HTML Sandbox

Self | 2/1/06 | TPartyType and Other FReepers

[TPartyType]

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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So practice here first and you'll get flamed out on the forum a lot less!

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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).

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This information is getting obsolete. Anyone care to help update?

[Spunky]

"If I want to have a hyperlink that opens a seperate window to an audio stream- what is the html code for that????"

Go to the Audio stream you want to post and copy the HTML that comes up like this one.
http://www.kste.com/main.html.
Now add < a href=" in front of the HTML, and at the end of the HTML put ">KTST 650 (or whatever radio station it is, so when all put together it looks like this.

< a href="http://www.kste.com/main.html">KTST 650 click here< /a>

When you do this be sure to close where I have put the space between the (<) and the (a) at the beginning and the space I put between the (<) and the (/) at the end. The space is put there to keep it so you can see how it is done. Now when I/you close the space you will actually get the link. Like this:
KTST 650 click here

[TPartyType]

Well alrighty then!

[Spunky]

I like posting pictures. :-)

[Majie Purple]

Er...uh...LOL! Thanks too for your er...uh...Congrats.
It'so is loads of fun posting gifs!

[Majie Purple]

For You Bro! Found @Presidentialmem.com

[Majie Purple]

To add to your jelly bean stockpile! gif@jwrider.com

[TPartyType]

Thanks!

[Majie Purple]

All right y then! FWI All! I only forgot theattheendof re: my earlier attemt to post this muffin.

[Majie Purple]

I placed those greater than less than symbols in my FYI to remember to place them at the end and at the begining.Why don't the symbols show up in my explaination earlier? just those two symbols as an example giver to folks and the greater then less then symbols didn't transfer...HTML is vewy,vewy touchy! < >

[Babu]

Testing gif animation ...

[carlr]

One thing to remember is that anything you bracket with <> needs to be a valid HTML command.If it is not,nothing will appear.If you try to post your screen name like this <Purple Mountains Maj>it will not show up(try it).You can trick the computer by typing out the less than,greater than symbols like this & lt;or & gt;(no space between the & and the next letter).

That is only useful for demonstration of HTML formatting,but if you accidentally type an invalid command,you may lose all your post after it.
I have lost whole paragraphs by making a typo on an HTML command.If you don`t preview or just don`t catch it,an embarrassing result can occur.

[Majie Purple]

Thanks for the ifo! re:HTML bracets etc...Have a nice evening!

[Majie Purple]

"ifo!" LOL...an n missing...Case in point re:proof reading before posting huh?

[Ca.Native.Southern.Soul]

This is a test..

[Ca.Native.Southern.Soul]

HILLARY'S FIRST NIGHT AS PRESIDENT January 2009,

Hillary Clinton gets elected President and is spending her first night in the White House.
She has waited so long..........


The ghost of George Washington appears,

Hillary asks, "How can I best serve my country?"
Washington says, "Never tell a lie."
"Ouch!" Says Hillary, "I don't know if I can do that."

The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson appears...

Hillary asks, "How can I best serve my country?"
Jefferson says, "Listen to the people."
"Ohhh!" says Hillary, "I really don't want to do that."
On the third night, the ghost of Abe Lincoln appears..


Hillary asks, "How can I best serve my country?"
Lincoln says, . . . . . . . . . .
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... "Go to the theater."

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Testing Firefox plugin.

Cool! All that HTML code knowledge gone to waste. 

[skimask]

is this big

[TPartyType]

yep

[skimask]

I'm getting better at this stuff

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1578070/posts

Great HTML tool for posting. WYSIWYG editor.