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[bluesmobile]

Alright
I am really putting some effort into trying to figure
this forum out and I'm having little success. None actually.
Maybe someone can help me out. (You there Dave??)
What are the tags at the top of the box and what are they used for
and how do they work?? You know the Font size colour
HTTP:// img @ quote code and list buttons.

Also how do I put an insert from a previous message into one
of those boxes at the top of my reply?
I have been trying to figure this stuff out for 6 months so I
would really appreciate some help.
Thanks........Gareth (pulling my hair out)

[nj96]

QUOTE (bluesmobile @ Oct 7 2003, 03:26 PM)

What are the tags at the top of the box and what are they used for and how do they work?? You know the Font size colour   HTTP:// img @ quote code and list buttons. Also how do I put an insert from a previous message into one of those boxes at the top of my reply?

Gareth-

Here's a quick rundown of all the features:

B = Makes text boldface

I = Makes text italics

U = Makes text underline

FONT/SIZE/COLOR = Changes text characteristics

http:// = A link to a website - You will be prompted for the site (the http://yadayada) and the clickable text that will appear (ie This text

IMG = Inserting an image - this image MUST be hosted on the web. If it is on your local machine, use the upload button below the message body.

@ = Insert a clickable email address

QUOTE = This is one way to do quotations. You can copy/paste the text you want to put in the quote box (between the [ QUOTE] and [ /QUOTE] tags). You can also use the quote button. On each reply to a topic, there is a button . When you click on it, it will go to the reply screen and the entire post you are quoting will be in there (in a separate box above where you type in the message). You can delete whatever you want to narrow down what you're quoting. The only drawback of this is you can only make one quote per reply.

CODE & LIST = I've never actually used these. Try 'em out and see what happens!

Feel free to reply to this topic as much as you want to test out all the features.

Let me know if you need any help!

-Dan

[dwilson_cny]

Gareth,

the buttons are shortcuts to a formatting language that the board uses, kinda-sorta like HTML code, but not really. You could type the code in directly if you know it, but the buttons do it for you kind of, or at least prompt you a little bit.

to add to what Dan says, all of the "tags" that the board uses are formatting commands for the message that you're posting. They are used to turn formatting styles on and off, like Bold, Italic, underline, quote, etc. Think of the tag like a command, but that the command isn't completed until you tell it when to stop, also known as closing the tag. If a tag isn't closed, the formatting you are trying to do won't work. Dan's list of tags is pretty much all you'll need most of the time.

the tag will always be used in square brackets [ ] and will be closed by putting a slash in front of it in brackets [/ ]

when you look at it in the editor, if the tag you are using is X, it would look like this.

QUOTE

[X] this is the text being controlled by the tag [/X] this tag opens the command __|                                                                      |__ this tag closes the command.                                                      [b] this is the text being controlled by the tag [/b] this tag opens the command __|                                                                          |__ this tag closes the command.                                               [i] this is the text being controlled by the tag [/i] this tag opens the command __|                                                                    |__ this tag closes the command.                                             [u] this is the text being controlled by the tag [/u] this tag opens the command __|                                                                    |__ this tag closes the command.

You won't actually get to see the results of your formatting until you post the message

Special Tags:

CODE

[http://]

This tag will allow you to put a URL in a message and rather than display the URL directly, you can display some text instead of the URL like this link to our photo gallery when you hit the http:// button, the system will prompt you to enter the URL you want to link to, and when you click OK, it will give you another box to enter your description in, like where I said "like this link to our photo gallery"



CODE

[IMG]

This tag will allow you to display a picture within the body of your message, up to 15 per message. Instead of including the pictures with the message as an upload, you will need to provide a URL somewhere on the internet where the picture can be located. When you use the URL button, the popup will prompt you for a URL for your picture, and when you post the message to the board, your picture will be seen in the body of the message, just as if you had uploaded it.


QUOTE

CODE the command to display this image inline would look like this in your editor [IMG]http://www.inegma.net/mb/uploads/av-3.jpg[/IMG]




within the message editor, the complete [IMG] tag with the URL would look like this;



CODE

[IMG]http://www.website.com/images/picture.jpg[/IMG]



and will show the image "inline" when your message is posted to the board. Unlike attachments, [IMG] posted images will appear in quoted replies of the original message, so long as the tags are present in the quote.





CODE

@


inserts a clickable email address inline within your message like this person@email.com In the editor, the code will look like this;



CODE

[EMAIL]person@email.com[/EMAIL]





CODE

[QUOTE]

the quote tag will take a block of text and enclose it in a box to show it seperately from the text you are typing in. If you use the Quote button when replying to a message it will also include the ID or the person and the date and time of the post you are quoting.



