Centering when exporting to HTML

[Loni]

This has been an existing problem, but it hasn't been so problematic for me that I felt the need to bring it up. But since I'm plaguing you with all my woes, I figured I'd mention it now.

Scenario: Project > Export Project... > to HTML

If there are multiple centered lines in a row, only the first one is centered. 

It's not that big of a deal, because I mostly use that export to listen with text-to-speech reader in Edge (where centering doesn't matter), or to copy and paste into a critique exchange site (where I can correct it before hitting submit). But I figured I'd mention it if you're already working on fixing things.

[Simon Haynes]

I'll look into it.

What you can do in the meantime is include this in the scene before:

<HTM <center> /HTM>

and after:

<HTM </center> /HTM>

You can also use global variables to create more html code inserts instead of pasting a copy each time. e.g.

[HtmlCentreOn] and [HtmlCentreOff]

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[Peter T.]

Funny enough, you even can override the internal [c] and [/c] tags with those HTML code snippets, so you don't have to insert any code manually. 

Then centering works for HTML export as expected, but no longer for RTF. 

[Loni]

I think I'll use the HTML tags. I only have a few places where I have multiple lines centered, and I think I'd go for adding the extra step than breaking my RTF export. 

Thank you, both of you.

[Simon Haynes]

The <HTM stuff is removed automatically when exporting to any other format.

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[Peter T.]

I just found out that you also can extend the internal tags with project variables. 

This works for HTML as well as for RTF export, and it doesn't require any manual "tag" input:

This should solve the problem elegantly. In the example, I have chosen project variables; global variables would of course be better. 

[Loni]

I have confirmed that this solution works. I went with Global for my variables. 

Thank you!

[Simon Haynes]

Clever tweak - it'll work as long as I replace variables first and formatting after.

(You shouldn't need the [c] on the right inside the variable declaration)

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[Simon Haynes]

Something I never thought of myself. Good idea, and now I see why you added the [c] on the right.

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[Simon Haynes]

Yep, until you see they added the [c] after the closing html tag ;-) Smart, as I said.

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[Peter T.]

Well, my first try was to override the tag (without the [c]), the second try was to extend it. It's always fun to explore the hidden possibilities of yWriter.
On the other hand, the problem mentioned with HTML export is that the [c] short tag is translated into a paragraph property. 

[Simon Haynes]

BTW yWriter has built-in text to speech, but it can't use the latest MS voices unless you use a registry hack.

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[Loni]

While Microsoft David has been my bud for a while, I have found Microsoft Christopher Online (which I've only found in Edge) to be easier to listen to. I would be interested in this registry hack of yours, though.

[Peter Barns]

Yes. Me too.

Pete

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[Simon Haynes]

My email to the group with a link to the instructions was rejected as spam. Nice one, google. (it's not a spam site, but I think the mention of the editing procedure was enough ...)

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[Simon Haynes]

If you do a web search for "Can SAPI voices be used with the Microsoft Speech API?" the first result is the one you want.

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