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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 04, 2013, 02:30 PM »

Thanks for the test. I notice even in your test, the closing braces aren't indented correctly. I wound up just linking to two separate listings of the code snippet.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 04, 2013, 01:23 PM »

Installed Crayon plug-in. Used the Crayon button on the editor to enclose my code in tags:

<pre class="font-size:9 lang:c# decode:true " >
.
.
.
a closing pre tag here


Still get this:




So, it must be some other setting problem within my Wordpress config, that's causing it to all be put on a single line?

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 04, 2013, 09:34 AM »

It is "WP-GeSHi-Highlight" by Jan-Philip Gehrcke, version 1.1.0

website: http://gehrcke.de/wp-geshi-highlight/

From this page, I know my argument is correct following the opening <pre ...

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 11:10 PM »

@4wd: Yep, spent a bout 90 minutes looking at the docs: I downloaded them a few days ago.

@wraith: closing tag is there, but won't show within DC quote blocks. It's the closing "pre": left angle bracket,  slash, "pre", right angle bracket.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 08:53 PM »

Need help.

I have the WP plugin for GeSHi installed, and here's the code I'm using (what's in quote tags is what's in my editor before I click Update on the post:

<pre lang="csharp">
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace MoveFormWithoutTitlebar {
public partial class Form1 : Form {

public const int WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = 0xA1;
public const int HT_CAPTION = 0x2;

[DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
public static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd,
int Msg, int wParam, int lParam);

[DllImportAttribute("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ReleaseCapture();

public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}

private void Form1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left) {
ReleaseCapture();
SendMessage(Handle, WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN, HT_CAPTION, 0);
}
}
}
}

</pre>

But I get this single line instead of a nice multi-lined formatted code output:

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 05:53 PM »

When my copies arrive,  I'll look into it at my local post office. Cost me about 5 USD to send a similar weight book to a friend for his birthday,  but that was intranational...

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 03:46 PM »

I must say I'm impressed.

Ah, sweet words to my ears (or, in this case, eyes).

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 02:14 PM »

Be alerted, 40hz, it ends on a cliffhanger. A couple of reviewers have griped about that, but they also both said they HAVE to buy volume 2, to find out what happens (see my plan?) I'd appreciate your review on Goodreads and Amazon when you've read the book

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 02:12 PM »

Just loaded it up on my hand-me-down Nook. (EPub looks fantastic - love the cover!)

Perry is amazing isn't he? He's also the reason paperbacks are now available. I couldn't wrap my head around the CreateSpace exacting specifications for front/spine/back graphic.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 02:11 PM »

I've ordered 3 paperbacks to autograph and sell to some local friends.

Why don't we compile a list of ppl here on DC that want an autographed copy, and I'll make a bigger order, autograph them all, and then ship. They'll be $10.80 apiece, plus shipping/handling cost.

40hz, thanks for the purchase. So appreciated! I also sold a copy on Amazon last night.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 12:28 PM »

It wouldn't let me edit it, only delete it. So I did and posted some relevant info promoting myself as an author.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 12:16 PM »

I currently have six people who have promised reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, so hopefully some more are soon to follow.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 12:14 PM »

Yet another very complimentary review of Kyrathaba Rising.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 11:48 AM »

Couldn't help but share this:

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 11:39 AM »

Yeah, I saw it. Should I remove it? Or might it encourage others to click-through to the new Wordpress blog?

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 11:22 AM »

Okay, there's now an About Me page on the blog, and it's in the primary menu:

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 10:56 AM »

I thought you meant this about me: "about.me/kyrathasoft/

I'll update the blog to promote myself more obviously.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 10:49 AM »

My "About Me" page is up to date. It's had 30 viewers. Sold my first copy of Kyrathaba Rising on Amazon today. CreateSpace should soon push 5"x8" paperback version to Amazon as an option in addition to the ebook format. I've already ordered 3 paperback copies. One gal I work with wants an autographed copy. If any of you want an autographed copy, it's $10.80 plus shipping/handling to mail it to you. Otherwise, it'll be available at $10.80 on Amazon. At that price-point, I make $1.00 royalty per sale.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 03, 2013, 09:11 AM »

wraith, I've reestablished my Blogger blog to point to the new Wordpress blog: kyrathasoft.blogspot.com

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 02, 2013, 04:31 PM »

^ That was a great movie! I saw it only a couple months ago, on Netflix.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 02, 2013, 02:50 PM »

Yep. Fixed spelling. Thanks!

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 02, 2013, 02:43 PM »

My GF said to say she thinks you look like John Cusack in the movie The Italian Job.

@40hz: Believe it or not, people have been telling me that for years!

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 02, 2013, 02:41 PM »

Thanks, wraith. Joined all three and posted.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 02, 2013, 01:13 PM »

I should have 3 additional reviews coming in, in the next few days. Possibly four.

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 01, 2013, 07:35 PM »

Editing was good. There were no big problems in either copy editing or proofreading that interrupted the flow of the story. The reader is pulled along for the ride.

By contrast, the book I'm reading for a fellow aspiring author was "professionally edited" by Hercules Editing and Consulting Services (www.bzhercules.com), and yet I am finding numerous typos. Mind you, the story is good, and I think the guy is a good author, but whatever money he paid those people, he deserves a refund. So, it serves to make me all the more aware of what a fine job of proofing you two guys did, Perry and 4wd. Kudos to the two of you!