+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I am in the process of creating a series of 4 underwater (scuba) caches - 5 star terrain. When cachers have completed all the caches - I would like to reward them with a medal/artwork for their profile. How do I go about writing the necessary html code to do this? I have created the artwork and I know how to display it on the cache page. But how do I give cachers the code for the artwork without the code being quoted causing an image to appear on the cache page? How do I convert the following (which has < and > at the start and end) into a string of text that cahcers can cut and paste into their profile to get the medal onto their profile? img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg" / Quote Link to comment
+gpicard Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I pasted the code you provided into my profile and added the "<" to the front and the ">" to the end of the code. I'll leave it for a while.... Looks fine to me. Quote Link to comment
+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Thanks for doing that - but I was wondering how I quote the line of text together with < > attached at both ends - so that other cachers just need to cut and paste the whole thing - but I want to avoid the image appearing again a second time!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks for doing that - but I was wondering how I quote the line of text together with < > attached at both ends - so that other cachers just need to cut and paste the whole thing - but I want to avoid the image appearing again a second time!!!! <img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg" > The forums use square brackets " " (Remove the extra space, after the word 'code' in the brackets) May just be easier to say "Add < to the front and > to the end of this code... It's a rather big image... Got a smaller version? Edited August 10, 2011 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks for doing that - but I was wondering how I quote the line of text together with < > attached at both ends - so that other cachers just need to cut and paste the whole thing - but I want to avoid the image appearing again a second time!!!! [code ] <img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg" > [/code ] The forums use square brackets " " (Remove the extra space, after the word 'code' in the brackets) May just be easier to say "Add < to the front and > to the end of this code... It's a rather big image... Got a smaller version? Hi - thanks for the square brackets suggestion - but I still have a problem. I end up with a square box with a red cross in it! I type the following [code ]<img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg%E2%80%9D" /> [/code ] and I have removed the gap after the word code in the box. Where am I still going wrong? Edited August 10, 2011 by pbowenwalker Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Try using ( and ) or < > brackets as in HTML... I solved this once for someone in the forums, don't know where the posts gone though! Edited August 10, 2011 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Try using ( and ) or < > brackets as in HTML... I solved this once for someone in the forums, don't know where the posts gone though! Oh! dear! not much luck I'm afraid. I can see where you are going - using whatever sits between is simply cited but not actioned.... that is exactly what I need...... Interestingly - when I use [code ] [/code ] on this page - I get a box. When I use it in the cache set-up page I don't!!!!! Edited August 10, 2011 by pbowenwalker Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 The forums don't use HTML... There must be an equivalent of the square brackets for use in HTML, or maybe Groundspeak don't allow it to be used on cache pages. Quote Link to comment
+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 The forums don't use HTML... There must be an equivalent of the square brackets for use in HTML, or maybe Groundspeak don't allow it to be used on cache pages. You've been a star - thanks for trying to help. Much appreciated. If I find the answer I will post it here. Cheers Quote Link to comment
+dakboy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Post this on the cache page: <img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg" /> When it's displayed by the browser, the angle brackets will appear. Make sure you include height, width, title & alt attributes too. Quote Link to comment
+lefr Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) I'm not quite sure if this is what you are looking for, but as i understand it you want to put the url for the artwork "out in the open" on the cachepage. (loved the artwork btw!) If I've misunderstood what you're looking for I'll just blame it on my poor english Maybe something like this might work: <hr> To get a copy of this image on your profile, cut and paste this url onto your profile:<br> http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg<br> Rember to put img src= in front of the url, and brackets < > before and after <hr> Looks like the url gets shortened when i post here, you will off course have to put the full url on the cachepage Edit: dakboy's way of doing it is way easier :-) Edited August 10, 2011 by lefr Quote Link to comment
+pbowenwalker Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Post this on the cache page: <img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/0b7195d2-3094-4ecd-8156-208d72426e54.jpg" /> When it's displayed by the browser, the angle brackets will appear. Make sure you include height, width, title & alt attributes too. Worked a treat < before (substituting for <) /> after (substituting for >) Simple when you know how. Great - thanks very much. Quote Link to comment
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