compose tips

Input formats:

• Filtered HTML:

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <img> <div> <iframe>

    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://www.itinerantwitness.com">ItinerantWitness.com</a>	ItinerantWitness.com
    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
    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
    By default paragraph tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones.	<p>Paragraph one.</p> <p>Paragraph two.</p>	Paragraph one. Paragraph two.
    No help provided for tag img.
    No help provided for tag div.
    No help provided for tag iframe.

    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.
  • G2 Filter:

    You can link to items in your embedded Gallery 2 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 G2. 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 G2 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.
    • 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.
    • Use the special tag [adsense:format:group:channel] or [adsense:flexiblock:location] to display Google AdSense Ads.
    • Web and e-mail addresses are automatically converted into links.
  • Plain text:
    • Web and e-mail addresses are automatically converted into links.
    • 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.
  • Textile:

    • Textile Help

      Block modifier syntax:

      CSS attributes can be applied to blocks (paragraphes, headers, etc.). CSS classes are specifed with "(class)"; CSS IDs are specified with "(#id)"; both can be specified with "(class#id)". An arbtirary CSS style can be applied by using "{style}". Finally, language attributes are applied using "[language]".

      Additionally, alignment and indentation shorthands are provided. To left-align, right-align, center, and justify text, use "<", ">", "=", and "<>", respectively. "(" left-indents a block 1em for each occurrence, and ")" right-indents similarly.

      Tables have additional options. "^", "-", and "~" specify top, middle, and bottom vertical alignment. The "_" attribute on a cell indicates that it is a table header.

      The examples below illustrate these attributes.

      textile input	output
      Headings hx. (where x is 1 - 6)
      h1. Heading	Heading
      h2(class). Heading with class	Heading with class
      Paragraphs
      p=. Centered text	Centered text
      p())(#id). Indented text with ID	Indented text with ID
      Block quotes
      bq(class#id). Quote with class and ID	Quote with class and ID
      bq[en]. English quote	English quote
      Ordered lists
      {color: blue}# Attributes specified # before the first item # affect the whole list	Attributes specified before the first item affect the whole list
      Unordered lists
      * Lists can have ## subitems or ## sublists * too	Lists can have subitems or sublists too
      Footnotes fnx. (where x is 1 - 100)
      fn17. Footnote	17 Footnote
      Tables
      |_. A|_. B|_. C| (dark). |very|simple|table| |<. left|=. center|>. right| |^{height:3em}. top|-. middle|~. bottom|	A B C very simple table left center right top middle bottom

      Phrase modifier syntax:

      The class, ID, style, and language attributes described above also apply to the span phrase modifier as shown below.

      textile input	output
      _emphasis_	emphasis
      __italic__	italic
      *strong*	strong
      **bold**	bold
      ??citation??	citation
      -delete text-	deleted text
      +inserted text+	inserted text
      ^superscript^	superscript
      ~subscript~	subscript
      @code@	code
      %(class)span%	span
      %{color:red;}span%	span
      ==no textile==	no textile
      "link text":url	link text
      "link text(title)":url	link text
      !imageurl!
      !imageurl(alt text)!
      !imageurl!:url
      ABC(Always Be Closing)	ABC
      Footnote reference[17]	Footnote reference17