TCcookie Posted October 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM In a recent thread, I have been posting lengthy glosses and translations of an entire song, and looking back at the thread its seems to be not the most considerate thing to do for forums readers. Is there a way to include large blocks of text in a post without forcing every reader casually browsing the thread to see the whole thing? Or should I just chop my posts down to the minimum necessary and link to the extra stuff on an external site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 6, 2010 at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 at 01:01 PM Haven't noticed the actual topic, but a couple of options are . . . Using the code tags [ code] text [ /code] (without the space) which gives you this: text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text That's designed for programming code, but same principle. Or you could save it as a text file and attach it to a post. However if it's a topic like 'My translation and glossary of a 小虎队 song' then I wouldn't worry too much - people know what they're getting when they click. Linking to it off-site is another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted October 6, 2010 at 01:48 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 at 01:48 PM The spoiler tag -- itself rather hidden under the "other styles" menu -- also lets you do this. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. All this text is completely hidden unless you open the spoiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCcookie Posted October 6, 2010 at 02:10 PM Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 at 02:10 PM Wow, those are both great options, exactly what I needed. Thanks! The post is on 何韵诗's 《无名》 and includes multiple versions of a transliteration/gloss/translation of the whole song. I will probably not get around to fixing it until tomorrow. I just happened to notice these responses before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 6, 2010 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 at 03:32 PM To be honest I'm not sure you need to - the first post makes it clear what's happening, it's not as if you've pasted in a chunk of text somewhere only tangentially relevant. Although if you want to, go for it. Actually what might make sense there is a word or excel document with columns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.