Fanfic formats
Fanfic formats
Maybe this problem isn't so important as I see it, but anyway.
Please notice the question was "for reading", because I think writer always should choose format that will be most convenient for readers. TXT format seems to be the most popular here, but without line-breaks it's unsuitable for reading from browser, and with line-breaks it usually becomes unsuitable for printing. Also there are no standards for the line width (in characters).
Please notice the question was "for reading", because I think writer always should choose format that will be most convenient for readers. TXT format seems to be the most popular here, but without line-breaks it's unsuitable for reading from browser, and with line-breaks it usually becomes unsuitable for printing. Also there are no standards for the line width (in characters).
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Re: Fanfic formats
I have had trouble with that myself.Dagdamor wrote: Also there are no standards for the line width (in characters).
I would like to suggest here around 80 characters per line for those formats which do not use Word Wrap.
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Re: Fanfic formats
In my experience, rtf has all the features you'll need and most everybody can read em.
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I generally prefer to use RTF and txt.
And I believe it's traditional to wrap txt files at 72 charaters.
And I believe it's traditional to wrap txt files at 72 charaters.
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Ah. Even better.gkscotty wrote: And I believe it's traditional to wrap txt files at 72 charaters.
<gkscotty|drawing> most people play Pokemon games with GameFAQs or a Pokéwiki open
<gkscotty|drawing> you seem to have TVTRopes
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Re: Fanfic formats
I'm used to reading the txt formats. Notepad documents also take up less space than Word documents.
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Re: Fanfic formats
For preference, rtf, thought txt is also useable. rtf is one of those ISO standards, so no company can get a stranglehold on it. Chances are, if there's a computer of any kind out there, someone has written an rtf reader for it.
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Re: Fanfic formats
Rich Text, for me. Though I think fiction in script format gets away with TXT just fine - it's easier to read with NotePad, or whatever. You could use a monospace font in a RTF file, too, but I can't see why.
PDF is a b*tch, DOC is MS, HTML is... well, awesome if you're writing fiction with hyperlinks.
PDF is a b*tch, DOC is MS, HTML is... well, awesome if you're writing fiction with hyperlinks.
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