Posted on 08/18/2002 4:46:35 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
HTML Sandbox is locked - Requesting HTML
Information, Links, etc. for FReeper Newbies
No.....this is not a request for help for myself, lol ! This is for folks that are new to FreeRepublic.com that need a place to practice their HTML before posting on the regular threads. When I see a new FReeper that posts an article and the first reply is "Paragraphs are our friends" (or the likes), I will send them links to the NEWCOMERS: Welcome Center and Information thread and the HTML Bootcamp (Cyber patriot training) thread. This way, they may become oriented to FreeRepublic and their posts will go up and be better received by the FReeper audience.
Perhaps in all the recent changes FreeRepublic has undergone, I missed something? When I search for the "Sandbox" I find quite a few of them, but they are all "locked read-only". I'm trying to find out if there is an active "Sandbox" for folks to practice their HTML skills. If there is not one now, can someone post one? Perhaps there is a "Sandbox" posted now under a different name, or a place outside of FreeRepublic that one can practice their HTML posting skills. Bottom line, I think you see I'm looking for a place that I can direct new folks to so they can practice HTML.
Last, if you have any links to HTML instruction, etc., or anything that might be helpful to FReeper newbies (or helpful to anyone for that matter), please post them here.
It's amazing how hard it can be to think to look right after the posted article, before the first thread, for the "bookmark" option . . .
Click "HERE" to go the the almost unused/viewed second site for F.R.
Click "HERE" to register over there to post there.
Low OiL
Have fun!
You're very welcomed. There's a lot of good stuff that folks have linked.
If it's going to be a while before you use/reference these resources, you might
want to "bookmark" this thread. That will put it on your FReeper profile page for
easy reference anytime. See post #59 or #53 if you're not sure how to do that.
I couldn't figure out what it was until I saw the big picture, LOL!
How come my links have a....http://www.freerepublic.com/perl.... prefix.
This is what I typed (without the spaces)
< a href=“http://www.google.com”>Google< /a>
The link shows up like this.
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/http://www.google.com
Wired Magazine's "Webmonkey" is the place you oughta be! Just click here!
I recommend printing out the "html Cheat-sheet" and keeping it by your computer.Have fun!
How come my links have a....http://www.freerepublic.com/perl.... prefix.
I notice that when I did a View Partial Source of your link, it's actually this:
< A href="“http://www.google.com”">Google< /A>
Notice the duplicate quotemarks?
Now when I take the dup quotes out, it makes this link:
.........a good Google link!
When you make your link, check the detail before posting, and test the link. If
the link fails in the test, a little detail check should reveal the problem.
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