Display of Hanging Indents

crutledge · 09-25-2009, 04:07 PM

Hanging indents are very useful in formatting books. The problem is that Book Designer, Internet Explorer, and Firefox will not display them. So when using them, the HTML must be compiled into a book and if the results are not what were expected the HTML must be re-edited and the book re-compiled until the output is satisfactory.

So, unless I have been doing something wrong, does anyone know of a browser which will display the hanging indent. It would sure be nice.

Many thanks,
Charlie

frabjous · 09-25-2009, 06:09 PM

Browsers will display hanging indents if the HTML is right. E.g., something like:

Code:

<style type="text/css">
p.hangingindent
{
     padding-left: 2em;
     text-indent: -2em;
}
</style>
<p class="hangingindent">A paragraph with hanging indent goes here.</p>

Works in all modern browsers, as far as I know. I don't know anything about Book Designer.

09-25-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
crutledge eBook FANatic Posts: 18,301 Karma: 16071131 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alabama, USA Device: HP ipac RX5915 Wife's Kindle	Display of Hanging Indents Hanging indents are very useful in formatting books. The problem is that Book Designer, Internet Explorer, and Firefox will not display them. So when using them, the HTML must be compiled into a book and if the results are not what were expected the HTML must be re-edited and the book re-compiled until the output is satisfactory. So, unless I have been doing something wrong, does anyone know of a browser which will display the hanging indent. It would sure be nice. Many thanks, Charlie

09-25-2009, 06:09 PM	#2
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Browsers will display hanging indents if the HTML is right. E.g., something like: Code: <style type="text/css"> p.hangingindent { padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; } </style> <p class="hangingindent">A paragraph with hanging indent goes here.</p> Works in all modern browsers, as far as I know. I don't know anything about Book Designer. Last edited by frabjous; 09-25-2009 at 06:11 PM.

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