Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Why are there colons in the message when I try to post a followup?
The Quoting function has been enabled by the Administrator of this WWWBoard.
When following up on a message, the colons appear in the message dialog box, followed by the entire previous message, to indicate that those lines are quoting the previous document. It is suggested that you delete the colons, along with the previous quoted message, unless you feel that it is necessary to include it with your reply. Another suggestion would be to keep only the part that is relative to your follow-up reply and delete the rest. This would help free up disk space on the host server, which your WWWBoard Administrator would appreciate very much.
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Where can I get the scripts for this program?
The scripts are written in Perl and created by Matt Wright. They are free to anyone who wishes to use them and you can get them as well as other scripts at: http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/. Enjoy!
Can I put html tags anywhere in my posts?
Yes. This function has been enabled by the WWWBoard Administrator.
However, please limit your use of HTML codes to the message area of the post, and make sure the codes are correct and that the page loads properly when previewing before your final post is submitted. Suggested uses of HTML codes are font face, font size, text colors, center, italics and underlines to highlight specific text, and hr lines to separate certain paragraphs. Just try not to use too many codes in one message. For example, don't put all text in color, italics, bold, etc. These should only be used to highlight certain parts of your text for emphasis. I want you to be creative and have fun with the HTML, but if it causes problems for any of our readers, it will be disabled.
Following is a list of HTML codes that are most commonly used. Since I am not able to use the actual codes (they would be invisible to you), I will use parentheses ( ) instead of the less than/greater than symbols < > with the codes. Just remember to use the less than/greater than symbols instead of the parentheses. Also, there are no spaces between the symbol and text. Remember, codes come in pairs, so for ever beginning code you use there must be a closing code. For instance, (font face=Times New Roman color=red) Text goes here.(/font)
The / before the code toggles it off.
Exceptions to this rule is (p) for paragraph, (br) for break sentence without space, (li) for bulleted list. You do not need a closing. For Indents you must use a beginning code and closing code.
Please note: You do not need paragraph or line breaks because hard returns are recognized in the message area.
Example of Indent:
would produce:
Also, indents can be used in combination with bulleted lists. For example:
(ul)First line indent, no bullet.
would produce the following:
If you want a bulleted list without an indent, just use the (li) code without the (ul) code.
Font Faces:
would produce:
Font Faces:
Unfortunately, I have only found two fonts to work in the message area, Arial and Times New Roman. Comic Sans MS and Brush Script are two that I tried that do not work here. You'll have to experiment with other fonts to see if they work.
In most cases, you should use a font size code in combination with the font face code, although if no font face or size is given the browser is set to use a default font and size (usually Times New Roman - medium font).
Normally, you would use (h1) for heading size, (h2) for sub-title, (h3) medium to large font, (h4) small to medium, (h5) small. As you can see, when using these codes the lower the number, the larger the font.
For example:
(font face=Arial)(h1)This is Heading 1(/h1)(/font)
(font face=Arial)(h2)This is Heading 2(/h2)(/font)
(font face=Arial)(h3)This is Heading 3(/h3)(/font)
(font face=Arial)(h4)This is Heading 4(/h4)(/font)
(font face=Arial)(h5)This is Heading 5(/h5)(/font)
When using the size code within the font code, such as: (font size=6 face=Arial) or (font size=5 face=Arial), the lower the number, the smaller the font.
For Example:
(font face=Arial size=7)This is size 7(/font)
This is size 7.
(font face=Arial size=6) This is size 6.(/font)
This is size 6.
(font face=Arial size=5) This is size 5.(/font)
This is size 5.
(font face=Arial size=4) This is size 4.(/font)
This is size 4.
(font face=Arial size=3) This is size 3.(/font)
This is size 3.
When using font face, size and color, they can all be included in one code.
For example:
(font face=Arial size=6 color=red)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
(font face=Arial color=yellow)(h2)Sample Text(/h2)(/font)
will produce:
(font face=Arial size=5 color=yellow)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
(font face=Times New Roman size=4 color=blue)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
(font face=Arial size=4 color=green)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
(font face=Times New Roman size=5 color=yellow)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
(font face=Arial size=4 color=pink)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
font face=Times New Roman size=4 color=purple)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
There are many colors that can be used, and most colors can be specified by name. However, in order to use different shades of color, you need to use the RGB Hex color codes. These are found in most paint, imaging or web editor programs.
For example, to produce one shade of dark blue, the code would be:
(font face=Arial size=4 color=0000A0)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
To produce one shade of dark green, the code would be:
(font face=Arial size=4 color=006600)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
To produce one shade of dark red, the code would be:
(font face=Arial size=4 color=880040)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
To produce one shade of purple, the code would be:
(font face=Arial size=4 color=9900FF)Sample Text(/font)
will produce:
Sample Text
To use center, underline, bold and italics, place the code before and after the text, outside of any font codes. For example:
(center)This text is centered(/center) =
(u)This text is underlined(/u) = This text is underlined
(i)This text is in italics(/i) = This text is in italics
(b)This text is bold(/b) = This text is bold
To use any combination or all of the above:
(font face=Arial size=4 color=red)(center)(i)(b)(u)This text is in Arial, size 4, color red, italics, bold and underlined(/u)(/b)(/i)(/center)(/font)
would produce:
(ul)
This is first line indented.
This is second line
Every line will automatically indent until you close it.
(/u)
This is first line indented.
This is second line
Every line will automatically indent until you close it.
(li)This is indented with first bullet.
(li)This is indented with second bullet.
(li)This is indented with third bullet.
(/ul)
First line indent, no bullet.
(li)This is first bullet, no indent.
(li)This is second bullet, no indent.
This is Heading 1
This is Heading 2
This is Heading 3
This is Heading 4
This is Heading 5
Sample Text
For a hard rule or line, use the (hr) code. You may also specify height, width and color for graphic lines.
For example:
(hr size=5 width=50%) would produce a thicker line centered across 50% of the screen.
(hr color=red size=7 width=75%) would produce a thicker red line centered across 75% of the screen.
(hr size=10 width=100%) would produce a thick blue line across 100% of the screen
Have fun and I hope you enjoy using the HTML codes in your messages. Just try not to use too many codes in one message. For example, don't put all text in color, italics, bold, etc. These should only be used to highlight certain parts of your text for emphasis.