Compose tips

• Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <u> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <pre>

  This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

  For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

  Tag Description	You Type	You Get
  Anchors are used to make links to other pages.	<a href="http://chelmsfordmc.co.uk">Chelmsford Motor Club</a>	Chelmsford Motor Club
  Emphasized	<em>Emphasized</em>	Emphasized
  Strong	<strong>Strong</strong>	Strong
  Cited	<cite>Cited</cite>	Cited
  Coded text used to show programming source code	<code>Coded</code>	Coded
  Underlined	<u>Underlined</u>	Underlined
  Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>	First item Second item
  Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>	First item Second item
  Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.	<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>	First term First definition Second term Second definition
  No help provided for tag img.
  Preformatted	<pre>Preformatted</pre>	Preformatted

  Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

  If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

  Character Description	You Type	You Get
  Ampersand	&	&
  Greater than	>	>
  Less than	&lt;	<
  Quotation mark	&quot;	"

• Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
• Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
• If you include a textual smiley in your post (see chart below), it will be replaced by a graphical smiley.
  
  Smileys

  Smiley	Acronyms
  	:) :-) :smile:
  	|( \\( :angry:
  	:arrow:
  	:( :-( :sad:
  	:beer:
  	:bigsmile:
  	$) $-) :cash:
  	8) 8-) :cool:
  	J) J-) :crazy:
  	:crown:
  	S) S) :drunk:
  	>) >-) :evil:
  	:| :-| :stare:
  	:glasses:
  	0:) 0) 0:-) :innocent:
  	:D :-D :lol:
  	:love:
  	:mail:
  	:exmark:
  	:X :-X :oups:
  	:party:
  	:~ :-~ :puzzled:
  	:quest:
  	:(( :-(( :cry:
  	:O :-O :shock:
  	:8) :8-) :shy:
  	:Sp :-S) :sick:
  	:star:
  	:tired:
  	:p :-p :tongue:
  	;) ;-) :wink:

• Gallery2 Filter:

  You can link to items in your embedded Gallery2 using a special code. This code will be replaced by a thumbnail image that is linked to the actual item in your Gallery.

  Syntax: [G2: item_id n= number type= type size= number class= name frame= name album_frame= name item_frame= name ]

  • item_id (required): This is the item ID from Gallery2. If you look at the URL of the item, this is the last number. Note that if the item_id is a single photo, n must be 1.
  • n (suggested): This is the number of photos you want the block to show. It will override whatever is set in the defaults (initially 1). Note: this will change past instances where you did not set n -- the reason for its suggested use.
  • type: The default type of gallery block. Any of the following may be used: randomImage, recentImage, viewedImage, randomAlbum, recentAlbum, viewedAlbum, dailyImage, weeklyImage, monthlyImage, dailyAlbum, weeklyAlbum, monthlyAlbum, specificItem. Note that for n=1, selectedItem is automatically chosen regardless of this parameter.
  • class: The block that Gallery2 returns is wrapped in a DIV so additional styling can be done. The classes for this DIV are located in g2_filter.css. Included with the module are "left", "right", and "nowrap". These position the image block to the left or right or on a line all its own with the text not wrapping. You can also add your own class(es) to the CSS file and they will automatically be available.
  • size: The length of the longest side for the thumbnail. The other side is determined automatically to keep the same aspect ratio. This option (for Gallery2.2 and above) will use the gallery image that is closest in size, and so may end up using a smaller image and expanding it (lower quality). If so, use "exactsize". For Gallery2.1, if you want your size to be bigger thanthe thumbnail size for that image as defined in your Gallery2, you must select "Full Size" inthe gallery settings page (but note that the full image will be returned and then resized by the browser, so it may take a while to download).
  • exactsize: The length of the longest side for the thumbnail. The other side is determined automatically to keep the same aspect ratio. This option always ensures that the image is scaled from a larger image and so image quality is maintained. This only works for Gallery2.2 and above.
  • frame/album_frame/item_frame: You can use just "frame" to assign a frame to the thumbnail regardless of whether it\'s for an album or a single item. Using aframe will only affect albums and iframe will only affect single items. Frames included with the default Gallery 2 install are: bamboo, book, brand , dots, flicking, gold, gold2, polaroid, polaroids, shadow, shells, slide, solid, notebook, wood.
• If you include a word in your post that's filtered (usually foul language), it will be replaced by the filtered version of the word.
  

• Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example:

  [quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]

  is displayed as:
  Quote:

  This is a simple quote.

  Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author.

  [quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]

  is displayed as:
  Mr. Drupal wrote:

  This is a quote with an attribution line.

  Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag.

  [quote]I think she says it best...
  [quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
  but you can't argue with
  [quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
  Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
  And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]

  is displayed as:
  Quote:

  I think she says it best...

  Ms. Quotation wrote:

  This is a quote nested within another quote.

  but you can't argue with

  Ms. Reply wrote:

  The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.

  And I have nothing more to say.