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

I am still very confused though.

I am going to have to change my number to a name. Or find myself a little identifier symbol so you will know that it was me.

sigh

Astrid

No matter what I will always think of you as Researcher 27257 err, 22775, err , 72752 umm 27572 bugg'rit I'll always remember you as Astrid.

You can change your nickname by clicking on 'my home' then 'my details' over there in the TDV chewing gum on the left.


;^)#

Ok..Now that I got the name thing down, maybe brilliant conversation will follow!

sigh

xox

The secret is to click, click, click. You can't break anything - I hope - sorry Yoz, et al, if I'm wrong.

;^)#

What are all these different places? I mean, I have a journal and user pages, and forums, and conversation.

Does each have their own purpose? How do you "submit" an article?

Astrid
Dedicated to the future of.....erm....uhm....
I will get back to you on that..

^ ^
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How is that for a signature picture thing?
sigh...I will work on it.

Ok Bruce, I will give it a try here.

Next, I guess I have to work on the fish thing.

Any hints?

ta da....

for more info on smileys & coloured fishies whip on over to Madmonks house at http://www.h2g2.com/U27618.

User pages are your font(home) page & other pages linked to at the bottom of your home page. User pages can contain html/xml. Forums can't. User pages have a submit to the guide button when you are editing them.

Journal entries are like a diary & are listed on your home page - they can't have html/xml either.

Forums are discussions attached to user pages/guide entries or journal entries of yours or other peoples where you have posted.

;^)# - I think

Don't tell me that there is another markup language to learn... What is xml?

Don't Panic!
Here's a quote from Jim Lynn @ TDV

"OK, here's a hint - our pages are actually in XML, which is a more rigorous
superset of HTML.

To fix your page, you should make sure of these things:

1: Close all tags
2: Any parameters in tags must be surrounded by double quotes.
3: Any tags which are 'empty' - like BR or IMG should have a trailing /
before the closing bracket."

Jim also posted some info about where the html/xml thing is heading in the future here
http://www.h2g2.com/forumframe.cgi?MESSAGES[(*?threadid*12879?forumid*3596)threads[(threadid*12879?forumid*3596?subset*0)#p45206

Hope it helps.
;^)#


PS my preview button tells me that link may result in a strange looking screen - but its the only way I know of getting you staright there without having to wade through a long forum.

Yep I ( & the preview button) were right - it'll bypass the frames - just hit the back button to get bach here with the screen reset normally.

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I think that I have QuickTime as my default for listening to something that you have on your page.
It wont play properly. SSSOOOOOOO

What is the best application to have set as a default whatever to listen your page>!!!!!

And thanks for all that other info!!
Multidunious Scotch will have to flow your way I expect soon. Lucky I have a cousin living in Melbourne. I just caall him up right away and have the stuff sent over.

I just checked. He is in Brisbane.

ciao

All fixed now?

BRUCE!!!!!!!!

Do you know that song from the 80s that went somethng like....

".............
Balck Velvet..and a slow southern style..
Black Velvet and the little boy smile
Black Velvet ...if you please..
......."

Got any midi's or mp3 of it??

Yes I rememebr the song - but I dont have a copy (not even at the back of the collection where everyone hides the embarassing ones that are always described as 'Oh that, that was a present' when discobered by your friends)

you might want to look in the news://alt.binaries.sounds.midi newsgroup
or at http://getit.at/midi_locator

good luck

;^)#

ooops just looked on the newsgroup & voila there's a version of black velvet - will email to you