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So Called HTML
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The blog/comment form says you can insert html, but I've had no success with it. What's the deal with that? I tried to search for past cafe posts about it, but nothing came back.
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Comments (15)
I have tried to include an avatar but the site will not accept my jpg.
April 21, 2008 1:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
It wouldn't accept my avatar in tiff or png format, but finally did in jpg. Is your avatar smaller than the maximum width?
April 21, 2008 1:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've had the same problem with the avatar. I resaved the photo, tried again, and it worked. Don't know why, but it's worth a shot.
April 21, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're supposed to use the format buttons when constructing a blog and direct HTML when constructing a comment to a blog.
April 21, 2008 1:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why does the blog form say "you may insert html" then if you're supposed to only use the buttons?
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April 21, 2008 1:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
huh, the bold tag worked but I tried an img tag after it and that failed.
April 21, 2008 1:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just like with Slashdot (since you mentioned it), many HTML commands don't work. Most (if not all) of the special characters work (e.g., ), but many of the tags do not work. I'm pretty sure that sup and sub don't work, and img definitely doesn't.
sup test: E=mc2
sub test: H2O
Additionally, I think it's safe to say you can write off font, span, h1-h5, etc. Basically, you got <b>, <i> or <em>, and <blockquote>. No <strike> or <s> for you!
April 21, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I once saw embedded video in a Reader Blog. No kidding, it was Olberman's Ferraro rant, embedded from MSNBC plain as day.
I lifted the source html and tried it myself. No dice.
I want to know how that dude pulled it off.
April 21, 2008 2:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
You got me. Maybe he has connections at TPM? I've seen multiple people attempt the iframe/embed. I've never seen in succeed.
April 21, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
But Ben, you successfully used a superscript just the other day. Don't know how you did it, but it apparently can be done.
April 21, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
What the blog form means when it says "you can insert html code" is "you can only insert html code by pressing one of these format buttons."
Josh needs to get his money back.
April 21, 2008 1:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
slashdot.org is a well designed site and its code has always been open source. Josh should lift code from them to fix all of the poorly designed/functioning parts of this site.
April 21, 2008 1:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
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They work in the comments, but not in the original blog. Weird.
April 21, 2008 1:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Current software still sucks in most ways, compared to before.
My "Latest Comments" show October, 2005.
April 21, 2008 2:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
You got me beat, then. Mine are comparatively up-to-date at February, 2007.
April 21, 2008 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
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