tandem401
Sunday, August 25, 2002 5:10:00 PM
Thanks BMW for the tip on formatting paragraphs that you posted some time back, less than sign plus br plus greater than sign. Your example used open and closed brackets instead. One of these worked at the time but now I can't get them to work at all, witness my last postings on overbidding. jjohnson28, I tried emailing you as you had indicated but the messages came back. Help again!
eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:04:00 PM
paragraph break: < P >

line break <br>

eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:08:00 PM
hmmm. i am surprised that worked.

the P does not have to be caps. it doesn't matter.

bold = <b>

italic = <i>

color = <font color="red"> or "blue" or "green" etc.

BMW
  • BMW
  • Herf-A-Holic
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:11:00 PM
Thanks LLT, I was just searching the boards for the original post. Slim was kind enough to send me some instructions.

How did you manage to type the html and have it show up?

Barry

eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:12:00 PM
ok, let's see if this works, too:

the < and the > are special characters that you make by typing &lt and &gt, so

&lt = < and &gt = >

if i didn't screw that up ;o)

eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:14:00 PM
i did screw it up. try again.

&lt; = <

&gt; = >

eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:17:00 PM
yup. forgot the semicolon. tricky.

<font size=3> SIZE </font> = SIZE

jimmy@ctconnect.com
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:18:00 PM
Are those the internet versions of a field sobriety test?
eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:19:00 PM
&lt; = <

&gt; = >

tandem401
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:20:00 PM
I'm going to try it. There should be a paragraph following this.

Did it work? And if so, how did BMW's < br > work before. Does any of this depend on how the browser is configured?

BMW
  • BMW
  • Herf-A-Holic
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:21:00 PM
Oh, Now I see, Size does matter!

Barry

eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:21:00 PM
Yup. I flunked. A little port and a bad IT that I decided not to finish. My apologies for indulging myself. Never tried to print the < and the > before. Hiccup. G'nite.
eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:23:00 PM
It doesn't work on a lot of BBS's. Just have to sneak one in when no one is looking and prepare for a flogging.
eleltea
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:27:00 PM
Credits to Slim for the HTML. The master of the domain was the first to try it that I know of.
goldengoose7
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:41:00 PM
I find it very annoying that this message board forces you to use code in your messages to create line and paragraph breaks.

Even cheapo shareware BBS software provides that automatically by just hitting the space bar on your keyboard. Why can't this board do that?

I suggested that they look into something a little more sophisticated like INFOPOP's Ultimate Bulleting Board software. It puts what they are currently using to shame and isn't that expensive to purchase. Never heard anything more about it.

Oh well...In a way it is kind of like riding on a time machine back to the year 1987 when you use this forum! LOL!

goldengoose7
Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:47:00 PM
Also, the ability to EDIT you messages, which is something every message forum on the planet offers EXCEPT THIS ONE would also be a nice touch!!! ;o)

Come to think of it, you could edit messages back in 1987 on most BBS systems I used. LOL!

GetYourOwn
Sunday, August 25, 2002 7:21:00 PM
I dont use INFOPOOP. I must be a dumb ****.
tailgater
Sunday, August 25, 2002 7:56:00 PM
where do you put the fancy symbols?

before or after the sentence?

Or on both sides?

tailgater
Sunday, August 25, 2002 7:58:00 PM
nevermind...
jimmy@ctconnect.com
Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:02:00 PM
GoldenGoose:

Then why don't you lay the Golden Egg ...

Sell it...

... and buy cBid and do what you want with the forum?

Till then ... you're always welcome to 'gander' elsewhere ....

or continue to bitch about things here as you'd like ...

We don't hold grudges, we don't discriminate, we hardly ever agree ....

..except to disagree ....

That's why most of us are still here...

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