# So how are you guys doing this anyway? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 11, 2001, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006 "2001-02-11T06:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/21 "2001-02-13T03:41:25Z")
because it does. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/22 "2001-02-13T04:27:02Z")
Like Coldie, I’m using IE (5.5), and zut’s post aligns just fine. So, to answer Zut’s question: > [@](#): > > 1. Is [sub][sup]this text[/sup][/sub] vertically aligned? Does it look [sub]subscripted[/sub] or [/sup]superscripted[/sup]? Yes, it’s aligned, no, it’s not super or subscripted. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/23 "2001-02-13T07:29:32Z")
I’m using IE 5, and the text that is supposedly aligned appears subscripted to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/24 "2001-02-13T08:02:14Z")
Maybe only 5.5 parses it right. Coldy - you sure you’re using 5.0 not 5.5? All I know is it aligns properly on my screen, and I REFUSE to use Nutscrape. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/25 "2001-02-13T10:45:40Z")
I use IE 5.5, sorry about that. That must be it, then. I’m at work now, where we use Netscape 4.07. The lines look aligned where zut say they should be, just like at home with IE 5.5. ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/26 "2001-02-13T13:03:21Z")
**Tengu** , your quote of my post did something odd: it looks like you added a slash into one of the tags, which resulted in a subscripting (and change of font) without decreased font size. Way cool. For example: [sub]This text[/sub] is true subscript, and [/sup]this text[/sub] is merely shifted. Additionally, [sup]This text[/sup] is true superscript, and [/sub]this text[/sup] is merely shifted. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/27 "2001-02-13T13:49:19Z")
Okay, I’ve got IE5, not 5.5, and NONE of the things that you guys are saying are aligned, are aligned. Zut, 02-12-2001 07:01 AM–I see the words that I’m putting in italics as UNaligned, both sets of words as subscripts: > [@](#): > > For example, _this text is aligned_ with the larger text, as is _this text_. Zut, 02-12-2001 12:11 PM–I see the words that I’m putting in italics as UNaligned: > [@](#): > > 1. Is _this text_ vertically aligned? Does it look _subscripted_ or _superscripted_? No, yes, and yes. > [@](#): > > 1. How about _this text_? Is it vertically aligned or does it look _subscripted_ or _superscripted?_ No, yes, and yes. > [@](#): > > 1. Just for fun, if we mix tags like in _this text_ or _this text_, are they vertically aligned? No. Both look like subscripts. And Tengu’s post doesn’t show any kind of font change here. So it’s an IE5/IE5.5 thing? Great. One more thing to blame on Bill Gates… ---
**Author:** ![inor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f475e1/32.png) [@inor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/28 "2001-02-14T03:50:21Z")
see if I got it right… ---
**Author:** ![inor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f475e1/32.png) [@inor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inor)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/29 "2001-02-14T03:53:25Z")
**[sup]Thanks,[/sup]**[sub]_[u[]guys_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/30 "2001-02-15T00:29:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zut \* > I’ve seen this trick before in earlier ATMB threads; I forget who discovered it ( **UncleBeer** , maybe?) I first saw it used in a post by **bibliophage** , and I tested it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=793157#post793157) as so[/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup]on as I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006/31 "2001-02-15T06:46:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zut \* > For example: [sub]This text[/sub] is true subscript, and [/sup]this text[/sub] is merely shifted. > > Additionally, [sup]This text[/sup] is true superscript, and [/sub]this text[/sup] is merely shifted. That’s strange. The “merely shifted” text looks not shifted at all to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-you-guys-doing-this-anyway/54006.md?page=1)