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When composing a new diary how does the author designate fonts?  Strike-throughs, bold, italics, etc.?

Also, what is the significance of "Allowed HTML:"?  Please don't tell me authors must be HTML fluent.

Thank You!

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 11:31:35 AM EST
Those are styles, not fonts.

If you're not HTML fluent you can do *bold* and _italics_ but you must use HTML for <strike>strikethrough</strike> or <u>underline</u>. You can also <deldelete<del><ins>insert<ins> or <em>emphasize<em> content, or make it <strong>strong</strong>.

The auto-format works more reliably when posting comments than diaries, though. And if you include any HTML you should make sure you set the appropriate pull-down menu to "HTML formatted" to avoid layout-wrecking extra whitespace.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 11:42:09 AM EST
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Uhhhhhhhhhhh ... OK.  My Installment 2 on Monday might look kinda funky.  

Thank you for the help.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 11:45:52 AM EST
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I do not believe font choice is available.

Strike-through: <del>deleted</del>
Bold: <strong>strong</strong> also <b>bold</b>
Italics: <em>emphasis</em> also <i>italics</i>

"Allowed HTML" is what is usable HTML in diaries. An author can write a diary without any use of HTML, however, all words will appear as plain text and formatting may be odd.

by Magnifico on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 11:47:17 AM EST
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Not any more, anyway. :)
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 03:55:01 PM EST
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This page I'm typing from is SOOOOOO screwed up.  I hope something good comes of it.  Do we have font control now?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 06:05:01 PM EST
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What's the difference between emphasis and italics?  They look identical.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 06:07:18 PM EST
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keep trying the options, and preview till you get it right.

took me 6 months to suss putting in an image without glitches!

thanks linca

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 05:41:01 PM EST
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