HTML Sandbox

Various Freepers | Refreshed 2 Jan 03 | Various Freepers

[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).

[spodefly]

I bet the marguee tag will not work.

[ALS]

Correct. Netscape invented it. MSIE doesn't support it anymore.

[timestax]

[CIBvet]

Looks like I'm blanked on blinkin since my 'puter only speaks IE.

But hey, Thanks ... you guys saved me from untold hours in techno-hell.

[mylife]

Just foolin around

Just Foolin Around
This is a Lot of Fun!! But takes forever!!

[LeGrande]

bump

[TPartyType]

This is a Lot of Fun!! But takes forever!!

Not when ya git good at it!!

[Balata]

Please stop by the Flag thread and learn how to fly your state or country flag on your profile page.

FLAG THREAD!!!!

[RepublicanHippy]

test

[RepublicanHippy]

test

[RepublicanHippy]

test

[RepublicanHippy]

test

[Friend of thunder]

[Computer Central]

 

Someone, "Caption THIS!"

Technical Note / Question: ...?? The original ht.X width dimensions were out of proportion; it took about eight times to get it looking right. I guess that's the way it's done? Trial & error, or should I've used a calculator?

Left Photo, baby girl in diapers; from the Drudge page. Right Photo, - ?Iraqi girl, from an FR Thread.

Left Photo = From Drudge = http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030501/capt.1051796193.japan_us_military_xkk101.jpg = 200 X 329 = was way too wide; I finally changed it to: 290 X 250.
Right Photo = http://home.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=31c29e0a-4ba2-5354-4bb1-4fe4bd9c3525 = 236 X 320 = also too wide, changed it also to 290 X 250. In the FR thread, it looked great: #18 by two23

[TPartyType]

I always use a calculator. Much more efficient. But, hey, if you've got a lot of time to waste . . . :o)

[JesseShurun]

<img src="http://images.animfactory.com/animations/animals/frogs/frog_croaking_sm_wht.gif"

[JesseShurun]

http://images.animfactory.com/animations/animals/frogs/frog_croaking_sm_wht.gif"

[JesseShurun]

[JesseShurun]

[JesseShurun]

[JesseShurun]

FONT COLOR="blue">blue text produces blue text red text produces red text green text produces green text it's springtime

[JesseShurun]

red red roses

[JesseShurun]

red red roses

for a blue blue lady for a green-eyed girl for an orange sky at dusk

[JesseShurun]

say hello to my friend, he's here with me

say hello to my friend, he's here with me

say hello to my friend

[Consort]

Highlight the space between the stars:

*You found it.*

[JesseShurun]

[kitkat]

[kitkat]

TO ALL MAC OSX users:

There's a problem with saving pix and URLs together. I put the above picture on by saving the URL on Apple Works word processor together with a description of the picture. But this is too slow when you want to post a picture. It's also too hard to identify the picture before posting.

The OSX, v. 1, apparently lacks a utility to allow for storing pix along with their URLs. Does anyone know more about how to do this?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Captain Beyond]

Link to RL

How are you doing?

<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ny/HPStarCraft/images/Kathy2.jpg/a>

[thackney]

BUMP TO THE TOP!

[TheWyzzyrd]

test

[grey_whiskers]

My own HTML test.

This should be a dumb photo of a wooden moose being goosed.

[TheWyzzyrd]

Lets try this agian!

test

Grrrr! What am I doing wrong????

[TheWyzzyrd]

Err... make that 'again'...

[amdgmary]

This is a test

[Graybeard58]

When ignoramuses vote

[Graybeard58]

When ignoramuses vote

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

test post

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

ZOT

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

ZOT!

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[amdgmary]

This is a test

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

ZOT!

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

trtoll-zot

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[TaxRelief]

North Carolina Election Results 2004

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Election Result Totals

US CONGRESS DISTRICT 1	G. K. Butterfield	D	131834	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 1	Greg Dority	R	74004
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 10	Anne N. Fischer	D	85717
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 10	Patrick McHenry	R	153963	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 11	Charles H. Taylor	R	157281	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 11	Patsy Keever	D	129869
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 12	Ada M. Fisher	R	76073
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 12	Mel Watt	D	153827	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 13	Brad Miller	D	156514	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 13	Virginia Johnson	R	110510
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 2	Billy J. Creech	R	85917
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 2	Bob Etheridge	D	140424	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 3	Roger A. Eaton	D	66204
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 3	Walter B. Jones	R	160190	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 4	David Price	D	213291	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 4	Maximilian Longley (Write-In)	U	112
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 4	Todd A. Batchelor	R	119596
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 5	Jim A. Harrell, Jr.	D	116326
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 5	Virginia Foxx	R	166229	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 6	Howard Coble	R	204422	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 6	William W. Jordan	D	74952
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 7	Ken Plonk	R	65186
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 7	Mike McIntyre	D	177432	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 8	Beth Troutman	D	98872
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 8	Robin Hayes	R	123173	*
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 9	Jack Flynn	D	84599
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 9	Sue Myrick	R	199193	*
US SENATE	Erskine Bowles	D	1575150
US SENATE	Richard Burr	R	1737354	*
US SENATE	Tom Bailey	L	46823
US SENATE	Walker F. Rucker (Write-In)		758

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This file was created by Taxrelief on 11/04/2004.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]