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1tess on "using strikethrough in captions"

1tess — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:05:06 +0000

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1tess on "using strikethrough in captions"

1tess — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:04:18 +0000

Captions can't be edited, but you could use a table to simulate the effect:
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/aligning-captions-flush-left?replies=23#post-308802

panaghiotisadam on "using strikethrough in captions"

panaghiotisadam — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:56:15 +0000

No you cannot format the captions. But you can imitate the style if you insert non-captioned images and use appropriate html coding - see here:

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/captions-for-images-in-blix-theme?replies=4#post-314760

Then you can format the caption text any way you like.

outontheporch2 on "using strikethrough in captions"

outontheporch2 — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:42:27 +0000

Most of my items begin with a photo, and wherever I can, the photographer's credit is included in the caption. Mostly use public domain sources which supply the credit references.

Had a note the other day from a photographer, who complained he was NOT in the air force, as the credit said, but the army. You can see the exchange in the comments here:

http://outontheporch.org/2009/05/16/600-pounds-of-opium/

What I wanted to do was use srikethrough on "Air Force" and add "Army" in bold, but couldn't manage it inside the caption. So I moved the credit outside/below the caption box. Maybe there is a way to do it in the caption box and I didn't find it. But if not, please consider this a suggestion for a rainy day.

My experience is that most people don't read footnotes, but they will read captions.

Thanks for listening.