Posted on 08/18/2002 4:46:35 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
HTML Sandbox is locked - Requesting HTML
Information, Links, etc. for FReeper Newbies
No.....this is not a request for help for myself, lol ! This is for folks that are new to FreeRepublic.com that need a place to practice their HTML before posting on the regular threads. When I see a new FReeper that posts an article and the first reply is "Paragraphs are our friends" (or the likes), I will send them links to the NEWCOMERS: Welcome Center and Information thread and the HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training) thread. This way, they may become oriented to FreeRepublic and their posts will go up and be better received by the FReeper audience.
Perhaps in all the recent changes FreeRepublic has undergone, I missed something? When I search for the "Sandbox" I find quite a few of them, but they are all "locked read-only". I'm trying to find out if there is an active "Sandbox" for folks to practice their HTML skills. If there is not one now, can someone post one? Perhaps there is a "Sandbox" posted now under a different name, or a place outside of FreeRepublic that one can practice their HTML posting skills. Bottom line, I think you see I'm looking for a place that I can direct new folks to so they can practice HTML.
Last, if you have any links to HTML instruction, etc., or anything that might be helpful to FReeper newbies (or helpful to anyone for that matter), please post them here.
I still can't see it, LOL
Pay attention to details. Thats a good tip.
I'll have to write that one down. lol
What ever happened to JimmyT? I don't see him around anymore.
Actually, it's smaller than you created it to be. At least when I copy your URL:
http://home.wi.rr.com/braveman/miscellaneous/LogoSmall.gif
.......and paste it, it's bigger (600x600) in my browser. The image you posted is 200x200, but you already knew that.
Oh boy, better get out the hip boots, it's gettin' deep in here. ;-)
| HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training)
 FORMAT HTML CORRECTLY, MAGGOT!!!
Greetings. Thought you'd just drop in . . . eh? Well don't sit down yet. Because any momentary lack of alertness, will almost surely result in a reply to some comment you've made, that you thought "innocent." And that reply, will make you wonder, "What the heck are they talking about? You said 'A,' and they jumped all over you for saying 'B,' which you certainly did not say!" Momma! So now that we've dispensed with the non-conflicted and centered state of your mind . . . Recruits! Welcome to HTML Bootcamp!The tennis racquets, golf clubs, and self-esteem, which you brought here, will be shipped out ASAP! I recommend the movie, The D.I.starring Jack Webb, because your .. toes .. will .. be .. stepped .. on! But you will learn to survive . . . and at all hours of the day and evening. And you will become proud to wear the the title by which members of this force of veteran freedom fighters is known: Freepers. "That is all." ( Psssst... You might check this out: The Flow of Cash ... and Rights ) 30 Posted on 03/08/2000 18:45:42 PST by First_Salute Line Break: <br> New Paragraph: <p> This is what happens. As far as the basics, that's all you "need" to know.
Bold "on" = <b> Bold "off "= </b> The rest work the same way Italic: <i></i> Underline: <u></u> Strikeout: <s></s> Center: <center></center> Nothing to it right? Font Size: <font size="?"></font> (?=font sizes; 1-7) Font Color: <font color="#??????"></font> (??????=color) To: michigander You can also use colors in English! Font Color: <font color="??????"></font> Thanks brityank! Click here for a all(?) the color "English" names and "#" codes.
Select Font: <font face="?"></font> (?=font) These rquire you to enter a reference address (URL) between the " and ". How to post an image: <img src="?" height="" width=""> (?=the URL of the picture) Be sure to add the height and width sizes if at all possible. It allows the threads to load more efficiently. About now you may be wondering. How do I find the picture address, height, and width? Some pointers on formatting images: As an example, the "China Spy Guide" graphic on FreeRepublic contains this address: http://www.freerepublic.com/images/prcexports.jpg In order to place it on a Reply page, I would normally center the image, and add a caption underneath:
<P> The above HTML shows up as:
 China Spy Guide Thanks Cultural Jihad! Links are a 2 step process. Where you want to go and something for the pointer to "click" on.
