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).

[andyssister]

[andyssister]

[Sun]

blue text blueee

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This is a test.

[Brad’s Gramma]

[Brad’s Gramma]

For SOME REASON.....this junk keeps appearing ...

%22;

......at the end of your stuff...

I haven’t a CLUE why...

< img src=”url here” >

Like that WITHOUT the spaces that I stuck in there....

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well if NOTHING else.....they are BEAUTIFUL red X’s.

Running and ducking for cover now...

Hey, if anyone else is reading this, can YOU try to help us here? Please?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

[Brad’s Gramma]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea! You DID it! Yea!!!!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I sent the post by e-mail to my brother who knows more about HTML. He sent it back with the same instructions, copy and paste.
When I did it the picture came out perfectly. I then examined his address for the picture and yours and can find no difference.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Oh goodie.....a real PUZZLE....sheesh.

I haven’t any idea why that happened, but I’m REAL glad you got it posted!

Here. I have a test for you...post THIS, as a picture.

http://images23.fotki.com/v805/photos/3/34606/4858442/IMG_0249-vi.jpg?1177289115

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I could get to learn to like this! Now, I wish I could find all the pictures I have seen over the last 40 years to postwith articles.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Next lesson.....don’t hotlink from some sites...they frown on it.

Steal, er....save the pics to your harddrive, then go to
http://tinypic.com/

and save them thru them. You WILL have to save that url by yourself though, onto your harddrive.

I’ve created a monster! :)

Go forth and STEAL!

[don-o]

Let me butt in to inform that tinypic and photobucket now generate the code for the pic you upload.

Just a copy and past.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Dear Butt-inner-ski:

Youse have FRmail.

Carry on...

[don-o]

Back atcha.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Roger that, don-o and backatCHA!