HTML & DHTML

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HTML

Description


HTML or Hypertext Markup Language, is the skeletal form of every webpage. It is what tells your computer what to load and what a website looks like. It is comprised of many things called tags and several descriptive texts further explaining the tag.

Tags


Tags are used for different aspects of a website, such as images, forms, and more importantly, text itself. There are many tags for use, however the tags you can use in your website can differ according to the version of HTML your browser uses. Some tags have been deprceiated, or discontinued. When using HTML, be sure to keep your tags up to date.

HTML's use in Charas


HTML is commonly used in signatures and titles (to get around the avatar limitations). Charas has it's own code for images, however more people are more familiar with HTML.

Inserting an image with HTML

To insert an image with HTML, you must first upload it onto a host (see external links). When that is accomplished, copy the image's URL including the .PNG, .GIF, .BMP (not allowed!), etc.

After you have the URL to the image, find where you want to place the image and type in <img src="URL" />, replacing the letters URL with the URL of the picture.

In cases of posts or threads with more than one image needed, such as a game thread with screenshots, the tags can be used more than once.

DHTML

What is it?

DHTML is a term used to refer to web pages that use client-side scripting techniques. Web programming languages, such as PHP or compiled CGI, process their code before the page is delivered to the user - once the page reaches the user there is no more scripting going on. With DHTML, however, script actions can continue to take place and are processed by the client instead of the server. Expanding and collapsing Javascript menus are one example of DHTML.

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