HTML Sandbox

Self | 2/1/06 | TPartyType and Other FReepers

[TPartyType]

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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So practice here first and you'll get flamed out on the forum a lot less!

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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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This information is getting obsolete. Anyone care to help update?

[RDTF]

Ping to save!!

[iluvgeorgie]

Check out this link: http://i2.tinypic.com/24crwiw.jpg

[iluvgeorgie]

Does that work? http://i2.tinypic.com/24crwiw.jpg

[iluvgeorgie]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/iluvgeorge1/FindW.jpg][IMG]

http://i8.tinypic.com/24ctg8h.jpg

   Any of these work?

[facedown]

You need to put that link inside of an IMAGE SOURCE tag:

<IMG SRC="link">

<IMG SRC="http://i2.tinypic.com/24crwiw.jpg">

[iluvgeorgie]

How about now?

[iluvgeorgie]

Thanks facedown. What I'm trying to do is just post a link that people can click on to view the image. I tried the link format, and it looked like it worked, but then when I clicked on it, I got a message saying the image wasn't there. (It is there; I looked). Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I intended to post a smaller version on the Dose tonight (the idea is to see the W. in the middle; but you can't do it with the full-sized version because it is bigger than the screen). I thought people might want to click on the larger version, however, to view particular photos in the collage that are too small on the posted version. Or if they wanted to make it a desktop background, it would be nice to have the larger one.

[dbehsman]

This is just a test for a picture that I'm going to post on another thread.

By the way, for those of you who are curious this photo was taken yesterday at a moonbat rally in San Fransico. Words just fail me.

[AtomicBuffaloWings]

• point #1
• point #2
• point #3

Yep
It works!

[AtomicBuffaloWings]

This is steel blue

This is the color of Hillary's favorite pantsuit.

Dan Rather_not says he will hold his breath until he turns BLUE unless CBS rehires him.

[dmw]

[IMG]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/deafiegb/base_image.jpg[/IMG]

[dmw]

[FloridianBushFan]

hello this is atestto see if it works.

[FloridianBushFan]

hello this is a test to see if it works.

[FloridianBushFan]

hello this is a test to see if it works or not.

[AmeriBrit]

HTML THREAD & PRACTICE

[roamer]

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[ryan71]

Testing

[ryan71]

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[ryan71]

That?