Pantalaimon Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I'm a little perplexed by the new forums, so bear with me if I didn't search for this. When I have posted my cache pages in the past I've just typed in the text, and let it lie. I'd like to explore HTML to make my cache pages a little more spicey. I haven't used HTML in a while though. Is there a thread, or a web page that will help me on my way? Thanks Pan Cachito ergo sum. I Geocache, therefore I am. Quote Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 If you are just starting out, and you want to learn HTML for jazzing up your cache pages first, do a view source on some good-looking pages. Check out this guy's caches. He really pushes the envelope but you can snag some simple ideas like changing the background, etc.. Artful Dodger's caches As for tuts, there are tons if you google it. Dave's HTML Tutorials Quote Link to comment
+fishin'fool Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 This one may help.I like it because it lets you edit an html document,hit a button and see the results. HELP fishin'fool was here! Quote Link to comment
+Seth! Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Hi! The Washington State Geocaching Association has a tutorial on using HTML in geocache pages. The site is: www.geocachingwa.org I don't remember the URL to the page, but it should be under Resources. - Seth! Quote Link to comment
Pantalaimon Posted March 31, 2003 Author Share Posted March 31, 2003 Okay. So, I've made my first venture into HTML, but now I have an additional questions. When I view it with Explorer, it looks fine. Just the way I want. But now that I'm back to work, and looking at it through the eyes of AOL, it looks all messed up. The font appears bigger, which makes the lines break in the wrong places... how do I make sure it looks correct on all services? Pan Cachito ergo sum. I Geocache, therefore I am. Quote Link to comment
Pantalaimon Posted March 31, 2003 Author Share Posted March 31, 2003 P.S. I don't need advice on how much AOL sucks. I have to use it at work. I even like to use it. Thanks. - P Quote Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Pantalaimon:Okay. So, I've made my first venture into HTML, but now I have an additional questions. When I view it with Explorer, it looks fine. Just the way I want. But now that I'm back to work, and looking at it through the eyes of AOL, it looks all messed up. The font appears bigger, which makes the lines break in the wrong places... how do I make sure it looks correct on all services? I'm guessing that this means you're specifying the fonts in relative sizes, with the (deprecated) <FONT SIZE="+2"> tag or something like it. You should use styles for new HTML work, like so: <span style="font-size:12pt">Bigger text here</span> In general, however, you just shouldn't expect different clients to render your text in exactly the same way. For one thing, you can't guarantee the size of the window someone is using to view your cache. For another, you can't guarantee that the person viewing your cache hasn't overridden your stylesheet to use larger fonts because they're nearsighted. If you want line breaks at specific places, put hard line breaks there with the <BR> tag. If you don't want line breaks at specific places, use the (non-breaking space) entity instead of a space: Always One LineAlways<br>Three<br>Lines Quote Link to comment
Growley Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 O.K. I guess there are too many moving parts for me or I'm too dense to figure this out. All I want to do is change the border around my cache pages (I WAS smart enough to figure out how to fill out a cache page). I have entered the following information in the "short information" section and then the "long information" section with no results: 1. <html><body bgcolor="red"></html> and <html><body background="red"></html> 2. <html><body bgcolor="red"></body></html> and <html><body background="red"></body></html> 3. <body bgcolor="red"></body> and <body background="red"></body> 4. <html><body bgcolor="red"> and <html><body background="red"> 5. <html><body background="Http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/56379_600.jpg"></html> I SAVED MY BACKGROUND AS AN IMAGE ON THE CACHE PAGE. 6. <body background="Http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/56379_600.jpg"> 7. <html><img src="Http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/56379_600.jpg"></html> 8. <img src="Http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/56379_600.jpg"> These are the varients that I have tried and none work. What am I doing wrong!! Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment
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