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I submit story posts formatted in what I hope is legal HTML.
Although I use little formatting, it has occurred to me that I could perhaps simplify matters (for myself) if I could use styles, using the same method as CSS sections or files.
Is this possible, or is that a step too far for Drupal?
Penny
For security
For security reasons, access to CSS is turned off. I can write individual bits of CSS and make holes so they can be used but it would be a big hassle.
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Ah, okay
I didn't think about any security implications.
I can write HTML enough to format my work but the ins and outs of how it might affect a webserver or a browser mostly go over my head.
The reason I wanted to use styles was because I wrap the HTML files I submit into .epub format for my own use and that more or less mandates .css files. It makes sense when you have 150 or so chapters all using the same formatting.
Never mind, the question had to be asked and I hope your answer will inform future inquirers.
Penny
I'm lazy, narrow minded and fixated
So I just use Word and insert double spaces for Drupal to understand the paragraphs. Someone told me that there is a setting on Word 2016 that will make it slide right into Drupal. Now as to the fancy things it has always been a mystery to me.
Ack, Word, ptui!
The problem with using Word is that the files it produces are absolutely filled with garbage whatever output format you choose, such that the files are about 8-10 times the size they need be.
In addition, Word is so user hostile I gave up using it 20 years ago. It always insisted that it knew what I wanted better than I did and that the particular formatting option I wanted was absolutely not possible, even though I had already done that previously in the same document. Heaven help you if you wanted pictures or diagrams...
Since abandoning Microsoft completely in 2001 I have used, variously, StarOffice, OpenOffice and now LibreOffice - all basically the same product but having changed ownership over the years. This is because all my systems run Linux.
The HTML output is the most concise formatting that I have found and I can paste the files directly into the submission edit box. Occasionally *Office gets it wrong, and I have to edit out identifying information, so a simple edit is usually required before I post. The whole file is text, being HTML, so I can find and fix what I need to by just using a text editor. That's not possible with Word.
Penny