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awesome (Reply to this comment)
by pagansadog
I've been dying to know this Thanks.
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Jan 18 '10
4:05 am PST
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THANK YOU!!!!!!! (Reply to this comment)
by bilbopooh
I have been trying to jazz up my profile with clickable links for forever and a day, and I've never been able to figure it out. Thanks to your review, I have!! :) I still don't have a pull-down menu, but my profile is a lot more interesting than it was! Thanks again -- and just for that, I'm adding you to my WOT!!!!
Erin
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Aug 21 '03
11:28 pm PDT
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The Most Useful Review on Epinions! (Reply to this comment)
by freelancer1
This review has helped me so much. Thanks a lot! They'll probably be some follow up questions from me soon, though. :)
Freelancer1.
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May 14 '02
9:54 am PDT
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Thank You So Much For This Epinion!!! (Reply to this comment)
by pwe7
Thank you so much! After reading this epinion, I was finally able to get my picture on my profile page. It's too bad you couldn't have written the different help menus. Well I've got to notify some other members that have been having problems to read this. Thanks again!
Rachel
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Aug 17 '01
11:53 am PDT
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just came across this review (Reply to this comment)
by jcvsmom
and it helps me out so much! I can't wait to read more so I can put an actual photo of me on my page! Thank you!
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Aug 05 '01
7:49 pm PDT
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Great Tutorial (Reply to this comment)
by timdunn
I may bookmark this essay as a "Primer for HTML" to give to people who ask in other situations.
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Jul 27 '01
6:24 pm PDT
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Aw man can somebody clean this mess up! (Reply to this comment)
by kidquick
I am picking your review up off the floor because it FLEW off the chart WAY PAST VERY HELPFUL. Heck, I was hitting the print button before I got to the second paragraph. Thanks man. Just don't look at my profile page until I'm done printing out your review! I gotta lotta work to do!
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Jun 23 '01
10:36 pm PDT
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Yee-Ha! I'm just back from vaca, and there you are again! (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
Good to have you back, Bret, with the well-crafted, informative reviews I'd grown so accustomed to.
cheers,
nick
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Jun 12 '01
7:35 am PDT
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Re: Very+handy+editorial! (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
I completely agree that colored text and colored backgrounds should be used with caution. Too much can turn readers away.
Good advice.
Bret
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Jun 02 '01
7:15 pm PDT
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Re: Ok,+buddy, (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
Well now I'm just blushing.
(I will get cracking on that BEH rating though!)
;-)
Bret
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Jun 02 '01
7:14 pm PDT
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Re: Thank+you+sooo+much! (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
You are welcome! I seem to be focused on writing member-focused editorials right now. My next one is on a few things new members might not know.
I do hope this was useful.
Bret
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Jun 02 '01
7:12 pm PDT
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OMG (Reply to this comment)
by bperreault
I thought this was all a big secret that only long time members knew! Even Sue (yes, I am that mom) didn't tell me all the codes. Instead she just fixed my profile. It was all one big paragraph. Her comment?-I gave 5th Grade teachers a bad reputation.
I am printing this up pasting (literally) to my computer. I hope that is OK with you.
Colors? Definitely blue-my favorite.
Thank you so much.
Bobbie
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Jun 02 '01
4:07 pm PDT
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emailing this to my mom (Reply to this comment)
by susanwhipple
who is always asking me how to do stuff like this. Your post puts it all in one place so she can save it and refer back to it.
Great job!
Susan
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Jun 02 '01
3:54 pm PDT
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Very handy editorial! (Reply to this comment)
by owling
My only problem with colors is that some people put their entire profile in pink or something, and then it's murder to read. Headache-inducing, in fact.
heather
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Jun 02 '01
9:49 am PDT
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Ok, buddy, (Reply to this comment)
by thom413
now you have to tell us how to install a button to rate this Beyond Extremely Helpful, which is the only proper designation for a posting like this. I printed a copy and will take some time this week to work on my page.
"Thanks" isn't really adequate either. Wow.