How did I do this? Folks, if you want to do what Michigander has done - making an HTML command *appear* instead of being acted upon by the browser, there's one more trick. Instead of typing < type the ampersand(&) pound(#) and 60. To make > appear, type ampersand pound 62 (no spaces anywhere). In between, you put the HTML tag you want to appear on the screen. There may be another way to do the same thing, but this is the one I use. </clinton> Michael Thanks Wright is right! I use < for < and > for > because it's easy to remember "less than" and "greater than". ( And to get those to view on screen, I had to use &lt; and &gt; -- don't forget the semicolons!) Thanks Willie Green How to "Copy and Paste" text. Do this by pressing DOWN the left click on ther mouse and HOLDING IT DOWN while you drag it over the portion to be copied. You will see it darken in. Then RIGHT CLICK on that darkened in portion. A menu will come up. LEFT CLICK on "copy" on that menu. Go to the site you want to paste the copied part onto. (for example free republic "reply"). RIGHT CLICK AT THAT SPOT. A menu will come up. LEFT CLICK on "paste" on that menu. The copied portion will appear. Thanks Joe Montana! Another quick way to get the HTML codes is to go and "View Source" -- in Netscape it's on the top, or you can right-click on the page with the mouse. If you're in a Frame, select "View Frame". You can then either learn how it's done, or highlight the HTML you want, then hit Control-c to place on you're clipboard; go to where you want it inserted, and after positioning the cursor, do a Control-v to paste it in place. Or you can right-click the mouse, and those selections are there. Remember to Preview and check the codes are working and are all </closed>. Thanks again brityank!! With the recent changes at FR, any open HTML tags will be automatically closed at the end of every reply or post. Here is a list of the HTML tags that are available for use within the forum. What do Bump, Ping, Bttt, ROTFL, LOL, VRWC and all those other terms and acronyms I see used here mean? Previous Threads:
Finally, a few words from Mr. Robinson: Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. Try to remember that last sentence and don't take things too personally.
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What ever happened to JimmyT? I don't see him around anymore.
I don't know? He just disappeared. :-(
I have 30 meg of server web space with my ISP, just sitting there unused. I would like to post some .jpgs to it so I can link to them on other threads. I've figured out how to activate the web space and upload the .jpgs to the web space, but I get a 404 error message every time I type in the URL using my browser.
Somebody at my ISP told me that, in order to see and link to the files I have saved there, that I need a file called "index.htm" with the file names of the .jpgs I have saved there. However, nowhere in any of the tutorials I have read does it say what information needs to be in this "index.htm" file. When I type "index.htm" in Google, it returns a bunch of unrelated web sites, none telling me what needs to be in "index.htm."
Do you create "index.htm" with Notepad? With your browser? Can someone please tell me what I need to type into "index.htm"?
Thanks!
There is nothing special about the page called "index.html". It is just another web page.
Such a file is NOT necessary if all you want to do is link to the pictures.
Try this test: type in the full URL of one of the jpgs you have stored in your web space into your browser. Do you get the image, or do you get "you don't have permission" or some such error? You may have to set the permissions on the directory, AND the pictures themselves, to allow people to see them.
I get a "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" error message on my browser when I type in the following URL:
http://www.users3.ev1.net/~priruss/mowkitty.jpg
That is the full URL that is supposed to take me to my web space, and that JPG is one of the two I have already transferred there.
Instead of:
http://www.users3.ev1.net/~priruss/mowkitty.jpg
Just take away the "www", so the address reads as follows:
http://users3.ev1.net/~priruss/mowkitty.jpg
Now...upload your FRiva pics and post away!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Thank you.
