Compose tips

• Filtered HTML:
  
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

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

    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.tcdailyplanet.net">Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis - St. Paul</a>	Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis - St. Paul
    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

    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.
• Textile:
  

  • Textile Help

    Block modifier syntax:

    CSS attributes can be applied to blocks (paragraphs, 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

  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.