html guide and stuff
[[html_guide_and_stuff]] last edit on Aug 24, 2008 5:58 PM by Anonymous

A BASIC GUIDE TO HTML FOR BEGINNERS


HERE'S SOME NIFTY STUFF YOU CAN DO WITH HTML!

BASIC TAGS


BOLD TEXT
ITALICS
UNDERLINE
CENTERS TEXT

CHANGES FONT SIZE YOU CAN USE ANY NUMBER-2 IS NORMAL SIZE, 1 IS SMALL, AND 3 AND UP GETS PROGRESSIVELY BIGGER
CHANGE FONT COLOR (YOU CAN USE A COLOR NAME LIKE RED OR FUCHSIA OR A COLOR CODE.
HERE'S A HELPFUL GUIDE: http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm
POSTS AN IMAGE
LINKS TO AN LJ USER OR COMMUNITY'S JOURNAL OR PROFILE.
MAGICAL CAPSLOCK TAG INSTANTLY TRANSFORMS YOUR ENTIRE POST INTO CAPSLOCK. VERY USEFUL FOR COPYPASTING LARGE CHUNKS OF LOSERCASE TEXT.

THE DREADED LJ CUT


HIDES PART OF YOUR ENTRY BEHIND A LINK. USEFUL FOR HUGE IMAGES OR REALLY REALLY LONG LISTS. IT WORKS LIKE THIS:
THE PART OF THE ENTRY YOU WANT TO HIDE IS PLACED BEHIND THESE TAGS:
THE LONG-ASS PART OF YOUR ENTRY THAT YOU CUT
ALSO, YOU CAN REPLACE 'READ MORE' WITH ANYTHING YOU WANT-THAT'S WHAT THE LINK THAT LEADS TO THE FULL ENTRY IS GOING TO SAY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DO THIS:


AND THEN BIG BOSS SAID TO THE PEOPLE:

MY FRIENDS, I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT NOT ONLY DOES RAIDEN LIKE PENIS, HE IS ALSO A WHORE. WE MUST STOP THIS BEHAVIOR IMMEDIATELY!

THEN SOME ANIMAL DIED.


THE ENTRY WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS:



AND THEN BIG BOSS SAID TO THE PEOPLE:
(CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT)
THEN SOME ANIMAL DIED.




FUN (READ:ANNOYING) STUFF!


MAKES THE TEXT BLINK
MAKES THE TEXT OR PICTURE SCROLL ACROSS THE PAGE
BASIC SPARKLE TEXT FOR EXAMPLE, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Hermisia/sparkle.gif
YOU CAN PUT ANY IMAGE DIRECT LINK IN THE PARENTHESES-SOME IMAGES YOU CAN TRY ARE AT THE SPARKLES PAGE
ALSO, THERE ARE TREASURE TROVES OF SPARKLE HTML HERE:
http://sammy-aran.livejournal.com/717.html

NOTES ON STACKING 'EM

YOU CAN STACK YOUR TAGS-JUST MAKE SURE YOU CLOSE THEM IN THE REVERSE ORDER YOU OPEN THEM.

FOR EXAMPLE, HERE'S HOW TO DO A NIFTY MGS-STYLE EXCLAMATION POINT!
!
http://community.livejournal.com/cpslk_drssngrm/217818.html?thread=17227994#t17227994 THE RESULT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT SNAKE USED A BIGGER FONT SIZE.