Best regards,
Tom
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Jun 02 '01
9:32 am PDT
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Thank you sooo much! (Reply to this comment)
by movielover123
This is great and easy to follow and I'm sure I can do it with webtv! I look forward to gussying up my profile page. How very kind of you to help other members out like this!
Kathy
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Jun 02 '01
8:41 am PDT
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Re: quick+question (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
I've updated the review with the answer to your question.
I hope that helps.
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
7:43 pm PDT
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Re: This+was+great (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
You're welcome. It can take a while to get the hang of HTML, but once a person understand a few concepts, the remaining concepts become easier.
Thanks for commenting.
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
7:42 pm PDT
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Re: Thank+you (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
Thanks for the comment and question. I've updated the review with the answer to your question.
Please note that in the review, it shows the picture code on three lines. Actually, there is only a single space between border="0" and src=. Similarly, you only need a single space between .jpg" and width=.
I hope that helps.
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
7:40 pm PDT
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Re: Great+essay! (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
Thanks for the compliment!
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
7:36 pm PDT
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quick question (Reply to this comment)
by McKinley926
how do you change the color of a link?
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Jun 01 '01
6:15 pm PDT
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This was great (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
just favorite placed it. After over a year I finally know most of what you have written but many, many don't know any of it. And I had help. GypsyRose spent about 4 hours with me on IM doing my profile page. Thanks for the additional help. jo
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Jun 01 '01
5:24 pm PDT
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Thank you (Reply to this comment)
by melissasrn
As a newbie to HTML (I'm pleased I've finally got the bold and italics stuff down as it is!), I found this editorial to be VERY HELPFUL!! But I have a question. How do you put photos in your profile (the biography area)? I've seen several but just haven't managed to learn how to do it myself.
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Jun 01 '01
5:16 pm PDT
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Great essay! (Reply to this comment)
by gorocco
This is a great essay for people who are not familiar with HTML code (such as myself). I had to print a copy to keep as a reference.
Fantastic work!!!
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Jun 01 '01
5:13 pm PDT
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Re: Thanks...... (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
You're welcome. I didn't go very deep into all that can be done with HTML, but I wanted to keep things simple.
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
3:02 pm PDT
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Re: Everything+you+need+to+know+is+here! (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
"My big question, which is totally irrelevant to your review, is how you got Epinions to accept the angle brackets without either translating them into italics or bold or telling you that you are using unacceptable markup code? "
I had to hack into the Epinions source code to make it work. While I was there I gave myself a hefty income share for next month. ;-) Actually, the article that I referenced at the end was where I learned that XHTML codes could be used within Epinions.
"I guess school must be out for you. We have finals next week and then I'm off for the summer (yeah!)."
Yes, school is out and so I know have time for Epinions. This last semester was difficult and I had to quit Epinions for a few months. I am glad to return. I hope your semester ends well. :-)
Thanks for the comment.
Bret
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Jun 01 '01
3:00 pm PDT
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Everything you need to know is here! (Reply to this comment)
by Dr_Steph
Bret, this is a GREAT resource for Epinions members who want to liven up their profile page a bit!
I found your editorial very easy to follow and learned some new information as well. For example, I didn't know you could just "name" a color for your font. I thought you had to use a "color code"
My big question, which is totally irrelevant to your review, is how you got Epinions to accept the angle brackets without either translating them into italics or bold or telling you that you are using unacceptable markup code?
You probably already explained that, too, but I might have missed it.
By the way, have I mentioned how nice it is to have you back at Epinions? :) I guess school must be out for you. We have finals next week and then I'm off for the summer (yeah!).
Steph
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Jun 01 '01
2:25 pm PDT
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Re: Oh+my+gosh,+thanks! (Reply to this comment)
by DrDad
Thank you for the comment. I hope this was understandable to someone who doesn't know any html. There is a lot more that one can do than what I have described here, but I felt like this was a good start.
Bret (DrDad)
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Jun 01 '01
12:59 pm PDT
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Oh my gosh, thanks! (Reply to this comment)
by BonnieVA
I'm not a computer novice but I have no clue about HTML. This explains things quite simply so, if I get a chance, I'll try this on MY currently boring profile page.
Thanks,
Bonnie
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Jun 01 '01
12:46 pm PDT
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