How to: Remove empty line of text?

georgex5 · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

I am trying to set up a manuscript in play format using html.

The format I would like to use is:

(Indent to about the center of the page)AL
On the next line type what AL says.

I have the following:
<p class="two">AL</span><p>Hello.
This give me AL centered but then it adds a line and then Hello on the next line.

I want to get rid of the empty line between centered AL and flush left Hello on the next line.

The code is based on:

Code:
<style type="text/css">
.one{
text-indent:60px;
font-style:normal;
}
.two{
text-indent:80px;
font-style:normal;
}
</style>

Would appreciate comments.

madprof · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 98

OK firstly you'll need "well-formed" HTML to make sense of it. Additionally there are HTML elements which may be of more use to you.

Try:

georgex5 · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Actually, I don't think I need a list. I also found that the following gives me what I want:

<p class="one">AL<br>
(Wakes) Why are you rocking my chair?

which is:

AL
(Wakes) Why are you rocking my chair.

This is the code I used:

Code:
<style type="text/css">
.one{
text-indent:80px;
font-style:normal;
}
.two{
text-indent:40px;
font-style:normal;
}
</style>

The 40px is supposed to indent about half as far as the 80px.
For some reason, it doesn't indent at all. Why?

madprof · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 98

If you show me the HTML in full and the CSS in full I could tell you. Without that it's impossible to say I'm afraid.

georgex5 · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Here's the code so far:

Code:
<style type="text/css">
.one{
text-indent:80px;
font-style:normal;
}
.two{
text-indent:40px;
font-style:normal;
}
</style>
</head>

<body>

<p class="one">AL<br>
(Wakes) Why are you rocking my chair?

<p class="one">BOB<br>
Man, this chair really rocks.

<p class"two">(BOB pushes faster and faster.)<br>

======

The above code gives: (THE FORUM SCRIPT REMOVES THE INDENTS.)

(INDENTED) AL
(Wakes) Why are you rocking my chair?

(INDENTED) BOB
Man, this chair really rocks.

(NOT INDENTED) (BOB pushes faster and faster.)

The line (BOB pushes faster and faster.) is correct except that it should be
indented about 1/2 as much as the AL line, and it is not indented at all.

These are the only 2 indents that will be needed for the play, but they will
be used over and over again for these and other characters.

Regards, George
The css code is the entire code I am trying to use.