HTML Sandbox

Various FReepers | 11/22/04 | TPartyType

[TPartyType]

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Welcome Newcomers!

This Sandbox is devoted to giving you a place to practice basic HTML, and to get some coaching.

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So, first things first:

Go to michigander's [ HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training)] and learn there how to change font color, font size, font face, and the like.
THERE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THERE NOT COVERED HERE (so as to avoid duplication).
Learn there also how to post a link and an image, then come back here to practice.

If you're having problems, folks will drop by occasionally to give you pointers and help you troubleshoot.

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Boring posts are a crime . . .

So practice here first!

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NEWCOMERS TIP: I just reread the FreeRepublic posting guidelines. They're worth a read by all newcomers [click here].

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Following is an excellent previous post by Willie Green

But first, HTML advice from the FreeRepublic help page:

Basic HTML
The Free Republic forum uses standard HTML coding techniques. Use <p> to start new paragraphs. You may use <b> to begin bolding and <center> to center text, but please remember to end these items where appropriate with </b> and/or </center>, etc. If you post links or other advanced coding, be sure to test before posting.

Creating new paragraphs is about the only html that most posters ever need, but if you would like to learn more about html you may use any search engine on the internet to find tutorials. Simply search on "html tutorial". Here are links to a couple tutorials that I found:

• HTML Goodies

• Three Rivers Free-Net Beginning HTML

The Basics

Paragraphs, Line Breaks and Horizontal Lines
A lengthy article or reply can be very tedious to read if it does not contain some very simple HTML formating. Inserting either of the following codes will make your post much more readable:

• <br> is a line break. Text that follows this code will begin on the next line.

• <p> is a paragraph break. Text that follows this code will begin on a new line after skipping a line.

• <hr> is a horizontal rule. It draws a line across the page like this:

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Character Formatting
Simple special effects may be created using Character Formatting Codes. These codes are used in pairs in the format: <?>words to be formatted</?>, where <?> turns the formatting "ON" and </?> turns the formating "OFF".

Please: ALWAYS turn "OFF" the formatting when you use it.

Some commonly used codes of this type are:

• <b> and </b> -- BOLD
• <i> and </i> -- Italic
• <u> and </u> -- Underline
• <blink> and </blink> -- Blink
• <strike> and </strike> -- Strike
• _and -- _Subscript
• ^and -- ^Superscript
• <big> and </big> -- Big text
• <small> and </small> -- Small text

These codes can be "nested" to produce multiple effects at the same time. For instance:

<b><i>Bold and Italic</i></b> produces Bold and Italic

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Links
The method for posting a HTML link is fairly simple. The following format is used:

<a HREF="URL">Link Description</a>

where "URL" is the URL address you want to link to (and you gotta use the double quotes), and Link Description is whatever you want to call your link. For example:

<a HREF="http://www.drudgereport.com/">Link to Drudge</a>

becomes Link to Drudge

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And another from the same previous post:

<FONT COLOR="COLOR">Sample</FONT> produces colorful text.

"COLOR" is often a Hexidecimal Code for whatever Color you want, but color names are also supported.
Examples:

<FONT COLOR="blue">blue text</font> produces blue text

<FONT COLOR="red">red text</font> produces red text

<FONT COLOR="green">green text</font> produces green text

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To: foolproof formatting

Here is an easy way to REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE FORMATTING.

To be sure I turn off the formatting I TYPE THE "OFF" COMMAND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE "ON" COMMAND.

An example:
I want to respond to a line in a post by another brilliant Freeper.
I type < I >""< /I >< BR>
I then "cut and paste" his remarks between the quotes:
< i>" You are a poopy head "< /I>< BR>
And type my equally brilliant response: "No, you're a poopy head!"
The result:

"You are a poopy head"
No, you're a poopy head!

It's very easy to forget to turn off your formatting!
Yes it is!

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To: ftrader, deport

Actually, the <ul> tag is for a bulleted list and stands for unordered list. The missing part is the list item tag (<li>) Here's an example:

<ul>
<li>List item #1
<li>List item #2
<li>List item #3
</ul>

Would display:

• List item #1
• List item #2
• List item #3

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Finally . . .

Here's the link for [Webmonkey] (a super HTML training site).

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TOPICS:

[VegasCowboy]

BLINK

[Zechariah11]

Link to Washington Times

[VegasCowboy]

BLINK

[ken5050]

Here ya go..have a ball...lots of good links in the thread..but be warned..it's addictive..you'll be up all night..and if you need help..just ask anyone..

[clyde260]

Bump for later, I need the practice.

[potlatch]

Thanks for the ping Meek, I like to keep track of the Sandbox thread for things like this.

I have an even better picture from the Zapruder film, ntnychik and I found them - way back. You can see that Jackie is already holding him when a second shot hits him in the front of the head, or it may just be the way it is looped??

Here is a picture of Lyndon B Johnson taking the Oath November 22, 1963;

Here is one of him looking back at Congressman Albert Thomas and grinning - which I find highly suspicious!

[Ambient]

Here goes....

News From Iraq Video

MicroGas Video

Awesome Video Of New Tank Killer Missle

Hope it works :)

[MeekOneGOP]

I saved that Zapruder clip to upload to my site later. Thanks.

[Not A Snowbird]

Auto Ignore: Due to a total lack of interest in anything you may have to say, you have been placed on my Auto Ignore list. Attempts by you to drag me into your childish argument are futile so please run along.

Oooh, awesome. I know who I'm going to use this on!!!

[SC Swamp Fox]

Hey guys, I've been learning some new tricks. Check out these new links and let me know what you think. Using these, all three of us are notified of an add/remove at the same time.

South Carolina Ping List

Add me to the list. Remove me from the list.

[ucsd1974]

Do you have a list of all colors available with html? I tried maroon and scarlet and pink and it works!

[mental]

HTML colors

[MeekOneGOP]

Here is another one with color codes:

http://gotomy.com/color.html

[Miss Behave]

This newbie thanks you. Bump.

[ucsd1974]

Many thanks to post #52 (mental) and #53 (MeekOneGOP). I am continually impressed by the intelligence, humor, and caring demonstrated by the citizens of the Free Republic community. Now can you figure out how to turn the People's Republic of California (formerly known as Reagan Country) from blue to red?

[potlatch]

Today, Nov 24, 2004, is Pipers first birthday! I just knew all of you would really want to know, LOL.

[SouthTexas]

RED

red text

[Radix]

Those images have been published in a lot of places.

I remember them mostly from a book called "Best evidence" which was of course about the dead body of JFK!

Interesting to see someone posting them in this sort of thread.

[devolve]

Piper the Great Froghunter on crushed velvet chair
near his favorite Tiffany reading lamp.

Nice birthday hat Piper.

[potlatch]

We sometimes tend to use this thread as a place for posting things that are more 'private' or unrelated to any thread, like my 'puppy' picture!!

I was responding to Meeks ping on the Zapruder picts.