QUOTE

you can also use other tags like bold, italic, and underline within quotes




CODE

[CODE]


allows you to type board tags without them being processed by the board software. yipee!


CODE

anything between the [code] tags will be ignored, even if it's a board tag




CODE

[LIST]


allows you to create an indented list of items or to indent a block of text within your message




• item 1
  
• item 2
  
• item3
  
• item4
  




you can also include a bare block of text as a with the LIST tag and it will be indented as a block of text. This can be combined with other formatting tags like bold, italic, underline, the IMG tag, etc





Just try it out and see what questions you come up with after trying it. Chances are you're not going to break anything that can't be fixed.
Feel free to post here if you have any more questions. I think once you get the hang of it, you'll use those features all the time. This is a pretty powerful markup language that is used semi universally on many of the popular message board software packages. There's a name for it like Universal Board Language or something like that, I don't remember. That means that it's not proprietary to this message board and that you'll be opening the door to many other message boards all over the internet.

-dW

[Heavy Chevy 95]

Thanks Dan and DW.

I recently learned how to use one of the functions you mentioned.

Thanks for helping us out.

This post has been edited by Heavy Chevy 95: Oct 7 2003, 09:18 PM

All Right !
Computer Programming 101

I need all the help I can get, Dave....still can't post to INEGMA from home, just able to read....?

Guess that way, the number of posts will stay lower....

OZ...

[dwilson_cny]

QUOTE (Jim Moulton @ Oct 8 2003, 05:34 AM)

All Right ! Computer Programming 101 I need all the help I can get, Dave....still can't post to INEGMA from home, just able to read....? Guess that way, the number of posts will stay lower.... OZ...

Jim, I wasn't aware that you were having that problem? Does the board allow you to log in? If you look in the top left corner of the screen, the board will display who you are logged in as. If it says "Guest" then the board is not logging you in for some reason.

What message do you get or what happens when you try to post ?

Do you have cookies or anything else disabled on your computer? any privacy software ?

-dW

Dave, it says "Guest" when I log in at home...
No special "privacy" software, I will check what message comes up....

Thanks, Jim

Ok...
I can log in at home, Dave...but when I try to reply
"Sorry, you do not have permission to reply to that topic" comes up..

You are not logged in...
Now I suppose I originally had a log in name & password ?

Hmmm...?
Wonder why it kicked me out at home...?

Must have been the wife.com thinking I spent too much time chatting to dW & company ?


OZ...

[bluesmobile]

OK, Thanks for your help guys.
I will read through it more thoroughly when I have lots
of time on my hands.
I am beginning to understand it a bit now.
One more question: I'm not sure if you tried to explain this or not
but here goes. Some (most) members post pics of their rides
as well as club affiliation at the bottom of every post.
Do you program this in to do it automatically or do you have to
upload it every time you post?
Also is there a way to resize photos when you do this?
Thanks a bunch.
Gareth

[nj96]

Jim-

What browser are you using at home? At work?

You might need to enable cookies for the forum to track sessions.

Let us know and we'll figure this out!

-Dan

[nj96]

Gareth-

That's your "signature". You can modify it in the User Control Panel.

Click on "My Controls" at the top of the page.

Click on "Edit Signature" under Personal Profile on the left.

Enter your signature in the box. If you want to have an image, you can email it to either me or Dave and we'll set it up on the server for you.

-Dan

Dan...Internet explorer at both locations...

Hmmm...?
I will check the "cookies" tonight...they should be done by then !

Thanks, Jim...

[dwilson_cny]

QUOTE (Jim Moulton @ Oct 8 2003, 12:21 PM)

Dan...Internet explorer at both locations... Hmmm...? I will check the "cookies" tonight...they should be done by then ! Thanks, Jim...

Also Jim, be sure to check that it shows you as logged in and please let us know what is happening when you try to post. the text of the error message should hopefully help us narrow down what's going on.

-dW

Thanks for the help Dan & dW !

I am back on from home !
Goin' for John W's, post record now !

Oz...

[Heavy Chevy 95]

QUOTE (Jim Moulton @ Oct 8 2003, 05:35 PM)

Thanks for the help Dan & dW ! I am back on from home ! Goin' for John W's, post record now !  Oz...

Oh Boy, I'm in trouble now.

Jim's double fisted with access.

24hrs -7days a week.

Glad you can enjoy the forum from home now Jim.

I better get posting

All the gang has to do is ask for help and DW and Dan are right there.

This post has been edited by Heavy Chevy 95: Oct 8 2003, 04:51 PM