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

Jambo Bwana Manda.(used to be my second tongue).Thank you for you the much needed help.Some of the thoughts I wish to share re.Planet Earth/Univerese/Good(God) are in a Jpeg (98.7Kb).Is there any way this can be done?.Know nothing about setting Websites.Did not want a P.C until son gave me this Laptop a year ago.Have other pieces of so called prose which I may add once the question of Jpegs is resolved.
Thank you greatly,
Epsilon Crucis

Hi Epsilon Crucis
Nice to hear from you

sorry, I am not to sure what "Jpegs" are, but if you can give some idea what thay are then I can get the right person to answer the question for you

manda

Thanks Manda,i understand that a Jpeg is an image or picture in JPeg format.The one in question has a size of 98.7 kbytes and is sitting in my P.C. was compiled here and there is no copy right.
Should you not be getting some shut eye. Epsilon Crucis

Hi Epsilon Crucis
you must of posted just as I went of to get some

Unfortunately they do not allow Pictures from outside H2G2 to be put on here
the only pictures you can put on your page are from this site,
there are some at the >> <./>GuideML-PictureLibrary</.> if you want to have a look

are you allready for xmas yet, I think this is the first year that I wont have to do some shopping on xmas eve

manda

Manda ,I am ready for Christmas,hoping it will be a quiet one ,do not
know about the New Year.Thanks for all your help.Managed to get a picture of a rose at the top of my page,but it joinEd all the text togethEr.Gave up and reverted to Alabaster.
Have added some more so called prose.
All the best to you and yours. Epsilon Crucis

hi Epsilon Crucis

the only problem you had was when you change to GuideML, then every thing will go on one line, the way to stop this is to put where you what it to start on a new line.
I hope you do change to the GuideML,it might be a little bit confusing at first, but it will be worth it in the end,
and I will always be here to help and advise you ( that is what I am good at )

manda

Jambo bwana Manda,with your good help, think I am getting some where.
Have a look ,tell me what you think,but only if you have time.Sure there are others more needy than me.There is another piece of prose writen some weeks ago that may be added latter , entitled 'Metamophosis'
Take good care.
E.C

That looks great

I am of to w**k now,so I will speak to you later

and there is no one more needy than the one who ask, who ever it is

manda

Mandy,sorry to bother you again .Notice there is a Guide ID A903025
'Planet Earth' which was created when i first started with h2g2.Can you tell me how to deleted ?.Thanks e.c.

Hi ec
there is no need to delete the entry if you dont have to,
but if you want to, then you just go to the page and edit it like you would your own page,
why dont you keep it for testing thing on ( I have 3 test pages )that way you can see if things work without touching your home page,

manda

<SMILEY TYPE="fish"/> Once again, thank you Manda

Thats OK

that is what I am here for

by the way <SMILEY TYPE="fish"/> only works in GuideML and not on a post to a conversation,
to put a smily in a conversation all you have to do is put the name of the smily
so < fish > ( with out the gaps ) end up as

and if you click on the "PREVIEW" button, then you can see what it will look like before you post it

and dont worry, that is one of the most comern mistakes, so you are not on your own

manda

Your a champion Manda.Just sent in a new entry 'Christ for Christmas'

Just a little bit more information for you. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group. It refers to a group of experts that sat down one day and decided the best format for compressing and storing photographic images, consequently it is the most common format used by digital cameras. It achieves it high compression ration by what is know as a “lossy” compression format. This means that when the image is compressed some information is removed and lost forever. Because of the way the eye works it tends to fill in the gaps and the loss is not noticeable.

The problem with this is that if the image is edited and saved, then edited and saved again, each save with remove a bit more information until eventfully the image will degrade. A bit like doing a copy of a copy with video tape. So if you plan on editing an image, keep a master copy in a non lossy compression format like BMP and only save it to MPEG when you want to send it electronically.

You may also come across MPEG - Motion Picture Expert Group. Does the same for moving pictures as JPEG does for still picture. DVD movies are in MPEG format.

Best wishes

Stuart