Compose tips

input formats:

• 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.angier.co.uk/david">David Angier Blog</a>	David Angier Blog
    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:
  
  • Content in [[double square brackets]] will be linked to existing content with that title, or a page to create that content. Links can contain an optional bar, "|". Content on the left of the bar is the target; to the right, the link shown. Links to pages outside this site are allowed. They must start with one of the following: "http", "https", "ftp", or "mailto", and can exist either by themselves, or on the left of the bar. Examples:
  • [[simple link]] - will go to the content titled "simple link" or a page to create that content.
  • [[this is the target|this is the source]] - will present "this is the source" as a link to "this is the target", or a page to create that content.
  • [[http://www.example.com|this is the source]] - will present "this is the source" as a link to http://www.example.com.
  • [[http://www.example.com]] - will present "http://www.example.com" as a link to http://www.example.com.

• 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