clarification of a code

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  4854derrida · Member · Oct 15, 2009 at 12:26 am

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  Pardon the tedium of my too-fundamental question:

  1. [div style=”height: 1.4em; visibility: hidden;”]ANY_CHARACTER_HERE[/div]

  2. [div style=”height: 1.4em; visibility: hidden;”] [/div] (…replacing [] with <>)

  Panos had kindly referred me to HTML spacing codes, with the former being more stable than the latter.

  Question: The ANY_CHARACTER_HERE [/div] portion encloses the text set off–i.e., having a space–from what is above it: is that it?

  I tried placing [div style=”height: 1.4em; visibility: hidden;”] before the text to be set off, then the text, and finally [/div]. I’m using it incorrectly because the text then disappeared.

  Thank you for both the clarification and for helping me to resolve this.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 15, 2009 at 3:53 am

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  I’m not sure I understand the question, but I’ll give it a try. Example:

  Some Text here
  <div style="height:1.4em;visibility: hidden;">D</div>
  More Text here

  That will produce blank space between Some Text and More Text. Larger number: more space.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 15, 2009 at 3:55 am

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  PS To display code here, paste it between backticks. That’s what produces the frame above.

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  4854derrida · Member · Oct 15, 2009 at 10:59 pm

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  Thank you Panos.

  The ANY_CHARACTER_HERE portion had thrown me off, i.e., I was not alert to the fact of the letter’s function: here, the letter ‘D.’ Is any letter applicable?

  Also…

  another “novice” question: “backticks” refer simply to inverted commas?

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Oct 15, 2009 at 11:02 pm

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  ANY_CHARACTER_HERE means any character you like; ‘D’ is a good as any other!

  Backticks are usually on the same key as tilde ~ nest to the ! 1 key

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  4854derrida · Member · Oct 15, 2009 at 11:08 pm

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  Thank you 1tess!

  By the way, the “velveted chicken and cashews” looks mighty inviting! Please save a portion for me…

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Oct 16, 2009 at 1:26 am

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  Oh, thank you! Unfortunately there never are leftovers with that dish…
  Happy blogging then.