Fiction indents without code block formatting

[Scriptdoctor]

What I’m trying to do

I want to indent every line of dialogue. Using the indent key or 6 spaces results in the formatting of a code block. By some custom css I managed to change the font to match the rest of the document but attempts at custom css to change the font size have all failed.

I must be missing something basic because indents in fiction are essential and I know there are many fiction writers who use Obsidian.

[ariehen]

We don’t want the CSS changing all notes across a vault, so cssclasses come in handy here: you can apply styling to only one or multiple notes.

Is something like this what you are looking for?

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Add writing as a cssclass in the Properties:

and the CSS it refers to:

.markdown-source-view.writing .cm-line:not(.HyperMD-header, .HyperMD-codeblock),
.markdown-preview-view.writing p {
    text-indent: 1.75em;
}

The CSS may need to be adjusted, but I’d give this a go as a starting point.

[Scriptdoctor]

@ariehen

.markdown-source-view.writing :is(.cm-line:not(.HyperMD-header, .HyperMD-codeblock)),
.markdown-preview-view.writing p {
    text-indent: 1.75em;
}

Thanks for the reply. I added the css but I don’t know how to apply it to dialogue within a document. As I don’t know how to apply it, I don’t know if it is the solution for me.

[ariehen]

If the CSS snippet is set up properly and enabled, all you need to do is add writing to the cssclasses Property of any notes you want to change.