Help with HTML

For hosting and assisting Trivia events, you will need to know how to use HTML. The good news is twofold - firstly, you don't need to know a lot of it, and secondly, it isn't difficult! And on this page, you will find out about what exactly it is you need to know.
Both the Trivia Host and the Trivia Assistant accounts have HTML access. This is a privilege usually reserved for those officers with Clearance Level 6 and above. The reason why Trivia accounts have HTML access is simple - it enables the host and assistant to change their font and be more noticeable in chat.

What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, which is a bit of a mouthful. It's the programming language used to create web pages, basically. It takes the form of tags, like these which are used to code certain properties into the webpage. HTML can be used, among other things, to modify the colour and size of the font you use in chat, as well as creating links. These are pretty much the only bits of it that we're interested in.

How do I use it?

When you're logged in as the Trivia host or assistant, you automatically have HTML access. You simply write the code into the chat box along with what you want to say - it's quite simple.

Font colour and size

These are the main tags you will need. To change the size of your font, type in This is where your actual post goes.
You can vary the size from 1-7, but 4 or 5 is the standard used during Trivia. You can edit the part between the tags to say - well, whatever you want to say! In practice, typing the above example into your chat box will make your post look like this:
This is where your actual post goes.

To change the colour of your font, you need the color tag. It looks like this: This is, again, where the post goes. Please note that spelling counts - you must use the American spelling of the word, "color", otherwise it won't work. The above example, when typed into your chat box, will give you a post looking like this:
This is, again, where the post goes.

For the purposes of Trivia, you need to combine the two tags. This is very easy to do; all you do is type in Lookit me! I'm a Trivia post! You can copy and paste the code from this page, if you need to, for use during Trivia. It will end up looking like this in chat:
Lookit me! I'm a Trivia post!

You can alter the colour, of course! Many Trivia minions have their specific "signature" colour that they use in every event. For a list of colours you can use, check the links below!

Links

Only the host will need to know how to create a link, in order to link to the Trivia rules at the start of the event. The code for that is as follows:
<a href=http://trivia.outpost10f.com/rules.html target=new>rules</a>
It will generate the following text in chat:
rules

This code can be inserted anywhere between your font tags, as in the following example.
Before we start, please take a look at the <a href=http://trivia.outpost10f.com/rules.html target=new>rules</a>.
Actual in-chat result:
Before we start, please take a look at the rules.

And that's about all you need to know! If you're still not confident about your HTML abilities, try them out! Simply open up Notepad on your computer, paste the codes above into the file, and save it as "trivia.html". When you open trivia.html with your web browser, you will see the results!
And of course, if you have any questions or problems, poke either your DL or TL - we're here to help! Have fun!

Useful links:

Soka's HTML help - written specifically for Trivia.
Lissa Explains It All - written for kids, but explained very well and very easy to understand!
List of HTML colours - w3schools.com.
Another list of HTML colours - oreilly.com.

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