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Originally Posted by teh603
This is the old argument I had with Goodreads; some of us want to format our works like actual authors and not fanfic- spewing phillistines. HTML has no provision for a first- line indent, and from what I've seen the software engines will strip out any attempt at using a style sheet to provide one.
The response I remember getting was, "Well, maybe its time for grammar to adapt to the internet instead of expecting the internet to adapt to grammar."
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Wouldn't the following work?
<p>
& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Paragraph starts here....
</p>
or
<STYLE TYPE="text/css">
<!--
P {text-indent: 30pt;}
-->
</STYLE>
(just put a <p> code at beginning of each paragraph, </p> at end, and a simple search and replace)
I'm not very HTML literate, but aren't there any provisions for defining styles within the HTML document (besides separate CSS files)?
Personally, I am so accustomed to reading block paragraphs a la internet style that I don't care about first line indents, just double-space each paragraph. No biggie. I long ago go over the hang-up that block paragraphs are a format fit only for "fanfic- spewing phillistines" (sic) since worldwide, far more words are published in block paragraphs (by a large margin) than traditional first line indent-style.
'Course, then again, I much favor Mr. Labatt's finest beverage over "fancy-pants" beverages such as wine, so I'm definitely of the more blue-collar, pragmatic, utilitarian aesthetic.