Hi Sue,

em is for italic (stands for emphasised or emphasis)

and this is what blockquote does ;-)

Regards,
Lan

"em and blockquote"

Okay guys (Sue says, jumping on the html code bandwagon), I just recently started learning html coding, and can post a link to a web site, but what is 'em and blockquote'?

Sue

BuBBy....I did check out userstyles.org....thanks for the link and info. But now I have another question (Oh I bet you're just thrilled to death about that....) Anywho....why are there so few allowed markups here in this forum? I mean, did someone decide what to allow, or is it some sort of program limit or what???? There are lots of tags out there, why can't we use more?

In my travels I did find a good place for testing codes in case anyone's interested. It's here:
Try it You don't have to be embarrassed there cause no one will see it but YOU. :)
Here's the main page of the same site with more info w3schools.com

BK

BuBBy....thou doest underestimate me.....I am "that keen" as you put it....and will be checking out the link/info. Actually I had been wondering if you could change fonts....but is it only in a blockquote or can you change the rest as well....in other words can I change the font in my post even though I don't use blockquote?

BK

also em (for emphasis) makes text italics - and you can use em midway through a sentence which is something you cannot do with blockquote - which is for quoting other users. It is possible to make blockquote appear different (say without italics, and in a different font) by changing the style sheets (using CSS) but this is getting beyond what anyone here really cares about.

But if you are keen - check out http://userstyles.org/ to find out about 'user styles' and a great little firefox addon called 'stylish'.... but... hmm no I didn't think you'd be that keen.

delenn13.....glad to be of service :D Sorry to hear about the migraines :( ...feel better.

Bubby.....is it my imagination or do em and blockquote do pretty mush the same thing?
word

word

BK

-------EDIT------
Oh, nevermind.....I see that blockquote kind of "separates" it. I never tried using that in a forum before.

See how good you are? You answered my question without even one keystroke! lol
BK

This topic hasn't really been hiding - it is a sticky at the top of the forum section:

Technical problems with our forums, blog or web-site

But it is handy for users who not only haven't mastered posting a link, but also haven't discovered the list of other forum sections at the bottom of the main forum page (which is useful for viewing all posts related only to one category type - like games for example).

That was a fun thread and it has lots of info between all the other stuff. Good of you, BK, to bring it to the front again as we have lots of newbies that may find the info useful. I had forgotten all about it.

I have used that reference guide Goody posted a few times.

I am getting one of my migraines so I am going to bed..but I have found some games I will be posting later. Manynameslox could be involved..."in a cool, free virtual world for kids"... The woman is so talented and BOLD.

Just testing codes

Look how far you have come in a month, SG. :) Told you it wouldn't take long.

Thanks, goodgotd. I grabbed it also. :) Can never have enough cheat sheets cause the brain cells freeze.

Thanks goodgotd,it now sits on my desktop.

Here's a handy reference for free, it appears:

http://www.kellermansoftware.com/download/QuickRef/Free-Quick-Reference-Pack.zip

Free Quick Reference Pack
Free Quick Reference and Cheat sheets in PDF Format.

* C# Quick Reference - Basic Syntax of C#
* VB.NET Quick Reference - Basic Syntax of VB.NET
* Javascript Quick Reference - Basic Syntax of Javascript
* XHTML Quick Reference - Example XHTML Document and Self Validation
* NUnit Cheat Sheet - C# Example Test Fixture Code
* ASCII Chart - Decimal and Hex Values for ASCII and HTML Codes

I see everyone's at the playground.
Delenn13 hand me a marshmallow,I'm the guy sitting next your hubby and RM by the
campfire.
You are exactly right in regards to that learning curve,explain it to
me,demonstrate it for me,then let me try it,and I'm off and running.
We use this same teaching method in our diving classes with the students,they
are given a manual to read about it,a video to see it in actual use and given
the opportunity to try it themselves,works every time!In all fairness it has
been my experience that the females in the class do seem to catch on slightly
quicker then the men, having only read the manual, The guy's generally want just
get right into the let's do it part of diving.
However I still refuse to pull over and ask for directions when driving.What
women have to understand is that us guys are never lost,we are
only exploring are options.
BuBBy your cake analogy was correct and the link above makes more sense now.
As someone said earlier having a small cheat sheet with code on my desktop
would help.

