11-28-2017, 05:54 PM | #1 |
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How to keep blank underscore within a statement
I'm working on a language learning textbook. In one of the exercises, there are underscore markers where the student needs to provide the missing word. The author has (blank underscore) ________ as his formatting, but when I export to flowable epub out of Indesign it's gone and doesn't show.
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11-28-2017, 07:08 PM | #2 | |
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1. In your css stylesheet: Code:
.underscore { text-decoration: underline; } Code:
<p>This is an example <span class="underscore"> </span></p> 1. In your css stylesheet: Code:
.underscore { display: inline-block; width: 8em; /* here you can set the length of the underscore */ border-bottom: 1px solid black; } Code:
<p>This is an example <span class="underscore"></span> very easy</p> I hope this help you. Regards Rubén |
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11-29-2017, 02:13 AM | #3 | |
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.underscore3 { display: inline-block; width: 3em; border-bottom: 1px solid black; } .underscore4 { display: inline-block; width: 4em; border-bottom: 1px solid black; } |
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11-29-2017, 04:35 AM | #4 |
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Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but why not just use underscore characters? ie ________ ? It's an ASCII character and should never be "stripped out" by any software.
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11-29-2017, 04:48 AM | #5 |
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Depending on the font, you may get tiny gaps between the individual characters, which doesn't look particularly nice.
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Still, the OP now has a range of options and can use whichever they prefer. |
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.underscore { display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1px solid black; } .width3 { width: 3em; } .width4 { width: 4em; } etc. Code:
<p>This is an example <span class="underscore width4"></span> very easy</p> Rubén |
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11-29-2017, 05:36 PM | #8 |
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That would make for a more streamlined CSS sheet, but a more complex class name. I thought I read somewhere on MR that SOME apps/readers may have problems with the compound class name??? My reader of choice (Marvin) displays them correctly so I do occasionally use this technique. YMMV
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For lines where you need the underscores, use a monospace font.
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And any text on that line needs to be monospace.
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