View Full Version : html not working in text area


HardyzGurL87
07-19-2003, 09:12 PM
Could someone view the source on this page http://www27.brinkster.com/revenantx/paboutme.html and tell me why my tags are showing and aren't working in my textarea? thanks

LunarPrincess
07-19-2003, 09:43 PM
maybe it's because you didn't start your HTML like this:


<HTML>
<TITLE>UNTITLED</TITLE>
<BODY>

UR HTML GOES HERE



</BODY>
</HTML>

LunarPrincess
07-19-2003, 09:46 PM
did it help a little bit?

HardyzGurL87
07-19-2003, 09:56 PM
No, but thanks anyway

BugGirl
07-19-2003, 10:02 PM
Because you're writing in a text area. Put it in a table instead.

HardyzGurL87
07-19-2003, 10:11 PM
but.. the text area is IN a table.. ? oh well.. i'll try..

BugGirl
07-19-2003, 10:35 PM
HTML wont work in a text area. Most people use text areas to display HTML codes in the first place. Try this code:

</head>
<body bgcolor="#999999">
<center>
<table border="5" width="500" height="300" background="yourbackground.gif" bordercolor="6d578c" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td background="bg.jpg">
<font size="+1" color="#FFFFFF" face="lucida sans unicode">
<blockquote>
<b>Name</b>: Molly<br><b>Age</b>: 16<br><b>Location</b>: Texas<br><b>Favorite Ninja Turtle</b>: Leonardo<p>
</blockquote>
eh, I'll add more later..
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<font size="-2" color="#FFFFFF" face="lucida sans unicode">
Opened July 20, 2003
</font>
</font>
</body>

(edited to fix some mistakes in your code i missed the first time. Yes, i know i have two </font>s. I had two font tags open.)

HardyzGurL87
07-19-2003, 10:47 PM
Hey, thanks! it worked. :) you're my new hero. yay