What does this HTML instruction mean?

[Lil Missy]

From DU:

Text

I know my text, and how to pick color, but what the hell is code for size or face? What the heck is "face"?

[mainegreen]

1. K

it's a css tag. 'font-family'

[Lil Missy]

2. Huh?

Please explain that to me in blonde.

[Deja Q]

3. I'll try

it's a css tag. 'font-family'

[Deja Q]

5. Bad joke, try

< font size = xx > where xx = the number, from 1 to 7.

Replace grater/less than symbols with square brackets

[NYC_SKP]

9. "in blonde"

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

4. HTML

is a computer language that tells the computer what you want it to do.

That's about all this 'blonde' can explain at this point in time and wine.

:D

[flvegan]

6. Size is 1 to 7, 1 being the smallest for font point. Face

is the font name, such as Times New Roman.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. The only alternate font face DU accepts that I'm aware of

is Courier. To create it, you'd type "font face=courier" in brackets and without the quotes, o' course.

It'd look like this.

Sizes go from 1 to 10. Same tag, but use "size" instead of "face" and put a number from 1 to 10 after the = in quotes.

[kentauros]

11. I found out it accepts Centaur

:D

for example: This is not the DU member formerly known as Kentauros.

[Lil Missy]

8. Now wait

"font color="color" size="size" face="face"]Text


That's what the DU HTML instructions said. I took out the front and back bracket.

Edit: I don't know why it won't all copy/paste.

The last part is "[/font"

[kentauros]

12. Something no one else has mentioned

is that "Text" is simply a place holder and an example of where your text goes. Everything else is the opening and closing tags to create the effect on your "text" that you desire.

Do you understand the way to change the effects in the code now? :D

[Lil Missy]

13. Yes, I do understand "text" is my message. I just can't make the rest of it work.

[kentauros]

17. One of the best ways to edit html

is to use the simple Notepad program. That way you can add the tags, check over your text-message and make sure everything is just right before you copy and paste.

As for the tags, basically, you have to tell the software on the site what it is you want to do with your text, or nothing new will happen. Everything in those opening brackets is telling the messageboard software what it needs to know to make your message change fonts, color and size. Just put a space between each set of tags.

If you just copy (or write in) everything exactly as it is in the html example, you can then just replace the given bits in quotes wiht what you want. For example:

{bracket} font {space} Must start out the first string of tags.
font color="color" will change to font="red" for red text.
size="size" will change to size="1" for the smallest text.
font="face" will change to font="courier" to change your font to Courier.


You have it right for using the brackets, so just plug the rest of this into that first set of brackets and it should work. The last set with /font in brackets is just to "close" the tags set up at the beginning, so they don't spill over and change following text (I've done that some and it's always embarrassingly obvious in Preview ;))

Let us know if it still won't work, and I'll make an example you can copy from an image of the code that will work :D


This is not the DU member formerly known as Kentauros.

[Lil Missy]

18. Okay

Formerly known as Lil Miss Mr Pierre Prissy.

[kentauros]

21. YaY!!11!!!!

[keroro gunsou]

10. font tags

are sort of falling by the side of the road with the advent of dhtml style sheets.

but everyone else on the thread has been correct.

god, i learned html when mosaic was the browser of choice and out of html for dummies, first printing... god am i old.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. It's short for typeface.

In other words, it is the name of the font.

[Optical.Catalyst]

22. What happens if face is wingdings

wingdings:

Today is the day for all good men to come to the aid of their country.


symbol:

Today is the day for all good men to come to the aid of their country.


webdings:

Today is the day for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

[Lil Missy]

23. Now, 'scuse me, butthole!

Kidding! Welcome!

Please explain things to me in blonde. :)

If you don't mind my asking, why do you put a dot, (.) between your first and last name? Just curious.

[Optical.Catalyst]

24. I haven't spent enough time around blonde's to learn how to speak their language

In the circle of computer literate (I hate the term 'geek') people I pal around with, we think that having a period between the words of your handle comes in handy if part of it breaks off. You still have the other half to use until you find a replacement.

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[Bucky]

15. In your FACE!

[pokerfan]

16. New Orbit Raspberry Mint cleans another dirty mouth!

Who are you calling a cootie queen? You lint-licker!
Pickle you Font Face!

[Lil Missy]

20. Well, you're obviously not my type.

Freeper.

:eyes:

[Lil Missy]

19. I know! That's the problem!

:)