(And now, time to burn up my little 56K modem) ;)
Use this address to see your two pics on your webspace:
Welcome to FreeRepublic.com, FRiend! :O)
Below is some information that I hope will make your orientation to FreeRepublic.com a very easy, simple and more pleasant experience.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get back with me, ok? :O)
Have a great day, Friend!
Richard Meek
PS: If you see any flaws in my information below, please let me know. I proof-read it before sending it, but I'd like to update/correct if necessary! Thanks.
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The articles below are the exact articles that I used to become oriented to FR and to get acquainted with the HTML stuff. It's really pretty simple and I think it will probably help you out. If you have ANY problems with anything or any questions, PLEASE feel free to let me know. If I can't answer your questions or help you, I can find someone that can.
NEWCOMERS: Welcome Center and Information Desk
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3b6abee65f22.htm
HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training)
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3aa5843c228c.htm
LOTS OF GOOD HTML STUFF HERE!:
HTML Sandbox is locked - Requesting HTML Information, Links, etc. for FReeper Newbies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/735087/posts
R U new? Some Tips....
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b84f77b74f1.htm
I'll do a little "coaching" with the HTML for pictures and for linking to articles here:
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Pictures:
Here is the template I use for posting pictures:
< CENTER >< IMG SRC="??" height="?" >< BR >< /CENTER >
In the area marked “??” enter the URL Address. In the area marked “?” enter the HEIGHT of the graph image.
“What’s the URL Address?”: To find the URL Address for an image you want to post, go to the image. Right click on the image with your mouse pointer, left click on “Properties”. The window will show the URL Address AND the height and width. Copy and paste the URL Address into the template. Enter the height.
“I did all this and it still doesn’t look right.”: Most likely the image you want to copy has incorrect height/width parameters entered. Copy the URL Address and paste it into the address line in your web browser, click “Go.” That will bring up the image. Then do the “Right click/Properties” on the image and see what the height and width sizes of the image really are.
If you still have problems, send me a Freepmail and tell me what you’re trying to do and what the problem is, and I’ll check it out and help if I can! :O)
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Links:
Here is the template I use for posting links:
< a href="??" >?< /a >
In the area marked “??” enter the HTTP address of the site you want to link (that’s the “http://www.FreeRepublic.com” type format address).
In the area marked “?” enter the verbiage you want the link to show in your post.
That’s it! Simple, huh? :O)
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If you have any problems with any of the HTML stuff or anything regarding FreeRepublic.com, please let me know and I’ll help or try to get you help.
Richard Meek
For those of you who want to repost an article in the original format, this is a real time saver. You highlight the desired area, right-click, and then choose View Partial Source. You see only the source code for the part you want to copy. No more slogging through lines and lines of HTML to find the source code you need. I use this method to post the Astronomy Picture of the Day at FR.
Click on the download link, upper right. I know it says IE 5.x only, but I use it with IE 6. No problem.
Recently I had my hard drive go out and so now I have IE 5.5 again and the VPS is funtional upon taking the upgrade pack. I'm afraid if I would upgrade to IE 6.0 again, I would lose the VPS again. 
Hmm? (Thinkin' out loud here).....And, besides, I really don't recall what the difference really was between the IE 5.5 and 6.0 anyway. 
Is there some stuff with IE 6.0 you can do that I can't with IE 5.5???.......
The Image Toolbar is also a new feature in IE 6. It offers quick save/email/print functions of web images. It also resizes large images to fit (and you can re-expand them). See below.
Now if IE 6 needs to close for an error, it displays a special screen instead of the old default oops box.
Not a real improvement unless sent-in faults are being corrected. They need to quit putting out buggy software in the first place.
That's all the new features in IE 6 I could find. Might be some minor appearance changes, but whoopee to that.
I remember the image features now. I remember that "encountered an error and needs to close" message and it seems I got that a lot too. I don't have as many problems since I got the new hard drive and use I.E. 5.5. I'll be so glad when they are able to make everything on the 'puter work a lot better together. I hear that Windows XP is pretty good - better than Winders 98.......
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