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RAZD
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Message 1 of 36 (450379)
01-21-2008 6:00 PM


Quotes, Links, Reply
I do this a lot, so I thought I would start a thread where tips could be provided for new people to peruse and for experienced posters to reference (using peek and copy the codes).
Here are my most common ones:


type [qs]quotes are easy[/qs] and it becomes:
quotes are easy


or type [quote]quotes are easy[/quote] and it becomes:
quote:
quotes are easy


also check out (help) links on any formating questions when in the reply window.


Go to Proposed New Topics to post new topics.


type: [url=insert your url here]this message is linked to an url[/url]
and it becomes:
this message is linked to an url
Long urls force the page to be wider than the screen, and thus make reading the posts difficult. Please edit the one you have in Message 1 so we can read the page.


If you use the other reply buttons (there's one at the bottom right of each message):

... your message is linked to the one you are replying to (adds
clarity). You can also look at the way a post is formated with the "peek" button next to it.


the horizontal line is created by using



You can use to capture the whole screen and to capture the active window.
Then paste into a slide program where you can modify it if necessary and then export the slide as an image or into paint and use save-as.
(Print Screen) is left over from the dos world (pre eukaryotes) and it would cause the text (of course, you think computers need pictures?) on the screen to print.


... tips about posting pictures and where to host them may be appreciated. Deep links (to the jpg on some website) should be discouraged for a number of reasons.
Enjoy.
Contributions Only - No Debate
AdminPD
Edited by RAZD, : changed linked url, subtitle
Edited by AdminPD, : Adjusted Subtitle

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RAZD
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Message 7 of 36 (450923)
01-24-2008 9:57 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by AdminPD
01-23-2008 7:10 AM


INDEX page
it would be helpful if the subtitles reflected the tips within.
Good idea, then this page becomes an automatic index of all the tips.

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RAZD
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Message 8 of 36 (450929)
01-24-2008 10:55 PM


Google Site Search - find lost posts etc
You can use google to search any website for specific key words.
On this site you can use it to find lost posts ... if you remember enough key words in the post that would be unique
Use site:http://www.evcforum.net either at the beginning or end:
... plus any key words you want to use.
Enjoy

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Message 10 of 36 (451172)
01-26-2008 4:00 PM


Using thumbnails to control image sizes
To control image size using the thumbnail function use
[thumb=600]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3677/chromosomesonetofivefo3.jpg[/thumb]
and it becomes:
You can still access the full size picture by clicking on it, thus information is not lost in the reduction to fit the pages here.
You can use almost any number to set the width, the default is 80, but the maximum should not be more than 700 to fit most screens, and 500 would be better. The image is also automatically centered (cool feature Percy!).
Note: using this to make small pictures larger will result in "pixilated" blurring.
Enjoy.
Edited by Admin, : Reduce image width.
Edited by Admin, : Reprocess to make available the "click to enlarge" feature for images.

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Message 12 of 36 (455346)
02-11-2008 11:32 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by New Cat's Eye
02-11-2008 10:17 PM


bookmark |msg=-8| = google site:
bookmark (favorites etc) Message 8 and you can click on the hyperlink there to go directly to google site on this board or access any of the other messages for quick reference.
Enjoy.
ps - that's [msg=-8] ...

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RAZD
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Message 15 of 36 (512428)
06-17-2009 8:19 PM


Table that thought and KISS me
[ Table dBCodes are now available, see Table dBCodes Help. --Admin ]
For the adventurous, how to make a table with HTML:

(NOTE: sets table to 75% of window, can also use 300 for pixel width)

(NOTE: sets column width to 25% of table, can also use 100 for pixel width)






(NOTE: aligns text in cell)

(NOTE: aligns text in row)




2x2 TableColumn 1Column 2
Row 1Cell 11Cell 12
Row 2Cell 21Cell 22

The astute will note that this is a LOT of coding for the gold nuggets of your wisdom, and we're not done yet. The problem is that this contains return on lines that don't show text in the post so you get:
(this is the first line of the table coding)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(so there is a lot of wastes space with the format like this)














2x2 TableColumn 1Column 2
Row 1Cell 11Cell 12
Row 2Cell 21Cell 22
This is normally what you will get if you use a webpage editor to make the table in the "what you see is what you get" (WYSWYG for oldtimers) interface and then copy the coding.
If you reduce it all to one continuous line of code you can get a usable result:
2x2 TableColumn 1Column 2
Row 1Cell 11Cell 12
Row 2Cell 21Cell 22
But editing it is worse.
2x2 TableColumn 1Column 2
Row 1Cell 11Cell 12
Row 2Cell 21Cell 22
An easy way to make simple tables is to use [code] and [/code] to preserve text with spaces
[indent][code]
2x2 table      column 1      column 2
row 1           cell 11       cell 12
row 2           cell 21       cell 22
[/code][/indent] 
I prefer the keep it simple silly, or as Thoreau says "simplify"
Enjoy.
Edited by Admin, : Add link to help for table dBCodes.

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RAZD
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Message 17 of 36 (512535)
06-18-2009 7:36 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Admin
06-18-2009 8:43 AM


programming
Message 19
Edited by RAZD, : moved
Edited by Admin, : Fix link.

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Message 18 of 36 (541922)
01-06-2010 8:12 PM


[msg=1]
Message 1
(relative ID always goes to message 1 in the thread you are in)
[msg=-1]
Message 1
(also relative ID, stays in thread)
[mid=502514]
Message 1
(absolute ID, goes to this specific message from any thread)
[tid=13204]
Posting Tips
(absolute ID)
[fid=19]
Suggestions and Questions
(absolute ID)
the "tid" and "fid" can be seen by hovering over the "message 1" or similar links (also works in All Topics list).
Enjoy.
Edited by RAZD, : ....

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Message 20 of 36 (553196)
04-01-2010 9:11 PM


Finding the TID number
Several people asked where to find the TID number to use in the [TID=(TID number)] code.
If you use PEEK on any message, in the navigation bar you get
http:⁄⁄www.evcforum.net/cgi-bin/Peek.cgi?action=peek&f=19&t=13204&m=502514
where "t=13204" is the TID number ("m=502514" gives you the MID number and "f=19" gives you the FID number
[TID=13204]
[MID=502514]
[FID=19]
become
Posting Tips
Message 47
Suggestions and Questions
Enjoy

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