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• Jun 2, 2009

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Some of my posting are including extra spaces that do not appear in the edit window.

They appear to be in lines that have been pasted but I am not sure if this is the cause.

What causes them and how do I avoid it?

Example my first post here:

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=849600#post849600

 

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• Jun 2, 2009

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That's weird - they appear in the edit window if I quote you.

 

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Oh, wait.... no they don't.

I think it's a feature of the message board - it inserts a space to allow very long lines of continuous text to break, so it doesn't force the browser to display a horizontal scrolbar.

Let's try it:
OohEehOohAhAahTingTangWallaWallaBingBangOohEehOohAhAahTingTangWallaWallaBingBangOohEehOohAhAahTingTangWallaWallaBingBangOohEehOohAhAahTingTangWallaWallaBingBangOohEehOohAhAahTingTangWallaWallaBingBang

 

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• Jun 3, 2009

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It would appear the board is catering for users with 640 x 480 vga monitors. Perhaps it is time we moved on a little?

I can't imagine doing Access design work in that resolution. With the navigation bar and properties window there would be no space left. Size really does matter.

 

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The width before inserting an automatic break does seem a little short - only 50 characters - it could probably be doubled without causing any major problems, but the concept of the automatic break is sound in itself - message boards of this kind are really horrible to read when something manages to force the page width bigger than the browser window.