fixed formatting so tables would line up."
Unfortunately, as far as I know, there's no way to make a decent table on these boards except through trial and error with spacing. Kind of inconvenient, but every board has its quirks.
Hope this helps, and welcome again!
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