Overriding style sheet for one paragraph

[Alda]

Hello,

I have my stylesheet set so that each paragraph of my book is indented, but I want a handful of paragraphs NOT to be that way. I've tried going into the code and adding this tag to the paragraphs in question

<p align="left">

but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

[drjenkins]

It sounds as if you have already created an "indented" style in your stylesheet. Create a non-indented style in the spreadsheet and use that style for non-indented paragraphs.

Perhaps a sample of your CSS and HTML code would help us analyze the problem.

[Arios]

Alda,

If you want to use a stylesheet, you can do:

<p class="noindent">text here</p> in your (x)html file. (Don't forget to link

your CSS).

In the CSS:

.noindent {
   text-indent: 0;
}

And for direct style in the (x)html something like:

<p style="text-indent: 0";>

But the use of a CSS file is better IMO.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Arios

Alda,


In the CSS:

.noindent {
   text-indent: 0;
}

<snipped>

But the use of a CSS file is better IMO.

Start building a single work style.
IMHO a mish-mash of CSS and inline styles will get you ing later

[Alda]

Thanks, all, for your responses.

I used Arios's solution and it worked like a charm.

[PeterT]

@Alda; I'd suggest taking a look at Pablo's tutorial on creating ePubs. See EPub Tutorial. There has been discussion of it here.

[Alda]

Thanks PeterT, I was thinking about that very tutorial yesterday - I couldn't remember where to find it. So thanks for the link!

[PeterT]

You're welcome!

[Notjohn]

Here's my first-para style:

p.first {
margin-top:0.5em;
margin-bottom: 0.0em;
text-indent:0.0em;
text-align:justify;
}

You can copy my entire style sheet from http://notjohnkdp.blogspot.com/

Note that you call that style by beginning the para <p class="first">

My invariable resource is Google. I'll bet if you Google "CSS for first paragraph," you'll get heaps of information.

[Arios]

Alda, PeterT's recommendation is very relevant. Pablo tutorial is excellent and there is an epub version you can examine to see how it works.

To parody someone else, computer coding is too important to be left in the hands of software coders (.

And as says an old African proverb: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but in teaching him to fish, you feed him all his life.