h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hope u don't mind me dropping in. The flemenco dancers are most impressive. Makes my site look rather amateurish, got some work to do on that front. Have you got spanish/latin blood? Incidentally, how did you manage to get the coloured text?

yes, the colored text. i've been trying to find out how that's done, but can't seem to find anything on it. how *do* you do that?

Hola Zaphod, thanks, and feel free to drop in any time!

No Spanish/Latin blood in me as far as I know, but a lot of fire trying to find a way to express itself!

Coloured text? Well, that's only a small part of the effects you can get with GuideML - but first you'll have to click on the button 'Edit page' on your user page, and choose GuideML and click the 'Change style' button.

I don't know if you're familiar with HTML, so forgive me if this explanation is more basic than need be:

Use this bracket in front of the text you want in a specific colour:

then comes the text, and then you have to end with a closing bracket


Replace X with red, blue, gold, silver or any other colour you can think of - some of them will work, and some of them won't.

This is a very good place to learn more about GuideML:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A187229

Sorry, MG, didn't see you while I was searching for the link - welcome!

Just let me know if you have any other questions!

Oh - and one of my friends has more effects on her page than I have - and she's one of the Archangels - here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U135628

Taa for helpful tips. I'll get to work adding a splash of colour to my site and let you know how I get on. Sorry about double book- keeping before . Silly me.

It's alright, Zaphod, it just gets a bit confusing with 2 conversations with same subjects!

I'll be keeping an eye on your progress with font colours and pictures

IT WORKED!! *dances around for joy*


--spreading the joy of Classic Goo to everyone who looks at my page.(check it out! you can't read it at all in Alabaster.)

MG, how on earth did you manage to use 'a lighter shade of lilac' on the 'Referenced Sites' text?

i used this code at the beginning of it, after and :

<!-- A:link {color: #FFE1FF;
text-decoration:none}
A:hover { color: #F0FFF0; font-weight: bolder }
A:visited {color: #F0FFF0; text-decoration:none}
A:active { color: #F0FFF0; text-decoration:none}-->

i used a separate to make the little thing at the beginning telling people they must veiw in Goo a different color.

you can find a list of the font colors and codes at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A529715 .

the "A:link {color: #AAAAAA}" bit controls the link colors.

i got all this from Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U110891)

He, I've obviously got some experimenting to do - thanks!