Posted by:
pharpy
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Make sure when you write the song in your editor program that you use a monospace font such as Andale Mono or Courier New. Also be sure to use spaces and not tabs to space out the numbers and words. Then, when you copy and paste it will come out the same. Tabs aren't always displayed or handled the same from editor to editor and browser to browser, so it's always better to use spaces for consistency.
When you cut and paste, you aren't copying things like the particular font used or the point size of the font, you are merely copying what characters (including punctuation, spaces, etc.) you typed. Therefore, since the editor on the website (and the website itself) are set to use a monospace font, when you copy and paste, your spacing will remain the same, even if the specific font and point size don't.
While it is possible to use a word processing program like Microsoft Word or Word Perfect, it is better when doing this kind of writing to use a text editor that doesn't allow text formatting.
Post Edited (08-18-05 19:28)