Drafting/Scheduling Posts in DW Using Post by Email

[shy_magpie]

potofsoup has a good post on how to use
post by email in Dreamwidth. With this function and either just setting a
reminder to your self to hit send or getting a email scheduler add on like
"post it later", you have a decent way to draft or schedule posts for
Dreamwidth. Only downside is I have heard from a couple people that the
line breaks/formatting can be a little weird.

Comments

[shy_magpie]

as shown on this post I emailed in, it seems to add line breaks to make the post match how it appears in my "compose email" window which has fewer characters per row than my journal. I tried adding paragraph tags to indicate I was using HTML formatting not rich text but it didn't work. Bother! Its a start, and even if it turns spaces into line breaks I can edit once it posts. Beats forgetting Fan Fic Friday!

[ineptshieldmaid]

yeah I tried the para break tags, no luck.

Someone suggested using markdown, but I haven't got around to trying that yet. My other thought is using < raw >, but that will mean hard coding EVERYTHING, possibly including spaces.

[shy_magpie]

I have to stay awake while I babysit this cash register, if you can point me to anything on < raw > (my google skills fail me) I would like to test it out.

[bushwah]

Sounds like what you need is an HTML generator. Something called Tiny MCE used to be the standard for that about ten years ago; not sure if it's still around. Before that, I think Netscape had one built in? (*memories.*) Anyway, WYSIWYG, Tiny MCE, HTML generator, HTML converter. Are the terms I'd try for this.

[ineptshieldmaid]

I can code the html myself, the question is would using < raw > (DW's house code for 'abandon house code and apply html formatting') work via email?

[bushwah]

Oh, I know you can; I just say that because I emphatically wouldn't want to. As for whether it'd work, I think the only way to find out is to try?

[shy_magpie]

Ah that's why I didn't see it in w3schools. I am happy to try! Gimme an hour or so, I am on my commute.

[shy_magpie]

ok I tried both raw and raw-code onTesting formatting email entries and testing again respectively. It didn't seem to help with the line breaks. I am including the text of the email I sent incase anyone wants to see what I did wrong.
<raw-code> <p>Just tossing my 2 cents out regarding the lack of reblogs on this site. <cut text="Rant under the cut"> <p>I tend to curation rather than creation, I don't write fic or draw. On tumblr I probably reblogged adding nothing (but tags) a hundred times for every post I wrote or replied to. That being said, I think that linking to the original post with the OP's permission might actually be better than reblogging.</p> <p>It eliminates that thing where you see the same post 8 times in a row when people you like are talking. It allows you to be clearer on the difference between directly conversing with the poster and trying to draw the attention of your followers to a post. It brings back Moderators! I didn't realize how much I missed Mods until I read a thread here and someone gently pointed to the community rules. I love access lists, screening, blocking. I do think that communities expressly devoted to linking to good conversations/posts/content are necessary for tumblrians (tumblites? tumblweeds?) transitioning to Dream Width, but I have found that a mix of searching and looking on my circle's profiles for interesting communities yields great results. Sorry if this is unclear I have to type fast to out run my nerves.</p> </cut> An easy substitute for the reblogs is to make a post short post saying "thought this was nifty +Link". </raw-code>

[shipperslist]

...I just ended up posting (fandom meme) posts as private, with a title that said it's a private draft and with the posting date in the future. I mean, it's clumsy and it clutters my front page but it was the only way that made sense to me. I still have to (and I want to) edit the posts before I turn them public but for now, I have 12 drafts as private posts waiting for me.

[shy_magpie]

That makes a lot of sense! I heard that you have to cut and paste the text into a new post rather than switch the draft to public, or it doesn't show up on the reading page; have you had any problems?

[shipperslist]

...it seems like they don't show up on the reading page. Aww crap.

Well, I still think it's the easiest way to draft posts here. I just need to remember to tinker with them before posting for real.

[shy_magpie]

I actually am trying a combination method at the moment where I email in a private post then clean it up before pasting into a new public post. I didn't want to get into it because I know how kludgey it sounds.