Indenting only the first line

[Alok]

It is impossible to indent only the first line in the text editor, and thus it is impossible to make paragraphs. When you use the indent tool it indents the whole text or paragraph, no matter what you select, and when you try to indent it by adding spaces before the first line, it doesn't appear indented at all. I also tried indenting it via the BBcode editor by only putting the indent tags around the first line, but then the first line appears separated from the rest of the text.

 

[Chaosy]

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[Alok]

How do you manage to do that?

Edit: That's when you add enter after each line. Try writing a long text without adding new lines yourself, but let the site lead the text into new lines, you'll see it's impossible, and it should be possible.

 

[Shadow Fury]

Use indent on the first paragraph and when you want to start a new line....​

Outdent

 

[Chaosy]

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[Alok]

Use indent on the first paragraph and when you want to start a new line....Outdent

But then, while it may look good on your screen, on someone else's it might be completely awkward. Depending on the screen resolution, the width of the web page changes, and the text is also affected. So for some it may look like this:

This is a text about a text about a text about a text about a text.​

This is a text about a text.

While for some like this:

This is a text about a text about a text about a text
about a text.​

This is a text about a text.

 

[Chaosy]

And, your proposed solution to that would be?

Either ask for acess to the HTML elements so that you can detect the window size (not gonna happen), or go safe mode and break line every three words to suit small mobile screens.

Or, like me: Don't give a fuck about others, if it looks nice on my screen I am happy.

 

[Alok]

Adding a normal indent, like there is in every text-editing program and everywhere on the Internet, where only the first line is indentend. This indent which is already here can be kept and the normal one can be added, or it can be reworked.

 

[Chaosy]

Meh.


Me (1920x1080): "I want to intent a specific sentence."
By definition, it is my intention to make the whole sentence to be intended.

Then
Budgetboy (600x800) comes along and his screen only supports half the sentence on one line, thus only half of the sentence gets intended.

Do you now see that this is bad? Only inlining half the sentence is not only illogical but it also ruins structure.

 

[Alok]

I don't know to whom you are replying, but this normal indent that can be found in all text-editing programs and everywhere on the Internet doesn't do that. That can only happen when you separate lines by enter, otherwise they would adapt to the resolution. The normal indent indents the first line, but also moves the whole text with it, it doesn't only indent the first line as if it were separated from the text. Open the Microsoft Word program, write a text and click the Tab keyboard key at the beginning of the text, and you'll see what I mean.

 

[Deleted member 219079]

This should definitely be added!