HTML markup language and posting

[pcmenten]

Is there a way to use markup language to create a table in these posts? I've tried a variety of techniques but haven't found a way yet.

Example;

<table><tr><td>one</td><td>two</td></tr><tr><td> 1 </td><td> 2 </td></tr></table>

I've tried changing to square brackets;

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I've tried adding

 and [PHP] tags.

What's odd is that this web site allows other markup tags, such as
[B][[/B]B[B]][/B] [B]bold [/B][B][[/B]/B[B]][/B]

but not the markup for a table.

Paul

 

[sunbby]

The forum has vBcode [BBcode] markups, that's why the Bold markup works. You can see all of the "codes" by using the buttons above the message edit window.

The HTML and PHP tags are only for showing "examples" of code, they do not interpret the html.

Depending on what you're trying to do, could you try the list or bulleted list?


From the FAQ:

Code Buttons and Clickable Smilies
These controls allow you to quickly and easily enter vBcode into your posts and messages. To use them, simply click the appropriate buttons or select items from the lists to enter vBcode.

There are three editor modes available: Basic, Standard and Enhanced mode. When using the Basic editor, there are no vBcode buttons to assist your editing. You must enter any vBcode markup manually in this editor.

When using Standard mode, highlight the text you wish to modify and press the appropriate button. This will place the proper vBcode tags around the selected text. Pressing a button while not having any selected text, will insert vBcode tags at your cursor. You may then enter your text between the tags.

When using the Enhanced mode, pressing a button will modify any highlighted text. This mode is a WYSIWYG mode, What You See Is What You Get, whereas your final post appears the same while being edited. Clicking a button while having no text selected will not have any effect.

To use the clickable smilies, simply click the smiley that you want to insert into your message, or click the Show All Smilies link (if available) to access the full list of smilies.

 

[pcmenten]

Hi Todd,

Thanks for the reply. When I go to Wikipedia entry for BB code, it offers two formats for tables, but neither of them work with this forum.

I've seen similarly unexpected support for markup on the British V8 forum. It has a mix of two different syntaxes for embedded markup and it is not documented. Must still be early days for forum software.

Paul

 

[P. Scofield]

And it you understand all that.........you should have your own web site!

The forum has vBcode [BBcode] markups, that's why the Bold markup works. You can see all of the "codes" by using the buttons above the message edit window.

The HTML and PHP tags are only for showing "examples" of code, they do not interpret the html.

Depending on what you're trying to do, could you try the list or bulleted list?


From the FAQ:

Code Buttons and Clickable Smilies
These controls allow you to quickly and easily enter vBcode into your posts and messages. To use them, simply click the appropriate buttons or select items from the lists to enter vBcode.

There are three editor modes available: Basic, Standard and Enhanced mode. When using the Basic editor, there are no vBcode buttons to assist your editing. You must enter any vBcode markup manually in this editor.

When using Standard mode, highlight the text you wish to modify and press the appropriate button. This will place the proper vBcode tags around the selected text. Pressing a button while not having any selected text, will insert vBcode tags at your cursor. You may then enter your text between the tags.

When using the Enhanced mode, pressing a button will modify any highlighted text. This mode is a WYSIWYG mode, What You See Is What You Get, whereas your final post appears the same while being edited. Clicking a button while having no text selected will not have any effect.

To use the clickable smilies, simply click the smiley that you want to insert into your message, or click the Show All Smilies link (if available) to access the full list of smilies.