Posted on 12/06/2002 9:33:54 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).
Your computer is probably retrieving the photo from you own hard drive. FR can't do that. It has to be hosted on a website somewhere.
You can sign up at various places that let you upload your photos for free. I use Photobucket.com
Here is a photo to practice with: 
What I typed in: <p><img src="http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/ftogyeppf/snoopy-flag-Halfmast-sm.gif">
If you right click on the photo and choose properties, you can see the matchiing URL
Many websites will block links of pics. You can see them but you can’t link them.
What I typed: <p><img width="300" src="http://us.f13.yahoofs.com/bc/47d5d57c_34f/bc/try/gorror.jpg?bfMsL2HB1sW85GLg">
Note that I added "width="300" because the photo was big and I wanted to downsize it. (When you right click > properties > you see that the original size was 608 X 774 which was kind of big)
That’s also true... but it seemed to work in this case.
It worked for a minute, anyway. It went blank, then came back. Not sure what’s up with that. I think maybe that photo got saved by my own computer and retrieved it from the cache, or something.
I highly recommend photobucket! Remember, the photo will only show up as long as the original source photo remains at the link used.
(ThomasThomsas, can you see the pic when I posted it in #224?)
<img src="http://us.f13.yahoofs.com/bc/47d5d57c_34f/bc/try/gorror.jpg?bfMsL2HB1sW85GLg" width="377" height="404" border="2" alt="gorror.jpg">
The width and height can be changed to get a better 'fit', just keep the ratio about equal. The alt is for those that have images turned off, so it doesn't just leave a blank space on the page. Looks like this --
Yes, I have a photobuck account that I use for my photos but not whatI find on the net.
Yous is gone now.
I think they have blocking software that slips up sometimes.
ping for later
I used to take them off the net, too—until I saw someone who owned the picture on their website
change the photo to something other than what was originally posted, LOL.
User Beware! (photobucket is safer, IMO)
If it’s yahoo, or something, I’ll post pics from other sites. But nothing from unknown sources.
It seems to disappear on a “refresh” but reappear on a new page load. (I clicked “last” and voila!)
You can also add align="right" into the link, and flow the text around the pic, similar to this:
The suicide bomber targeted an armoured vehicle during rush hour, The Associated Press reports, quoting Afghan police. Correspondents say the road is regularly used by foreign troops deployed in the country. The road has been the scene of a series of suicide attacks by Taleban insurgent fighters in recent years. |
I’ve never had a problem with photobucket — Good luck!
As to the artwork, I kind of relate to those two characters with the pitchfork and
cringe at any desecration of the flag. But the photoshopping looked great, LOL.
(yeah... I snatched your photo and put it on photobucket)
Bump.
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