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).
I posted to you on this thread. I wonder, Where is it?
There it is. I guess the computer just didn't want to accept it at first. LOL!
=2>The beginning of what ever this is was erased in your second table.
The first one looks pretty good.
You are starting to get there.
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Give me your regular email address - in FR Mail, okay?
Hi Billie.
You are a doll.
I am trying my best to explain it ,but so far I have been unsuccessful to explain it correctly,I guess!
I know GBUSA can do it and she'll have so much fun once she figures out what she is doing wrong.
Thanks Billie for helping out.
HUGS!!!
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Okay,now look at the difference just by changing the cellpaddings/borders in the tables, and the width of the last/main table. :)
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Meant to ping you, too. :)
Another FReeper sent me a smaller "lightning" .gif
I put it on another BG I had made up into a large 544 wide image I hade made up using another small image - and cropping, reversing, removing unwanted "noise" color at top, adding more lighted windows, removing some, and overlaying it on a large 544x450 black image
Kinda slow - as I cannot use graphics software on my WebTV - I use many different online image modification tool sites - and experiment
I'll post my latest version of a "split" .gif I changed text on and added animations and altered pause speeds and framed loops on - with an image linked audio - to restart some of the loop-limited animation I added
Cannot use Javascript on FR - so I try to design viewer interactive graphics and toss in some subtle political parody humor - much is hidden unless the viewer is alert
Testing...Testing...
The good, the bad, the ugly!!! I have sound finally!
You do real nice work.
I like it.
Thanks Billie!
I kind of figured that it is something like that.
Copied it for further reference.
the sound helps
I used "The Great Pretender(s)" on it on another thread
http://www.villagephotos.com/image.asp?id_=13450892
hmm stage one reached practising on stage 2 !!
btt
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