HTML Sandbox

self | 10 Jan 06 | TPartyType

[TPartyType]

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Welcome Newcomers!

This Sandbox is devoted to giving you a place to practice basic HTML, and to get some coaching.

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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.

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Boring posts are a crime . . .

So practice here first!

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NEWCOMERS TIP: I just reread the FreeRepublic posting guidelines. They're worth a read by all newcomers [click here].

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Following is an excellent previous post by Willie Green

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:

• HTML Goodies

• Three Rivers Free-Net Beginning HTML

The Basics

Paragraphs, Line Breaks and Horizontal Lines
A lengthy article or reply can be very tedious to read if it does not contain some very simple HTML formating. Inserting either of the following codes will make your post much more readable:

• <br> is a line break. Text that follows this code will begin on the next line.

• <p> is a paragraph break. Text that follows this code will begin on a new line after skipping a line.

• <hr> is a horizontal rule. It draws a line across the page like this:

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Character Formatting
Simple special effects may be created using Character Formatting Codes. These codes are used in pairs in the format: <?>words to be formatted</?>, where <?> turns the formatting "ON" and </?> turns the formating "OFF".

Please: ALWAYS turn "OFF" the formatting when you use it.

Some commonly used codes of this type are:

• <b> and </b> -- BOLD
• <i> and </i> -- Italic
• <u> and </u> -- Underline
• <blink> and </blink> -- Blink
• <strike> and </strike> -- Strike
• _and -- _Subscript
• ^and -- ^Superscript
• <big> and </big> -- Big text
• <small> and </small> -- Small text

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

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Links
The method for posting a HTML link is fairly simple. The following format is used:

<a HREF="URL">Link Description</a>

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

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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

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To: foolproof formatting

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!

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To: ftrader, deport

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:

• List item #1
• List item #2
• List item #3

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Finally . . .

Here's the link for [Webmonkey] (a super HTML training site).

[1curiousmind]

again

[StarCMC]

Want help??

[StarCMC]

I see what you're doing wrong. When you put in the url, you are putting the url of your fotki PAGE not the picture itself. What you have to do is right click on the picture in fotki and choose properties.

In Internet Explorer - Then highlight the address in the window pane and copy and paste it.

In Mozilla Firefox - you have to copy the image location I think it is -- two url's come up and you have to choose the bottom.

[1curiousmind]

thanks so much! I'll give that a try. I sure have been kickin' up a bunch of sand in here.

[1curiousmind]

< img src="http://images16.fotki.com/v272/free/32e53/8/847357/3200738/8154434-vi.jpg?85115">
<br let's see if this works

[1curiousmind]

boy, i'm pathetic!


maybe there's hope after all!

[StarCMC]

That will work as soon as you remove the space between the < and img. :o)

[StarCMC]

WOOHOOO!!! THERE ya go!

[1curiousmind]

Thanks again for your help!
It's like the first time I rode without training wheels...what a thrill :-)

[StarCMC]

LOL - no problem!! And congrats! Before you know it you'll be posting music. LOL!

[1curiousmind]

MUSIC???
Oh no! I better quit for the day before I hurt myself. :-)
Thanks again!

[BuglerTex]

PING

[BuglerTex]

Boingg?

THIS

Hot dawg

[Gipper08]

[Gipper08]

[Just Lori]

Is photobucket a safe place to upload pics to from my pc?

[Gipper08]

sorry friend,I am not the guy to ask.I know nothing.

[racing fan]

img src="http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/09/55/60m.jpg" height="140" width="96">

[Calpernia]

Your code is missing the open bracket '<'

put that infront of img without the quotes around it and try again :)

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Is there a way to type in the special symbols that one finds in a pronunciation guide using html?