Some HTML tips (VANITY)

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[Montana_Sam]

Quick help note about posting comments.

[Montana_Sam]

Just a note about posting comments - use an HTML escape character instead of the display character so the text looks right - for example, notice how quotes get munged if you just leave them in.

Here is a list of some helpful HTML characters to make quoted material more readable.

Anybody have any better suggestions?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Anybody have any better suggestions?”

Yes. Send FR a boatload of $$$ so they can get this bug fixed! :)

[sparklite2]

Use preview to reveal bad characters.
Go back to edit, retype characters.
Rinse, repeat, post.

[Kirkwood]

Ignore it so it remains a high priority bug.

[Montana_Sam]

Send FR a boatload of $$$ so they can get this bug fixed!

That definitely seems to be the trending solution!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Well, times are tough for all of us! :)

[McGruff]

Or just use this online tool to remove all those funky characters.

http://dan.hersam.com/tools/smart-quotes.html

[KeyLargo]

Yep, when copying and pasting text to FR. Get those bugs.

[Montana_Sam]

Good tip; thanks!

[ETL]

[JoeProBono]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

:)

[JusPasenThru]

Bookmarked.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

That’s what I’ve been doing. If you are used to proof reading what you write on a daily basis, it’s second nature.

[Bratch]

I've been utilizing Online HTML Editor

Copy and paste an article, edit to your specifications with their tools, then switch to "Source" for the HTML codes. Copy and paste to Free Republic.

Voila!