+John & Jeannie Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 As a relatively newcomer to Geocahcing, I have placed a couple of caches in my local area. My pages look rather plain next to the elaborate ones that have color, font size changes, and pictures. My question is: how do I add the enhancements? Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+jasond Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 You need to use html. The html for a picture is <img src="http://picture_address.com">. For font things, use <font face="font" color="color" size="#">Affected text here</font>. I use tables to align my pictures alongside my text, but there's a variety of ways to accomplish that. Don't forget to check the box on the cache listing that says the box includes html. Quote Link to comment
+Googling Hrpty Hrrs Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 This is a nice place to start: HTML for Cache Pages Quote Link to comment
+Iowa Tom Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 It took me quite a while before I decided to tackle the HTML. To save time I use the autocorrect feature in Word. I do everything in Word to start with. When I want to add a link for instance, I simply type "href.." [quotation marks not included] then this appears automatically: <a href="URL">X</a> I exchange the letters URL for a real URL and replace the X with words I want the link to be tied to. For an image I type in img.. and up comes <img src="URL" border="1" width="200" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left"> Sometimes I get all kinds of junk HTML that I don't want once I add it to the webpage. E.g. I often get an extra set of " ". That has changed the font colors. One should be careful with exotic fonts. Some browsers don't show them as I recall. One problem I have is not knowing how big a picture is going to appear on someone else’s computer screen. Invariably it looks too big for others when it looks fine for me. Sometimes the webpage takes up more than a whole screen on another computer even though it looked good on mine. I have come to appreciate the suggestions that people sometimes make about how to set up your monitor to view their webpage correctly. If anyone wants my list of HTML shortcuts that I set up in autocorrect let me know and I’ll send you a Word document with them on it. It includes some instructions. -it Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) While judicious use of HTML can spice up a page, don't go overboard. Sometimes it makes the page very confusing, its annoying to print out a cache page and have it take 3-4 sheets and it doesn't translate well to PDAs for those who are paperless. Edited March 23, 2007 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+GIDEON-X Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 It's not really all that hard to do or learn...........just get a bit of the basic code down, and go for it. My latest cache GC11B6J.......... here is the code I used............. <center><img src= "http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/xmowers/DIVINE.jpg" border="0" alt= "Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></center> <br> <center><big><b><u><font color="RED">"The Golden Number"<br> <b>? ? ? ?</b></font></u></b></big></center> <p>Some may have this number in their <b>Memory-Banks</b> if not a minium bit of research will give U what U seek.......</p> <center><big><font color="BLUE">REMEMBER THE "ALL SEEING EYE" IS WATCHING YOU</font></big></center> <br> <center><img src= "http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/xmowers/AllSeeingEye.jpg"></center> <p>The cache will be started with a good assorment of trade items,<b><u>Please Trade Fair</u></b></p> <p><big><b>NOTE:</b></big> <font color="GREEN"><b>One Could Consider This <u>"A DRIVE-BY"</u></b></font></p> <center><b><big><font color="ORANGE">******"FIRST TO FIND PRIZE"******</font></big></b></center> <br> <center><b>Chance to win over $4,000 Dollars (Lotto-Scratchers)</b></center> <br> <center><small><b>Hmmm, I wonder if he "DID".....or "NOT"</b></small></center> <br Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 While judicious use of HTML can spice up a page, don't go overboard. Sometimes it makes the page very confusing, its annoying to print out a cache page and have it take 3-4 sheets and it doesn't translate well to PDAs for those who are paperless. I have to agree (as always) with Briansnat. Too many cachers want to impress others with there new found skill. The cache pages have tons of silly animated gifs, a dozen or more pictures, and heavy use of HTML tables. Thr Big List of HTML Tags I try to keep my pages "to the point" but lightly spruced up using HTML. Feel free to "view the source" on any of my cache pages, for ideas. A simple HTML spruced up page with HTML formatting:The Real "Lost World" Cache You can even use HTML to make a puzzle cache: Dits and Dahs Quote Link to comment
+RockyRaab Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Simpler is always better. When I open a cache page that is full of HTML tricks, bells and whistles, music or other drivel, I simply leave it. I'll put the worst "scrapbooky" ones on my Ignore list. The chances of me ever looking for that cache are minimal at best. I'll also pass on cache pages that feature bad grammar, horrible spelling or (worse!) any kind of juvenile "textspeak" crap. Call me anal if you will, but I believe that if you cannot write well, you cannot do anything well - including making a decent cache hide. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Simpler is always better. <snip> I agree. I usually just put a photo from my cache-hiding adventure in the middle of the page. That is easy to do. I'll often upload it to my Profile Upload page, although using a different hosting site such as Photobucket, or your own ISP server space works. One of my most fun pictures is the one on this cache. ( Kit Fox, your "The Real "Lost World" Cache" looks like my kind of cache. I need to schedule a road trip . . . ) Quote Link to comment
+Gator Man Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 There is plenty of HTML Freeware out there on the web that you can download and use to build nice pages. The one I use is HTML-KIT. You cam compose your page, then toggle and view it, then toggle back for more tweaking. It has all the bells and whistles available for use on the toolbars, and there are no nag screens that pop up. Once you like the page, copy and paste into your new cache page. Quote Link to comment
+Rocker-Mtl Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Thanks guys for the information , seems a tad complicated for me I will wait a bit and try this Thanks Again Quote Link to comment
+FireRef Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 How can we reference a picture we upload with the cache page? I know you have the ability to upload a pic and it gets used as the background. You also have the ability to upload more pictures. What is the address for these pictures, to be able to incorporate them into the cache page? (or do you have to have your own webspace somewhere that you can put the pictures on and link to them there? I'm trying to avoid that - you know, keep everything in one space and all that). Any suggestions would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 If you right-click on an image, you should get an option such a "Copy Image Address." That copies its URL to the clipboard. Then using HTML, you reference that address such as: <p align=center><img src="URL of image"></p> Quote Link to comment
+Team Bayberry Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 OK, where exactly do you put the line of HTML for the background? I know HTML -- I do the markup for several websites -- but I've never dropped any into someone else's page like this. I keep trying to add it in, but I get nada. I even uploaded the .jpg to the cache page and referenced it from there, but it's not working. SO what's the catch? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 There is a blank on the "Report a Cache" page form for "Background Image URL." That is where you want to put the URL for the image you want to appear as the background. Quote Link to comment
+Team Bayberry Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 There is a blank on the "Report a Cache" page form for "Background Image URL." That is where you want to put the URL for the image you want to appear as the background. Oh. Duh. Well, it wasn't there the last time I set up a cache page. Besides, it's too easy. How do they expect me to figure out an easy thing like that? Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 (edited) There is a blank on the "Report a Cache" page form for "Background Image URL." That is where you want to put the URL for the image you want to appear as the background. Oh. Duh. Well, it wasn't there the last time I set up a cache page. Besides, it's too easy. How do they expect me to figure out an easy thing like that? Yeah, they made that one easy. You could also do it "by hand" using an HTML command, which you had to in the past. I believe they added the little box on the submittal page about a year ago, but don't quote me on that. Edited April 9, 2007 by TheWhiteUrkel Quote Link to comment
+Wild Thing 73 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 While judicious use of HTML can spice up a page, don't go overboard. Sometimes it makes the page very confusing, its annoying to print out a cache page and have it take 3-4 sheets and it doesn't translate well to PDAs for those who are paperless. Amen! Quote Link to comment
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