http://this_bad_link_has_no_space_in_front.com
IMPORTANT: if you want to use “automatic links” put a space in front of it or the software won’t add {url} and {/url}.
** http://this_good_link_DOES_have_a_space.com**
Please reference columns you are talking about like this:
That’s like this, but with [square brackets] wherever you see {curly ones}.
Cecil’s column:
{url=“http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_398b.html”}What is Don McLean’s song “American Pie” all about? (14-May-1993){/url}
Easy way: click on the quote field below and copy.
Don’t forget go back to where you want to comment and paste into your message.
Then edit to fit your reference.
• The small print people start answers with was entered in the “Post subject:” slot
• to get a blue line (light, bold, or italic) make it look like a link (click Quote below to see how it’s done)
This is not a real link.
I just like blue.
• Replace the {'s with ['s for small letters raised or lowered.
** [sub]{sub}[/sub]** and [sup]{sup}[/sup]
• To find smilies 
start to reply, and on the top of that page are tiny blue links named “Smilies” and “vB code”
• To use bold, italic or underscore, ***see “vB code” ***
[sub]BE SURE TO PREVIEW BEFORE YOU POST. THESE THINGS GET EASILY CONFUSED BY TYPOS.[/SUB]
Here’s a new twist, combining-wise.
Iswote’s sig is
[sup]Welcomed [/sup][sub]by [/sub]Cecil
Okay, let’s see how this looks…
So far, so good. Now let’s try the link with alternative text:
For a great site about mosquitoes, go here
Far-out! Thanks Show_Biz.
To put special characters into a message, use the
Character Map accessory.
(In Windows in the Start/ Programs/ Accessory list.
Apple has a similar tool.)
It displays a grid of all the characters. (Be sure you’re in the same font you see on SDMB, or they won’t show up.)
You click on a character, and it appears in the window. Push Copy and then come back to the post window and Paste (under the Edit pulldown, or ctrl-v).
That’s all there is to it. Nothing to remember, no long hex codes.
Here’s a trick discovered by Arnold Winkelried, which puts a colored box around a smiley.
You don’t need an actual link to get the color:
Click on Quote button to see details.
Well, just so I get this right, I’ll practice posting my site I just got up.
Visit my site!
It seems to change color, blue to red to purple, when you touch it.
This thread has been a huge help, so…
(boost)
This was probably correcting a bug of some kind on oversizing the gif box.
Hover your cursor over the Quote link, and get the post# in the browser status line. (Or some other methods mentioned.)
Then plug it into the links below, which goes to where I found this out (the one pointed to will be positioned at the bottom of the screen)
Arnold’s link (at bottom of screen):
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=575103#post575103
Arnold’s method to get post# (at bottom of screen):
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=576812#post576812
