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by Ialie

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Ialie2005-03-08 04:46:42
I am trying to make a list of things for example.



Avaliable Designs
--=RINGS=--
an elegant ring set with a black opal
a gorgeous diamond ring a simple gold ring a wooden ring an aquatic ring
an amethyst and sapphire ring a moonstone and garnet ring
a golden dragon ring
a gem-encrusted ring
a silver ring set with an oval ruby
a thick platinum ring
a blackened steel ring
a friendship ring of pure jade
a sapphire and diamond ring
a platinum pixie ring
a thick ring of carved emerald
a rainbow coloured ring
a broad gold ring with a large cut emerald
an ethereal jade ring of leaves (Blacklotus Cartel Exclusive)
a ring of silver vines grasping a sapphire crescent moon (Goldleaf Cartel Excluseive)
an elegant stag ring (Goldleaf Cartel Exclusive)




but I can't get the length right. Someone help me?
Ixion2005-03-08 06:36:00
FORGET JEWELRY works real well. Quick cure.

(JOKING, don't do it in case you didn't catch the sarcasm)
Daganev2005-03-08 06:41:39
It depends on the person but I think the normal screen witdth is 30 charachters.
Drago2005-03-08 06:47:15
Ohhh, I can. Just a second, i'll steal my aetolian Ad...
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That's the length of one line in the ad. To make it so it wraps neatly, you need to add.. 1 space to the end of the line, then whatever you want on the next line.. like.. so:
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+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | This is a test, blah blah blah blah blah, moo Test. Yepyep . |

Now, the command strips if you've got multiple spaces, so if you've got a big gap and want everything done equally, you need to put '.' I found that if you have 7 spaces in a row, you need 5 '.'s so, being complicated x spaces needs x-2 '.'s..

Eventually, you'll get up to this:
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+-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+ | Tattoo... | Inks Needed ............. | .Price without inks. | +-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+ | Moss .... | 1 Y, 1 B, 1 R ........... | ..... 240 gold ......| | Feather . | 2 B, 1 R ................ | ..... 200 gold ..... | | Shield .. | 2 R, 1 G ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... | | Mindseye. | 1 G, 2 B ................ | ..... 340 gold ..... | | Hammer .. | 2 R, 1 P ................ | ..... 390 gold ..... | | Cloak ... | 3 B ..................... | ..... 220 gold ..... | | Bell .... | 3 B, 2 R ................ | ..... 260 gold ..... | | Crystal . | 1 G, 1 Y, 1 P ........... | ..... 590 gold ..... | | Moon .... | 1 R, 1 B, 1 Y ........... | ..... 240 gold ..... | | Starburst | 1 B ..................... | ..... 140 gold ..... | | Boar .... | 1 P, 2 R ................ | ..... 390 gold ..... | | Web ..... | 1 G, 1 Y ................ | ..... 340 gold ..... | | Tentacle. | 2 G, 1 P ................ | ..... 670 gold ..... | | Hourglass | 2 Y, 1 B ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... | | Brazier . | 2 Y, 2 R ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... | | Prism ... | 1 R, 1 B, 1 Y, 1 G, 1 P . | ..... 650 gold ..... | | Tree .... | 5 G ..................... | ..... 900 gold ..... | | Chameleon | 1 Gold, 1 P, 1 Y ........ | ..... 830 gold ..... | +-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+ | Inks: G - Green, R - Red, Y - Yellow, B - Blue, P - Purple . | +--------------------------------------------------------------+

Which looks something like this:
Description:
+-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+
| Tattoo... | Inks Needed ............. | .Price without inks. |
+-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+
| Moss .... | 1 Y, 1 B, 1 R ........... | ..... 240 gold ......|
| Feather . | 2 B, 1 R ................ | ..... 200 gold ..... |
| Shield .. | 2 R, 1 G ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... |
| Mindseye. | 1 G, 2 B ................ | ..... 340 gold ..... |
| Hammer .. | 2 R, 1 P ................ | ..... 390 gold ..... |
| Cloak ... | 3 B ..................... | ..... 220 gold ..... |
| Bell .... | 3 B, 2 R ................ | ..... 260 gold ..... |
| Crystal . | 1 G, 1 Y, 1 P ........... | ..... 590 gold ..... |
| Moon .... | 1 R, 1 B, 1 Y ........... | ..... 240 gold ..... |
| Starburst | 1 B ..................... | ..... 140 gold ..... |
| Boar .... | 1 P, 2 R ................ | ..... 390 gold ..... |
| Web ..... | 1 G, 1 Y ................ | ..... 340 gold ..... |
| Tentacle. | 2 G, 1 P ................ | ..... 670 gold ..... |
| Hourglass | 2 Y, 1 B ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... |
| Brazier . | 2 Y, 2 R ................ | ..... 300 gold ..... |
| Prism ... | 1 R, 1 B, 1 Y, 1 G, 1 P . | ..... 650 gold ..... |
| Tree .... | 5 G ..................... | ..... 900 gold ..... |
| Chameleon | 1 Gold, 1 P, 1 Y ........ | ..... 830 gold ..... |
+-----------+---------------------------+----------------------+
| Inks: G - Green, R - Red, Y - Yellow, B - Blue, P - Purple . |
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Post Date:
2005/03/08 06:42


If that's what you wanted. If its not, the line length is all you need, use a fixed with font like courier so you can make sure you've got it right:
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