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Date Posted: 14:45:21 07/25/01 Wed
Author: Kit
Subject: **view source** Ack.
In reply to: Amea 's message, "OOC Oops..." on 14:16:52 07/25/01 Wed

Okay, the thing is this: for every time you type , you must type . To reiterate: you have to close every tag you open. That's the general rule of thumb for just about anything in HTML, actually. But since you changed colors **looks** can't count, but probably over a dozen times, you only cancelled out three of them at the end.

The safest thing to do is to close your font color whenever you switch to a new one. This is what I do. For NPCs or throwaway chars, I leave them in the default board color, which is white. Example:

"So, how much will you work for?

Lorelei appeared to be thinking hard, jade-green eyes narrowed. "I can ask for any sum I want?

[NO FONT COLOR]The bartender was wiping glasses, his back turned to the speakers. He was definitely giving each glass more attention than necessary.[NO FONT COLOR]

Then, when you're proofing, all you have to do is go back and check to make sure there's a closing tag at the end of each character's dialog/section. There are other effective ways of using multiple colors in a post, but I think this way's the safest. If anyone disagrees, I'm sure they can say something. ^^

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Oh, and another thing. -- Kit, 14:48:22 07/25/01 Wed
- Deleted the buggy post, edited it, and reposted it. Left this post for Kit's notes. (NT) -- Harlen, 18:24:06 07/25/01 Wed
  - **blink** Well gee, that was terribly nice of you. I would have done that myself, if I weren't so lazy and hadn't decided that editing and reposting it herself would be a good lesson for Amea. ^_^ But oh well. Thank you anyway. You're a luv. (NT) -- Kit, 02:09:39 07/26/01 Thu
    - ...And I'm a freak. ^_^ Lesson taken. (NT) -- Amea, 15:05:46 07/26/01 Thu