The HTML Campfire

10/5/2004 | me, all the helpful others

[michigander]

The HTML Campfire

Gather 'round one and all. New or old, it doesn't matter.
All that should matter is a willingness to have, what may or may not be considered, knowledge bestowed upon anyone willing to learn how in the world all this cool looking stuff happens 'round here.
Let's get started...

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Line Break: <br>
When you type <br> at the end of a line of text
This is what happens.

New Paragraph: <p>
When you type <p> at the end of a line of text

This is what happens.

These you need to turn something "on" and "off".

Bold "on" = <b> Bold "off "= </b>
Typing in:
<b>Bold</b> no more bold
Looks like:
Bold no more bold

The rest work the same way

Italic: <i></i>
Italic

Underline: <u></u>
Underline

Strikeout: <s></s>
Strikeout

Center: <center></center>

Center

The recently popular, Superscript: 
^{th, st, rd}

Subscript: 
_{th, st, rd}

Nothing to it right?
Now these require you to enter what you want between the " and ".

Font Size: <font size="?"></font> (?=font sizes; 1-7)
1234567

Font Color: <font color="the color name"></font>
Black
White It's White, trust me it's there (highlight it with your pointer)
Red
Green
Blue
Cyan
Purple
Orange
Yellow
Brown

These rquire you to enter where you want to go between the " and ".

How to post a picture: <img src="?"> (?=the address of the picture)
In this case the picture address is: http://www.freerepublic.com/images/frlogo.gif (It's from the FR home page)
<img src="http://www.freerepublic.com/images/frlogo.gif"> =

Links are a 2 step process. Where you want to go and something for the pointer to "click" on.
Link Something: <a href="?">??</a> (?=the address of the page, ??=something to "click" on)
In this case the page address is: http://www.freerepublic.com/home.htm (the FreeRepublic "home" page)
<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/home.htm">(the FreeRepublic "home" page)</a> the </a> turns off the link. =
(the FreeRepublic "home" page) the </a> turns off the link.

[MeekOneGOP]

[RebelTex]

OK, michigander - now see what you've done.

You've created dozens of crazed html-ers that will infect all of FR.

arrrgh - the shame, the shame.

(/tease)
;^D

[Joy Angela]

VERY NICE! Bookmarked!

[dandelion]

Okay, how about a big red

BLINK

Curses! No blink!! Goodbye, Blink, you were my evil, evil friend.

[Joy Angela]

re: post 2...

how does the link format work at post 2?

How did it pull up Google without a website address?

[Joy Angela]

I just got it!

Where you write "My link" that's where we type the web address!!

[Not A Snowbird]

Thanks! Always good information.

[Happy2BMe]

HTML REFRESHER - REALLY GOOD (POSTING) TIPS HERE - PING.

[Joy Angela]

Thanks for this GREAT trick,
I highlighted and then right clicked for selection source, and you're right! The html was all there!

Oh boy...this is going to be fun!!

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Tooters posted:

Nifty little hint about copy/paste-

(Hope this works with your browser.)

Highlight the selection you want to copy.

Then go to view "selection selection source"- the text plus the html
are highlighted, then just copy/paste.

[Prime Choice]

You don't need to ping me on HTML stuff. I teach HTML to other people.

[Joy Angela]

I used the highlight/rightclick/selection source "trick" I just learned on this thread to post the same Bush Banner photo you posted! It worked!! Wow!!!!

[Smartass]

Fun isn't it.
You can use the right click button on any web page graphic
Pic, then go to post a reply at FR and paste it.

Next you want to set up a web page storage site, and
FTP your pics there for future use. Some sites are:
Photodump.com
Photobucket.com
Both do not require an FTP program, others might.

THANKS FOR THE PING

[Mockingbird For Short]

Here's something I can't figure out how to do. I have two little graphics on my About page (they are actually links when you click on them, but that doesn't matter...). Anyway, they are side by side which is the way I want them, BUT I'd like a little space between them. How do I put space between graphics that are placed horizontal to each other on a page? If someone can help me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

[B4Ranch]

[RebelDS]

Ping to save. Thanks!

[GummyIII]

the code for a space is "&nbsp;". Put that code between the code for the graphics in the html for every space you want between the graphics.

[ApesForEvolution]

Campfire?

Good! I just happened to bring some s'mores...

[Kitty Mittens]

LOL, Tonk! That picture is hilarious!

Thanks for the Ping; I just learned three things I didn't know: strikeouts, superscript and subscript! Thank you, Tonk!

[BIGLOOK]

Allow me to cover 2 pings here. I saw the VP debate last night and early this morning W's speech in Wilkes-Barre.

IMO, Bush was frustrated by Kerry's BS during the 1^st debate and his speech today fired off broadsides that will have effect on the course of Kerry's campaign. Kerry will head hard aport.

Dick Cheney damaged Edwards so badly that he probably won't be heard from again.

But be on guard, as Kerry & Edwards don't say what they mean or mean what they say!

Thanks for the pings. BIGLOOK

[Mockingbird For Short]

You're kidding! That's IT? That's so easy... I wonder why I couldn't find this on the HTML page of tips on another website!

Thank you, Gummy. I'll give it a try!