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BBCode Help

MAIL 3.0 is moving to an excusively BBCode design. This will enable people with little-to-no understanding of HTML to format their articles, weave descriptions, gallery descriptions, and forum posts just as well as if they were HTML code masters, or other type of web junky.

This will also move towards preventing harmful html/xml code from being inserted into the site by a (theoretical) mallicious user.

Listed below, you will find all the BBCode that MAIL 3.0 will support, listed with HTML Comparisons (for those of you who ARE webmasters) as well as examples and a brief explanation.

[Basic Text Formatting] [Aspect Ratio Popups] [Links and Linking around the site.] [Image Embedding] [Inline Tables]
Basic Text Formatting
BBCode Tag HTML Equivalent Example Output Explanation
[b] and [/b] <b> and </b> There is [b]Bold Text Here[/b]. There is Bold Text Here. This is a simple formatting tag, use it to create bold text.
[i] and [/i] <i> and </i> There is [i]Italic Text Here[/i]. There is Italic Text Here. This is a simple formatting tag, use it to create italic text.
[u] and [/u] <u> and </u> There is [u]Underlined Text Here[/u]. There is Underlined Text Here. This is a simple formatting tag, use it to create underlined text.
Enter/Return Key <br> This is line one.
This is line two.		 This is line one.
This is line two.		 You no longer need to insert a <br> tag to create new lines in gallery or weave descriptions. Simply pressing enter will do the job!
[1] and [/1] through [6] and [/6] <h1> and </h1> through <h6> and </h6> [1]Heading Size 1[/1]
[2]Heading Size 2[/2]
[3]Heading Size 3[/3]
[4]Heading Size 4[/4]
[5]Heading Size 5[/5]
[6]Heading Size 6[/6]

Heading Size 1

Heading Size 2

Heading Size 3

Heading Size 4

Heading Size 5
Heading Size 6
 This is different from the older Article BBCode

These should be used (mainly in articles) to create headings and sub-headings in your text.
[size=xx] and [/size] <span style="font-size:xx%"> and </font> [size=75]75% Sized Text[/size]
[size=150]150% Sized Text[/size]		 75% Sized Text
150% Sized Text		 This is different that the current Forum size formatting, but in line with phpBB3 (Which we are upgrading to) BBCode

This is used within your text to alter the size of your text for emphasis. Please use the [1] through [6] tags for Headings within Articles.
[color=xxx] and [/color] <font color="xxx"> and </font> There is [color=red]Red Text Here[/color]. There is Red Text Here. This is a simple formatting tag, use it to create colored text.
[list] and [/list]
[*]		 <ul> and </ul>
<li>		 [list]
[*]Item 1
[*]Item 2
[/list]
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
 This is an easy way to create bulleted lists.
[center] and [/center] <center> and </center> [center]Center Text[/center]
Center Text
 This is a simple way to center an image or text in an article, or to center text in a weave or gallery description.
[--] <hr> Line 1
[--]
Line 2 		Line 1
Line 2 		This is a clean way to seperate text.
Aspect Ratio Popups
BBCode Tag HTML Equivalent Example Output Explanation
[ar=] Not Applicable [ar=4] AR of 4 Use this tag whenever you want to mention AR's, and allow the user to view what you're talking about in a popup of their favourite measurement system.
Links and Linking around the site.
BBCode Tag HTML Equivalent Example Output Explanation
[url=] and [/url] <a href=> and </a> There is [url=http://www.mailleartisans.org]A Link Here[/url]. There is A Link Here. Use this tag to create OFFSITE Links within Articles. Please note that offsite links within Weave or Gallery descriptions are not allowed. See below.
[email] and [/email] <a href=mailto:"xx@x.x"> and </a> Email me at: [email]xxx@xxx.xxx[/email]. Email me at: xxx@xxx.xxx. Use this tag to create a direct Email link in an Article, etc.
[weave=] Not Applicable Link to [weave=European 4 in 1]. Link to European 4 in 1. Use this tag to create Weave Links within Articles, Weave Description or Gallery Descriptions.
[article=] Not Applicable Link to [article=Creating a Coif]. Link to Creating a Coif. Use this tag to create Article Links within Articles, Weave Description or Gallery Descriptions.
Image Embedding
BBCode Tag HTML Equivalent Example Output Explanation
[img] and [/img] <img src=> [img]http://www.mailleartisans.org/images/folder.gif[/img] Use this tag to embed OFFSITE images within Forum Posts. Please note that embedding images within Weave or Gallery Descriptions is not allowed, and for Articles please upload your images and use the tag below.
[pic=filename.jpg] Use this tag to embed your uploaded images within Articles.
Inline Tables (Please use in Articles Only)
BBCode Tag HTML Equivalent Example Output Explanation
[table] and [/table] <table> and </table> [table]
[row]
[cell]Cell 1[/cell]
[cell]Cell 2[/cell]
[/row]
[/table]
Cell 1Cell 2
 A straight swap replacement of TABLE Code
[row] and [/row] <tr> and </tr> [table]
[row]
[cell]Cell 1[/cell]
[cell]Cell 2[/cell]
[/row]
[/table]
Cell 1Cell 2
 A straight swap replacement of TABLE TR Code
[cell] and [/cell] <td> and </td> [table]
[row]
[cell]Cell 1[/cell]
[cell]Cell 2[/cell]
[/row]
[/table]
Cell 1Cell 2
 A straight swap replacement of TABLE TD Code
[widecell=x] and [/widecell] <td colspan="x"> and </td> [table]
[row]
[widecell=2]Wide Cell[/widecell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell]Cell 1[/cell]
[cell]Cell 2[/cell]
[/row]
[/table]
Wide Cell
Cell 1Cell 2
 A straight swap replacement of TABLE TD Code allowing for multiple column spanning cells.