Mindy Rodriguez
2005-11-27 17:24:57 |
Difficulty Posting Problems
I'm having trouble posting a problem I created. The problem submission area seems to reformat the problem in such a way that it no longer makes sense. I don't know enough html code to figure out "You should be HERE instead" much less how to submit my hidden word grid, created on an Excel spreadsheet, so that it shows up in the manner I intended. Is there another way to submit a problem? Or is there a scholar out there willing to reformat the problem for me and insert it into the appropriate place in the queue? |
e.g.
2005-11-27 21:55:57 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
Just add a note, and when the problem shows up in the queue (be prepared to wait a couple of months...) a scholar will fix it for you. |
Mindy Rodriguez
2005-11-27 23:25:44 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
How do I explain to the scholar what it is supposed to look like? |
Gamer
2005-11-28 01:15:56 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
Keep in mind when a scholar edits the problem, the submission box content looks the same as it would to you. The submission box content doesn't change, it just gets translated from HTML to normal text in the version that appears on the site.
How do I skip lines? That is one of the questions has been asked frequently. "You can use some basic HTML code when submitting problems to perplexus:
Use < br > to go to the next line, or < p > to skip a line." (both without spaces between the >< signs) |
brianjn
2005-11-28 01:22:28 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
Mindy, firstly Excel format won't be any good for here.
Suppose your word grid is something a 4 * 4; you could indicate that that is what you intend and then draw your grid.
This might help you too (just hope that it works here after I submit)
[I have deliberately put spaces in my HTML because there are problems with the use of some commands - but the scholars will adjust that anyway]
< pre >
---------------------------- < br >
| A | B | C | D | < br >
---------------------------- < br >
..... etc < br >
---------------------------- < br >
< / pre >
The Pre's will should retain your formatting, but if you use some sort of structure like above, it will be sorted.
.... Now to see if if the HTML tags remain!!! |
brianjn
2005-11-28 01:25:48 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
Gamer was here at the same time as I; what he was indicating is generally what I have shown you in my prior post.
Hope all goes well. |
Mindy Rodriguez
2005-11-28 22:26:15 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
Thanks brianjn and Gamer. I submitted my problem already and added a note. I hope that will be enough. It took me several hours to create the problem, so I just want it to look good when (and if) it finally appears.
<pre>
--------------------
|T|H|A|N|K|S|
--------------------
<pre>
...just practicing! |
Mindy Rodriguez
2005-11-28 22:27:32 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
hmmm... I see...should have been /pre...
I'll get the hang of this eventually.
|
brianjn
2005-11-29 02:22:49 |
Re: Difficulty Posting Problems
As likely you put the slash in before the pre; in some of the areas the slash is removed which has confused various ones of us from time to tim. |
