The system surrounds each line with a 'P' and '/P'. You could use the PRE command.

Look at the following 2 lists in HTML (Click on view HTML):

List One:

1

2

3

No problems bud.

When you reply/post/edit a message, you'll see a '<>' symbol on the
toolbar above you. If you click on this it will show you the raw HTML that goes
in the page so the system can understand what to put where.

I admit it is annoying when instead of getting a line feed you get a carriage
return thrown in for free. The '<p>' and '</p>' ccomments you see
are the start and end 'paragraph' commands.

You can either edit them back out (not always a good idea (probably why the
board inserts them in the first place), or you can use '<pre> and
</pre> which forces the HTML to display exactly as you write. pre means
preformatted.

Have you got an example of what you're trying to achieve? I may be able to
offer some degree of assistance..... possibly :-/

Later dude (dudess)

again too tired, need sleep - sorry dude, another time

A Brief History of Skiing

1. In the 1860s, when Norwegian Sondre Norheim invented the first stiff
   bindings by tying pieces of twisted wet birch roots onto his boots, he couldn't
   have imagined skiing without snow.
   
   
2. But his invention was a huge step forward for skiers (in various forms,
   skiing had been around for centuries), allowing more control between the feet
   and the skis. Previously, leather straps had restricted movement.
   
   
3. Now skiers could tie their bindings to their plank-like skis and be off
   downhill. Modern skiing was born.
   
   
4. Skiing techniques continued to evolve throughout the first half of the 20th
   century, eventually splintering into today's disciplines, of which Alpine skiing
   is the most popular.
   
   
5. It's essentially skiing downhill on groomed slopes. Pretty much anyone who
   learns skiing on outdoor slopes will begin this way.
   
   
6. Alpine evolved from cross-country skiing. This method, known as Nordic, is a
   superb aerobic exercise.
   
   
7. Skiers are attached to the ski only with the toe of the ski boot, leaving
   the heel free. This allows skiers to climb, descend and cover snow-covered
   countryside.
   
   
8. They do this using either Classic Skiing (the traditional straight-ahead ski
   movement), or Ski Skating, which uses more of an ice-skating movement.
   
   
9. Cross-country skiers can travel across packed trails (regularly used tracks)
   or ski off-track, which tends to be strewn with more natural obstacles such as
   tree debris.
   
   
10. Despite such obstacles, cross-country has less of a risk factor than Alpine,
    making it less of an extreme sport and more of a family recreational activity.
    While stamina is necessary, cross-country skiing technique can generally be of a
    less advanced level.
    
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    STOPPED EDITING HERE....
    

    Finally expert technique is required for Telemark skiing. In this discipline,
    once again only the toes of the ski boots, not the heels, are attached to the
    skis. Telemark skiers perform a series of disciplines which are an amalgamation
    of virtually every type of skiing.

    
    
    

Thanks !

Think I follow though you lost me when you say "modify an editor" ?

I tried your <PRE>....</PRE> idea but no good as you said.

andy2004

Thanks for the suggestion, but afraid gives me the shivers plus instant headaches ! Wouldn't even know what question(s) to ask or where to begin....and as life's kinda short anyway 

Always amazes me how some people take to html like ducks to water. Ignorance is so wonderfully peaceful sometimes....

Best wishes for the New Year too

andy2000