HTML

[+Pendle Witch]

I have just completed a listing for my new cache and within the general description have referred to a website, cutting and pasting all the wording from a link that is working fine on my TB page. The cache has now been published but I cannot access the website in question from the listing. This is how I entered in the one on my TB page and it works ok. <a href="http://www.name of website here"> www.name of website here</a>

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

[NickPick]

I have just completed a listing for my new cache and within the general description have referred to a website, cutting and pasting all the wording from a link that is working fine on my TB page. The cache has now been published but I cannot access the website in question from the listing. This is how I entered in the one on my TB page and it works ok. <a href="http://www.name of website here"> www.name of website here</a>

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

 

on the "Report/Edit a Cache" page, did you tick the box that says "The Descriptions Below are in HTML"?

 

If you didn't it doesn't work.

[Lactodorum]

on the "Report/Edit a Cache" page, did you tick the box that says "The Descriptions Below are in HTML"?

 

If you didn't it doesn't work.

 

I just looked - that's your problem.

[Deego]

see above first ......... (dam slow typing)

 

BUT

 

If you enter the full name of the website (including the htttp)

 

If you would like to learn more about the Pendle Witches go to website http://www.pendletourism.com/f_bro2.asp

 

then then html tidy will change it to.....

 

If you would like to learn more about the Pendle Witches go to website (visit link)

 

Html tidy checks all the pages and if there is the smallest error it strips the code out.

Edited December 18, 2006 by Deego

[+Pendle Witch]

see above first ......... (dam slow typing)

 

BUT

 

If you enter the full name of the website (including the htttp)

 

If you would like to learn more about the Pendle Witches go to website http://www.pendletourism.com/f_bro2.asp

 

then then html tidy will change it to.....

 

If you would like to learn more about the Pendle Witches go to website (visit link)

 

Html tidy checks all the pages and if there is the smallest error it strips the code out.

 

Thanks for all the advice. It now works fine BUT I no longer have three spaced paragraphs as it has bunged all the text together in one big lump. I have tried to space it out again but it won't have any of it. Any ideas?

[+Simply Paul]

add a <p> between the blocks of text

[+Bear and Ragged]

I'd be tempted to stick in an HTML break in.

 

  <br>

 

G

[+Simply Paul]

<br> is a line break. It's like hitting return

so that you drop down a line, like this.

 

<p> is a paragraph break. It's like hitting return twice, and gives you a gap - see above (the gap, that is )

[+PopUpPirate]

Put

 

<a href='http://www.somewebsite.com' target='_blank'>Click here!</a>

 

adding the target='_blank' bit will make the link open in a new window.

 

also :

 

<b>BOLD TEXT</b> or <i>ITALIC TEXT</i> or <s>STRIKETHROUGH TEXT</s>

 

which can be combined.

 

There's loads more simple tricks, like adding colour to text, and adding images, and centering text, find a cache listing you like, and right click>view source (or with Firefox, view selection source, to just see the little bit you need).

 

Have a look at

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_formatting.asp

and

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_images.asp

 

You can combine the tags, to make clickable images, for example.

[+scottpa100]

I've been updating some HTML on some of my web pages, and I found this website very useful!

 

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_primary.asp

[+Pendle Witch]

<br> is a line break. It's like hitting return

so that you drop down a line, like this.

 

<p> is a paragraph break. It's like hitting return twice, and gives you a gap - see above (the gap, that is )

 

Phew! Everything is now OK thanks to you all. It obviously shows how little I know about HTML.

Merry Christmas and thanks again.

[+Pendle Witch]

Put

 

<a href='http://www.somewebsite.com' target='_blank'>Click here!</a>

 

adding the target='_blank' bit will make the link open in a new window.

 

also :

 

<b>BOLD TEXT</b> or <i>ITALIC TEXT</i> or <s>STRIKETHROUGH TEXT</s>

 

which can be combined.

 

There's loads more simple tricks, like adding colour to text, and adding images, and centering text, find a cache listing you like, and right click>view source (or with Firefox, view selection source, to just see the little bit you need).

 

Have a look at

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_formatting.asp

and

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_images.asp

 

You can combine the tags, to make clickable images, for example.

 

Thanks a lot PopUpPirate and Scottpa100. I will use these websites in future. (By the way what does lol mean)?

[+Simply Paul]

Laugh or Laughing Out Loud. Think of it as ending a sentence with a chuckle.

[+Bear and Ragged]

<br> is a line break. It's like hitting return

so that you drop down a line, like this.

 

<p> is a paragraph break. It's like hitting return twice, and gives you a gap - see above (the gap, that is )

 

*makes note*

p

not br br

 

G

 

[+Norwegian Blue]

Many people will already know this.... but.

 

If you like something you see on a website and want to know how it's done try clicking "view" "source" and the html code will be revealed. With a bit of basic knowledge you'll be picking out the good stuff in no time at all.

[Edgemaster]

I'm a pedant for validity and correctness,

<br />

<p>text here</p>

<p>More text</p>

 

But, html tidy 'tidies' the code back to the wrong way anyway...

[+douglasf]

Isn't it quicker to use Frontpage or something similar, design your page in WYSIWYG environment and then cut/paste from the HTML tab ? Not wishing to start an "I can program better in HTML" myself debate

[+Sensei TSKC]

I'm a pedant for validity and correctness,

<br />

<p>text here</p>

<p>More text</p>

 

But, html tidy 'tidies' the code back to the wrong way anyway...

<br> does not require closure.

[+Pendle Witch]

Many people will already know this.... but.

 

If you like something you see on a website and want to know how it's done try clicking "view" "source" and the html code will be revealed. With a bit of basic knowledge you'll be picking out the good stuff in no time at all.

 

Wow, as a newbie to html, I am impressed. I have learnt such a lot from you techies.Thanks again

and Merry Christmas

[+*mouse*]

My cache pages with photos now have paragraphs! - this HTML thing seems easy afterall!

[+stora]

I'm a pedant for validity and correctness,

<br />

<p>text here</p>

<p>More text</p>

 

But, html tidy 'tidies' the code back to the wrong way anyway...

<br> does not require closure.

 

Correct HTML 3.2 Specification.

 

BR

Used to force a line break. This is an empty element, so the end tag is forbidden.

[Edgemaster]

I'm a pedant for validity and correctness,

<br />

<p>text here</p>

<p>More text</p>

 

But, html tidy 'tidies' the code back to the wrong way anyway...

<br> does not require closure.

 

Correct HTML 3.2 Specification.

 

BR

Used to force a line break. This is an empty element, so the end tag is forbidden.

 

And I'm thinking XHTML, oops! Same thing, really, just forced lower case, forced closure of all tags opened etc...

[+JBadger]

I'd be tempted to stick in an HTML break in.

 

  <br>

 

G

 

Has anyone known what tags are safe to the tidy version that geocaching.com runs?

 

I know that the proper form for a break is

  <br />

with the trailing / since it does not have a closing tag. Safer for the gpx files also.

 

What html is allowed in find/note posts to a cache page always seems to be a trial by error.

 

I am trying not to use html formats from the latter part of the last century.

Edited March 16, 2007 by JBadger