Background Colours

[Kerplunk]

I think people are going to start impersonating the Editor of the site if background colours are allowed, as I have seen in some posts on here recently.

[pie+mash]

I tried that last week Kerplunk, but alas my techie know how is more like know little!! Attempted various ways of cutting/pasting etc etc, but all I got was a garish red screen as a backdrop, and subsequently had to System Restore it to the previous day in order to "resume programs to normal" !! lol

Would love for someone to tell me how to do it properly though...hint, hint.

Don't want to go OTT like your post (which you've done to prove a point) but just now and again to jazz up something, like a (taboo) birthday greeting!

[ummmm]

Me to pie.....why won't they give us a step by step guide

[45703]

The ED has a nice pink box if you look at this pale imitation then no confusion. I think when the ED switched on the question author option this opened up the opportunity for others to use colours but not in the same way as the old colour option.

[pie+mash]

OK OK keep it to yourselves then.....

See if I care


sob, sob, sob :'( :'( :'(

oh and :'(

[B00]

Howzit done?

[gen2]

B00, It has to be done with style otherwise it doesn't work and as I said in another post, what is source for the goose is source for the gander.

[B00]

But I have got style- oodles of it!!!

Oh ok, I haven't......can't you tell me anyway? Oh go arrrrrrrrrn, it's nearly Xmas.



grins winsomely

[netibiza]

I'm full of style also, please send me the magic words smiles even more winsomely than BOO

[Kerplunk]

I think the least number of people that know the better. This site could end up looking like a kids colouring book !!

[B00]

:-(

Well I think that's wrong, us sensible users would never abuse this 'toy'.....well ok, I won't, can't speak for neti

[gen2]

This is how you do it:

Go to view/source.

Search for the text which you see as highlighted
you need to copy the whole of the anchor tag that starts with a less-than sign followed by an a, and it ends with a pair of less-than/greater-than signs with a /a between them.

Delete the target = _blank (or _self), AB will add it automatically. Change the question number to match the question number in the url. Change the text to your own. Change the colours to alternative recognised colours.

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[45703]

the key is in the LOCK.

[B00]

Now see I got as far as following the 1st line.....then I got lost :-(

[pie+mash]

Excuse me for being invisible...

[gen2]

Ctrl-A and all will be revealed.

[pie+mash]

............

[B00]

lol@ >b>P&M, it's ok, i'm just as flumoxed as you. I did read all what gen2 kindly posted but like i said I read the 1st line and understood it, but the rest just baffled me.

[mycats]

lol does no one remember the hassle and grief last time people tried stuff with the "view source" thingy???

[gen2]

Sorry B00, You'll just have to stick with the old black and white then for now. Those of us that understand are hardly likely to use it for more than an odd dabble in the paintbox now and again as it is not straightforward - too fiddly for everyday use.

[pie+mash]

Well, B00 as you can see from my first reply, I had trouble, big trouble when I had a go at the techie bit...however, after having mastered (lol) highlighting ctrl c, ctrl v etc (as advised on that thread t'other day), thought I would have a go at gen2's Ctrl A thingy this time...Managed to copy/paste the entire thread, AB guidelines, topics - all but the kitchen sink!!!! So will give up for now. All I wanted was to be able to use it discretely now and again.....

goes away and sulks