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Preserving Spaces

Is there any way to preserve multiple spaces or indentation in a posting to this list, other than posting in a code box?  For example:
Code: [Select]
Here's some indented text inside a code box:
left margin
    Four spaces in
     4     sp   in
Here's the same text not inside a code box:
left margin
    Four spaces in
      4  sp  in

Preserving Spaces

Reply #1 –
No, because that' the purpose of codebox (also, this is a forum, not a list ).

Preserving Spaces

Reply #2 –
You can use [ indent ] to structure text. It supports nesting, too:

a[blockquote]b1[blockquote]c[/blockquote]b2[/blockquote]aaa!

For everything else (like text tables) better use code and codebox
.

Preserving Spaces

Reply #3 –
You   can  also
    use        some   other    character
          than  the plain    space,
e.g.  the
              non-breaking space    (Alt+0160)
  or other.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctu...Table_of_spaces
Full-quoting makes you scroll past the same junk over and over.

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: Yirkha on
some   other    character          than  the plain    space

Damm, I had only thought of trying   which is escaped by the forum software.

Short ascii-art test:
  ____                                                          ____
 | @ @|    "The chicken is now plantsching with the            |o|o |
X| _|_|X   fish in the soup on the floor because of           X|_|_ |X
 [##V#]    the running gag."                           MIST    |_|__|

Nice 

Preserving Spaces

Reply #5 –
I forgot [code], didn't think of Courier New, and didn't even know about the other methods. Off to the dunce's corner with me.

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: Yirkha on
You   can  also
    use        some   other    character
          than  the plain    space,
e.g.  the
              non-breaking space    (Alt+0160)
  or other.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctu...Table_of_spaces

Very clever! 

How can the substitution be made using a common Linux text editor: vi, emacs, tomboy, etc?