The numbering system on hubpages drives me nuts

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  1. UnnamedHarald profile image73
    UnnamedHaraldposted 7 years ago

    1. Could you

    2. type the numbers in yourself, as I'm doing here (and ensuring one point extends beyond the line to see what that looks like).

    3. And separate each point with an empty line.

    4. Hmmm. The only thing I don't like much is the line extending underneath the number without being offset.

    5. Also, you would have to manually change the numbers if inserting or deleting anything.

    6. Well, just a thought.

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      TessSchlesingerposted 7 years agoin reply to this

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      1. k@ri profile image84
        k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        I've had to use bullet points for this reason.  It would be nice if we had the option of continuing the numbers where we left off.

  2. Marisa Wright profile image86
    Marisa Wrightposted 7 years ago

    Like k@ri, I've just given up and use bullet points instead.  But yes, it does bug me that I've been forced into that.

    1. eugbug profile image65
      eugbugposted 7 years ago

      I reckon it's probably possible to do this by editing the HTML of the text capsule and specifying a start value. Hubpages allows  very little manipulation of HTML so it may or may not be possible. I'll do some research and see whether I can do it.

      1. eugbug profile image65
        eugbugposted 7 years ago

        Ok so here's two lists:

          1.  Item 1
          2.  Item 2
          3.  Item 3

        Blah Blah Blah

          4.  Item 4
          5.  Item 5
          6.  Item 6

        This is what the HTML should be to implement it.
        start = "4" tells the ordered list to start at 4. Unfortunately when you change the HTML to do this, the extra bit of code gets stripped out. I'm sure HubPages could add support for this, but maybe there are other consequences or complications that could arise.

        <ol>
        <li>Item 1</li>
        <li>Item 2</li>
        <li>Item 3</li>
        </ol>

        <p>Blah Blah Blah</p>

        <ol start = "4">
        <li>Item 4</li>
        <li>Item 5</li>
        <li>Item 6</li>
        </ol>

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          TessSchlesingerposted 7 years agoin reply to this

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          1. eugbug profile image65
            eugbugposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            You can edit the HTML from within a text capsule by clicking on the "HTML" button, but the amount of control is limited.

            " Allowed Tags: a, blockquote, br, strong, em, u, h2, h3, h4, li, ol, p, pre, sup, sub, ul"

        2. eugbug profile image65
          eugbugposted 7 years ago
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            TessSchlesingerposted 7 years agoin reply to this

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            1. eugbug profile image65
              eugbugposted 7 years agoin reply to this

              The "start" attribute was discontinued in HTML 4, but was reintroduced in HTML 5. I think it's just not possible to use it because it gets stripped from the code editor in text capsules.

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                TessSchlesingerposted 7 years agoin reply to this

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                1. eugbug profile image65
                  eugbugposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                  Maybe you could request the option in the "Feature Suggestions" forum?

                  You can change the type of the list marker (e.g. instead of numbers, use letters or Roman numerals). Also you can change the shape of bullets:

                  https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_lists.asp

        3. Robie Benve profile image75
          Robie Benveposted 7 years ago

          I use callout capsules with the number and a short description, then a text box with the longer text.

           
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