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:

[Quiller]

Test 2

[tiredoflaundry]

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[Paul R.]

Ok,here's a question - I don't know if I'll need it here, but, I've been wanting to use it on my website: Let's say I have an image such as a little animated GIF that needs a black background to look good, and I want to place it in the middle of a body of text with a light or white background (like FR). For example, this first gif of a B5 Starfury has a black bacground, but a very small one, so it looks a little goofy on a light color background (page).

But for a better example, the astronaut below would look a lot better on a black background:

It looks better where I found it:

http://www.mikesfreegifs.com/main4/alien27.htm

(This guy has a ton of useful free gifs, although a few are in questionable taste...)

I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for is called: Maybe a "sub-body background"?

[Paul R.]

Boy, that was a lousy last sentence. Reworded:

I’m not sure exactly what to call what I am looking for: Maybe a “sub-body background”?

[Paul R.]

Just playin'...

[Paul R.]

Ok, that's enough practice...

[Dust in the Wind]

Sorry Paul; That is out of my league. Hope some one else will jump in and help you out.

[andyandval]

testing 1 2 3

[andyandval]

testing 123

[Paul R.]

Sorry Paul; That is out of my league. Hope some one else will jump in and help you out.

Calling Jeff Head, Calling Jeff Head....

[Kartographer]

[Kartographer]

[jellybean]

I want to place it in the middle of a body of text with a light or white background

The easiest way to do that would be to place it inside a a TABLE with a black background like this:

Here is the code that I used:

<table bgcolor=black cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 width=400 height=400 border=0>
<tr>
<td align=center>
<img src="http://www.mikesfreegifs.com/main4/alien/shuttle2as.gif" width=300 height=240>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

This is a basic 1 cell table, but you can add as many cells as you'd like. Here's a good tutorial.

[FatherofFive]

< img src=”http://tinypic.com/r/2wovk7d/5"; >

[FatherofFive]

<”img src=”http://tinypic.com/r/2wovk7d/5"; >

[Lauren BaRecall]

This is a test.

[sunny48]

this is a test

http://maoz.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=maoz_holocaust_video

[Gorilla44]

test

[Paul R.]

Thanks - I’d missed seeing your reply initially, then saw it while totally tied up with other matters, FINALLY am getting back to it!

[Vendome]

Your Zapruder 312-314 have been disappeared.