Posted on 11/22/2004 9:16:10 AM PST by TPartyType
This Sandbox is devoted to giving you a place to practice basic HTML, and to get some coaching.
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.
NEWCOMERS TIP: I just reread the FreeRepublic posting guidelines. They're worth a read by all newcomers [click here].
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:
Please: ALWAYS turn "OFF" the formatting when you use it.
Some commonly used codes of this type are:
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
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
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
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!
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:
Finally . . .
Here's the link for [Webmonkey] (a super HTML training site).
this is hysterical--I'm going to "borrow" it too--so realistic
still LOL over it
I love it !
I have to get it just so I can look at it and laugh; no offense guys, but being a gal there's just an added bit of humor in it for me!
I figured out why they aren't posting..
You see the pics because they are already in your computer.
I hit the urls and it said, redirect limit exceeded.
Tomorrow they may come up for me and meekie!
Do you understand what I mean?
I understand,LOL!
no Mayor--I'm so very new to all of this--if I post this to the thread on Mon will everyone see the pics? That's what I'm worried about...don't want to throw an incomplete --wow--still in football zone--you know what I mean.
I still don't see the red x's--would you clue me in? or is this some kind of code for something else?"Red-X" is a picture that doesn't post properly. The image is corrupted. (I can't see the pic).
The two pics I "corrected" don't appear when I look at them. Now that you say you don't see the Red X's, I will right click/properties on the bad pics and copy and paste the URL's from the 'corrupted' pics and see if they come to life now.
Meek look here
Yep! That did the trick. The "Red X's" came to life doing that. :^)
Delete your temporary internet files and cookies and post them again, this should remove the image from your computer.
Unless you have a site to save them in and post them that way.
That is the only way to be sure they will show, because I can't see them,
only the two, I see all the others.
Do I have to do anything else, Meekie? If not, thank you both for explaining this stuff to me--eventually I hope to get it.
Do I repost by highlighting the email again and then putting in notebook again?
Thanks, I checked it out.Check out my post in #207 and try that. Right click for the URL, copy and paste it to your address line and click "Go".
Sometimes that breathes life into a Red X for me. Did this time, anyway. I don't understand it, but it works.
I got them, if anyone says they don't show tell them to right click on the image and click on show pic, you should be good to go.
Good one for a ZOT!
..... eventually I hope to get it.Alrighty! And when you do, I hope you can explain it all to me. I sure don't. (I am a shoot from the hip kind of guy with this Internet stuff, that's for certain!).
:^D
Do I still have to do what's on post 210?
I'm going to "borrow" the spaceship and bowing men--if okay with you guys
Do I have to do anything else, Meekie? .....Nope. "Dang the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"
Post it on the regular thread when you're ready.:^D
heh heh heh now you're talking my kind of talk...
:^D
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