Thanks RM snagged that one as a keeper. :)

And, graylox, congratulations on your Bold move. :)

oh that was a really cool video!

Hi, Graylox,

Sorry for the confusion. I keep forgetting the English haven't colonized the entire globe. I see Bubby's already (correctly) translated my acronyms. I may be pretty good at #6, but I never thought it had that acronym! :-)

As for the poor seahorse, well, you have to see it to believe it. I suspect every woman has wished this on her husband at least once, probably in the moments leading up to the midwife yelling, "It's a boy!" (or girl)
WARNING- the following motion picture has been banned by the braindead conservative zealots at the FCC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlnqckOPdY

Chops: Area of the face, in the jaw section, just under the cheek bone that is a perfect place to lay a punch or slap on.

SOP: Standing/Standard Operating Procedure. (Not number 6) :)

Congrats \o/ on your Bold now the others are done the same way (except links)

Hi, everybody,
you know I'm depending on dictionaries. One of them is "Urban Dic." RM suggested it to me.
So my friend, what do you mean with "SOP"? Def.1 or def. 6

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=SOP&page=1

and "chop" ?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chops&page=2

No I don't ask about "seahorse".

I don't like manuals, learning by failing, frequently getting a bloody nose.
But the day will come and I can bold

graylox

If we can't bust your chops....

:)

All you gals gotta stop busting my chops for something that is clearly SOP in the animal kingdom. We're genetically hardwired to delegate, that's all! Think of it this way... evolution would have taken (at least) twice as long had we males done everything ourselves. Right now, you could still be sitting in a tree somewhere. There is one example when males tried to do everything themselves, and look where it got them! (seahorses)

Yea I know..naughty but I can't count how many times I have seen it other places in forums/sites.

You are in the same camp with my hubby roasting marshmallows. He "don't need no stinking" manuals/directions etc.. :) If he needs to know how to do something, I have to figure it and then show him. Typical male.

RTFM (nawty nawty!)
I'm usually in the latter camp, delenn - to heck with a manual, just show me a "key" or walk me through something once and we're off to the races. Readily available on-line photoshop tutorials have done more to help expand my abilities with The Beast than slogging through Adobe's manual could ever do. IMHO, on-line manuals are practically useless (compared to hardbound manuals), and the burgeoning field of "<Topic> for Dummies" books are probably the least helpful of any hardbound teaching aids.

Guess I should have read the "allowed markup" on the bottom of this page! Laughing at myself!!

I have found that there are 2 types of people, usually. Ones who can RTFM and just do it and others who need "hands on" experience(have to see or do it themselves to learn).

Any chance of uploads/screen shots happening here anytime soon? That could really be helpful at times.

And now grasshopper you are maybe ready for

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/793

Now see above... To quote you, I used "em" to use italics. To make BOLD you use "strong".

See how copmom typed this to try to make BOLD....<b>this</b> (In my other forum this would work). You use this format but substitute "em" or "strong".

If I'm understanding what all you have tried to teach me,this is when the HTML code comes into play.Correct???In other words to make the statement(Go to this page)a link is when you would use the ( <>/ )symbols(I realize that is not the proper format)but the code would be used before and after the statement to make it a link.
So in order for you to get the word "here"to be a link, you used HTML,right?

Yes, scubaguy, That is correct. Told you it wouldn't take long. :)

Thanks graylox
I've book marked all 3 sites, especialy like the first one ,it looks very user friendly.

http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/html_tutor.html

http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/pagebuild.html

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=filter/tips

I did it with the first link !
But I can not remember it.
Perhaps little ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ will help; it's over 7 o'clock in the morning
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