[Moin-user] Trying to achieve a visual effect similar to definition lists

[Nir Soffer]

Try this:

  Python:: A powerful scripting language written by Guido van Rossum. 
It's been used for many, many things, and is fantastically better than 
another language that starts with a 'P' and ends with a 'l'. :-)

  Wiki Site:: A collaborative site. Wiki members (or anyone, depending 
on how the wiki is set up) can go into the wiki and add or modify 
content.


On 20 Aug, 2005, at 2:00, Kenneth McDonald wrote:

> This message will make a lot more sense if you view it in a monospaced 
> font :-)
>
> I'm trying to achieve a certain visual effect that associates 
> paragraphs with words/short phrases. I'm looking to be able to write 
> markup such that, after translation to HTML and wrapping, I get 
> something that looks EITHER like an HTML <DL> type construct:
>
>
> ---------------
> Moin:  A Wiki written in Python.
>
> Python: A powerful scripting language written by Guido van
>     Rossum. It's been used for many, many things, and is
>     fantastically better than another language that starts with
>     a 'P' and ends with a 'l'. :-)
>
> Wiki Site: A collaborative site. Wiki members (or anyone,
>     depending on how the wiki is set up) can go into the wiki
>     and add or modify content.
> ---------------
>
>
> OR, like the format below i.e. left edges of paragraphs line up (which 
> won't be the case if you're viewing using a variable-width font!)
>
>
> ---------------
> Moin:      A Wiki written in Python.
>
> Python:    A powerful scripting language written by Guido van
>            Rossum. It's been used for many, many things, and is
>            fantastically better than another language that starts with
>            a 'P' and ends with a 'l'. :-)
>
> Wiki Site: A collaborative site. Wiki members (or anyone,
>            depending on how the wiki is set up) can go into the wiki
>            and add or modify content.
> ---------------
>
>
> In all of the above, the key word/phrase will highlighted. The idea is 
> that it should be visually easy for the user to scan for something 
> that sounds like what they are looking for, and then focus on the 
> paragraph to find out if it really is what they're looking for.
>
> I can't achieve the second effect with a table, because if something 
> like 'Wiki Site' is in a cell, it tends to get wrapped to
>
>
> ---------------
> Wiki
> Site
> ---------------
>
>
> which really breaks the visual flow.
>
>
> The closest I've come (which is OK--I just happen to be nitpicky about 
> my visuals) is using multiple levels of list indentation to achieve 
> this:
>
>
> ---------------
> Moin:
>     A Wiki written in Python.
>
> Python:
>     A powerful scripting language written by Guido van
>     Rossum. It's been used for many, many things, and is
>     etc.
> ---------------
>
>
> The main thing I don't like about this is that it takes more room, and 
> makes definitions where the paragraph stays on one line (as in for 
> Moin:) look a little odd. Something like:
>
> ---------------
> Moin: A Wiki written in Python.
> ---------------
>
> is better
>
> On the other hand, using a single level of list indent 'hides' (OK, 
> makes less obvious) the keywords, when paragraphs wrap, i.e.
>
> ---------------
> Python: A powerful scripting language written by Guido van
> Rossum. It's been used for many, many things, and is etc.
> ---------------
>
>
> As I've said, this isn't critical (neither in the sense of being 
> necessary, nor in the sense of being critical of Moin). But isn't it 
> fun to push the envelope?
>

Best Regards,

Nir Soffer
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