HTML/BBcode and colours

I write the post, incorporate all the lovely colours in, preview it, all fine, then post. To my horror, the HTML/BBcode commands come up! I try everything, but I can't change it. Pretty in the preview, horrible in the post. What am I doing wrong? This is what my colouring code looks like (please don't laugh if wrong)

{color=#cccccc}Very annoying, you see . . .{/color}

-----just swap {/} for [/] because I forget how to deactivate the code.



[edit on 1/2/2006 by watch_the_rocks]

A few things to keep in mind.

Do not mix bbcode and html code within the same post, it won´t work. And html code will not work for all browsers. So avoid html code if possible.

When using certain bbcode, it may show fine but not when you submit if: you have "special characters" between the tags. I.e. apostrophe. Remove the apostrophe and it might solve your problem.


Blah blah blah - this is bbcode for green color

Thankyou. It was special characters.

Testing the "marquee" html code...


The below text will scroll if you are using Internet Explorer as your browser. With other browsers than IE, I don´t know if it will work...


marquee-tag-attempt>scrolling text

marquee-tag-attempt behavior="alternate">Ahh, like this! (With slight variation)

Excellent. It works here

But if I quoted your post now, it wouldn´t work. Then it would be a mix of bb-code and html-code within the same post (the quote-tags) ...

Ohh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

Now read this:

marquee-tag-attempt bgcolor="#cceecc" width="20%">Now I'll be ablemarquee-tag-attempt bgcolor="#cccccc" width="20%" direction="right">to post proper messagesmarquee-tag-attempt bgcolor="#cccceec" width="20%">without making a complete andmarquee-tag-attempt bgcolor="#cccccc" width="20%" direction="right">utter fool of myself

edit: cripes. Never doing that again.

[edit on 1/2/2006 by watch_the_rocks]

It works in Netscape 7.2 also.

Is there a list of BB codes somewhere that I could print out to have as a reference?

Dun - dun - DUHHHH!

Zedd to the rescue! (again).

It just so happens that amongst the wonders and jewels of Zedd's Handbook of ATS Links is a section What is BB Code? which should have all you need to know for ATS posting.
Also you can take a peek here: Can you please explain the BB code to me? .

Jak

Zedd, did I just hear Mighty Mouse sing "Here I come to save the day..."?

Thanks...

Hmmm, if this works....

looks like it doesn't










[edit on 7-2-2006 by Burgess]

That's a really good link

I'll have to remember some of these. Thanks Zedd!

[edit on 2/7/2006 by Zaphod58]

Well, my fisr attempt at marquee, was shall we say scary.

I had most of the screen moving right-to-left when I previewed the post, using Forefox
I'll stick with the good ole ATS standbys


[edit on 7-2-2006 by DontTreadOnMe]