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User CSS for Manuscripts View

New Feature Addition · Manuscripts · Created by moonflower-writing
accepted
manuscripts manuscript css

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Manuscripts is an amazing tool.   Many of us are spoiled by being able to edit the CSS of our worlds.   We know, however, that if we apply CSS to anything outside of .user-css we risk our ability to use CSS. THAT is terrifying!   Writers would love to be able to edit the CSS of their books, too. We have the basic user controls, which are great, but if we could customize our manuscripts a bit, control the formatting, then that would be even more shiny!
— The original article
  Currently, there is no way to apply a stylesheet to a Manuscript. This could be viewed as an issue for those who wish to have more control over the formatting of their project.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

This feature request would allow people to apply a stylesheet to their Manuscript projects, which can help with branding and potentially accessibility.  

Example:

.user-css-novel p {
font-family: opendyslexic;
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
text-indent: 2em;
}
  Please refer to this article for further discussion and examples.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

  This feature request could improve the accessibility of manuscripts by allowing Dyslexic-friendly fonts to be used as the creator sees fit.

The Team's Response

This is a accepted but it will not be implemented the way suggested. Manuscripts under the Manuscripts Public interface will not get access to CSS. In the future Manuscripts will have their own unique and detached pages within their worlds, and on that point they will be able to have CSS.
Current score

30/300 Votes · +7005 points

Votes Cast

  • +1

    by A Roaring Dimensional Horror
    on 2022-11-30 15:47
  • +300

    by Krawczyk & Weaver
    on 2022-11-29 14:47
  • +1

    by A Enfeebled Bananafolk
    on 2022-11-29 01:53
  • +300

    by meriones
    on 2022-11-27 23:07
  • +300

    by Kaleidechse
    on 2022-11-26 13:54
  • +300

    by SiobhantheWriter
    on 2022-11-20 03:07
  • +300

    by SAGE_metaverse
    on 2022-11-17 17:26
  • +300

    by LindeWeber
    on 2022-11-17 10:04
  • +300

    by Germane Press
    on 2022-11-15 18:06
    I need indented paragraphs and no lines between paragraphs for manuscripts, please.
  • +300

    by LeighThalion
    on 2022-11-14 16:26
  • +300

    by RiverFang
    on 2022-11-13 19:48
  • +300

    by Kwyn Marie
    on 2022-11-12 17:50
  • +100

    by Alishahr
    on 2022-11-12 15:04
  • +1

    by Buzzard
    on 2022-11-12 13:15
  • +100

    by Becky R
    on 2022-11-12 13:09
  • +300

    by CrazyEddie
    on 2022-11-12 12:01
  • +1

    by Vibeca
    on 2022-11-11 21:02
  • +300

    by JamesWoodwright
    on 2022-11-11 20:19
  • +1

    by Mochimanoban
    on 2022-11-11 18:03
  • +100

    by A Goodhearted Mimic
    on 2022-11-11 08:43
  • +300

    by Timepool
    on 2022-11-11 08:01
  • +300

    by Stormbril
    on 2022-11-11 07:59
  • +300

    by A Sneaky Hobbit
    on 2022-11-11 07:57
    Yes please! More manuscript love!
  • +300

    by DramaticDragons
    on 2022-11-11 04:00
  • +300

    by amelianite
    on 2022-11-11 01:59
  • +300

    by A Enfeebled Dwarf
    on 2022-11-11 01:38
    You can use CSS to edit the writing environment in a Manuscript but not the reading view. This seems like a good direction to go so you can publish right from World Anvil and give subscribers access to manuscripts with the layout you want.
  • +300

    by Barbarossa Sparklebeard
    on 2022-11-11 01:36
  • +100

    by Lyraine Alei
    on 2022-11-11 01:31
    I'm all for anything that helps people streamline habits - I know that at my guild level, I could skip certain prefixes, but I still use the user-css prefix anyway out of habit, so I imagine there are others who would do teh same for manuscripts too
  • +300

    by Shadow Malachi
    on 2022-11-11 01:29
  • +300

    by deleyna
    on 2022-11-11 01:25
    This would give us some great options!
  • +300

    by moonflower-writing
    on 2022-11-11 01:25