Hey Suzanne - can you try using shift+Enter when you make a newline instead of just the Enter key? That should make single line breaks.
Also - coming soon: we'll have a mode in the editor for entering pre-formatted text, which means it'll preserve things like leading and trailing whitespace in poetry
Hey Suzanne - can you try using shift+Enter when you make a newline instead of just the Enter key? That should make single line breaks.
Also - coming soon: we'll have a mode in the editor for entering pre-formatted text, which means it'll preserve things like leading and trailing whitespace in poetry
I usually post from my phone so no shift, but IтАЩll try that from my laptop. I anxiously await the new editor mode. That will make my life easier. Thank you.
If you have an Android, you can install "Hacker's Keyboard" from the Google Play Store and switch to it whenever you need a Shift + Enter. I just tried it with the Substack editor; it does produce a single-line break. I presume there's a third-party keyboard for iPhone that would allow a Shift + Enter when you want it. (I had a similar problem with spacing of poems on Patreon. It's nice to see that there's a workaround on Substack. I'd rather not have to switch keyboards тАУ but it's better than nothing.)
Thank you for this info. I have an iPhone so IтАЩll check the Apple Store for an equivalent workaround. It would be very nice to have something that works until Substack updates its own editing capabilities to make them poetry-friendly. I appreciate your taking the time and effort to provide me with this assistance.
Rob, I wanted to let you know that your suggestion worked perfectly. As long as I prepare my post on my laptop, using the shift+enter creates single line breaks. Today, for the first time, my poem is formatted exactly like I want it. Thanks for the help. ItтАЩs a pain to have to type this way, but I can manage until you have the mode in editor that will preserve pre-formatted text.
Hey Suzanne - can you try using shift+Enter when you make a newline instead of just the Enter key? That should make single line breaks.
Also - coming soon: we'll have a mode in the editor for entering pre-formatted text, which means it'll preserve things like leading and trailing whitespace in poetry
I usually post from my phone so no shift, but IтАЩll try that from my laptop. I anxiously await the new editor mode. That will make my life easier. Thank you.
If you have an Android, you can install "Hacker's Keyboard" from the Google Play Store and switch to it whenever you need a Shift + Enter. I just tried it with the Substack editor; it does produce a single-line break. I presume there's a third-party keyboard for iPhone that would allow a Shift + Enter when you want it. (I had a similar problem with spacing of poems on Patreon. It's nice to see that there's a workaround on Substack. I'd rather not have to switch keyboards тАУ but it's better than nothing.)
Thank you for this info. I have an iPhone so IтАЩll check the Apple Store for an equivalent workaround. It would be very nice to have something that works until Substack updates its own editing capabilities to make them poetry-friendly. I appreciate your taking the time and effort to provide me with this assistance.
Rob, I wanted to let you know that your suggestion worked perfectly. As long as I prepare my post on my laptop, using the shift+enter creates single line breaks. Today, for the first time, my poem is formatted exactly like I want it. Thanks for the help. ItтАЩs a pain to have to type this way, but I can manage until you have the mode in editor that will preserve pre-formatted text.
Glad to hear it. You can try the pre-formatted block now if you go into the editor and click Style -> More -> preserve whitespace
This will create a block where you can enter any pre-formatted text, and should serve well for poetry
Terrific. IтАЩll try it with my post tomorrow. Sounds perfect. Thanks for your help.
Hi Rob, maybe have this hack documented in the Help section?
Ah! Will try!