you can use the <ins> </ins> for that.
per default, it is blue

Topanga wrote:

you can use the <ins> </ins> for that.
per default, it is blue

How to make it RED?

<I have to say this mode on>
isn't it enough that we give the solution on a silver plate, do we realy have to cut it in pieces ?
<I have to say this mode off>

put this in your css file :
ins {
color: #ff0000;
text-decoration: none;
}

Topanga wrote:

<I have to say this mode on>
isn't it enough that we give the solution on a silver plate, do we realy have to cut it in pieces ?
<I have to say this mode off>

put this in your css file :
ins {
color: #ff0000;
text-decoration: none;
}

Ok -- but what I asked is not what you answered. :D
I know how to edit the CSS file but what I asked is how to do it on a ONE-time basis. In otherwords, I do not want to change the default of the ins tag.

Is that possible?

I am ansering your question.
In your post you do this
"Ask me - <ins>How do I feel</ins>?
Ask me now that we are cosy and clinging?
Well sir, all I can say is if I were a bell I'd be ringing.
From the moment we kissed tonight,
That’s that way I've just got to behave.
Boy, if I was a lamp I'd light,
Or if I was a banner I'd wave."
and fot that one post the wordt betwee the tag INS will be red...

Topanga wrote:

I am ansering your question.
In your post you do this
"Ask me - <ins>How do I feel</ins>?
Ask me now that we are cosy and clinging?
Well sir, all I can say is if I were a bell I'd be ringing.
From the moment we kissed tonight,
That’s that way I've just got to behave.
Boy, if I was a lamp I'd light,
Or if I was a banner I'd wave."
and fot that one post the wordt betwee the tag INS will be red...

Maybe we should dispense with the sarcasm...

You did not answer my question. Your answer results in the INS tag ALWAYS being whatever color I specify in the CSS file. What I want to be able to do is, AT WILL, change the color of specific text without having to always EDIT the CSS File. Your answer forces me to always change the CSS file each time I want to do that, which, in my opinion, is silly.

I do appreciate your time but I think either you are misunderstanding me or I am not understanding your answer.... :roll:

Why don't you just set a variety of css tags for your text colours and use them as required?

John wrote:

Why don't you just set a variety of css tags for your text colours and use them as required?

I tried that..and everytime I do that it tells me that it is an illegal tag. I edit the post and use, for instance, in my skin CSS file:

f1 {color: #FF0000}

Then in the Write post tab I try this:

<f1>this is a test</f1>

and then it tells me it is an illegal tag. Obviously I am doing something wrong. Here is the error:

Cannot update, please correct these errors:

* Illegal tag: f1

Try to use span...

eg CSS

span.red{color: #ff0000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

Post

<p>this is a test <span class="red">of the color red</span></p>

John wrote:

Try to use span...

eg CSS

span.red{color: #ff0000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

Post

<p>this is a test <span class="red">of the color red</span></p>

Thankyou!

This is what I was after! Wonderful. :D

Now...another question:

Is there a EASY way to put a toolbar button that will point to all these colors I have inserted into my CSS file?

W. Hill

Tick bb code when you post and then just use :-

[ color=red]red text[/color]

¥

¥åßßå wrote:

Tick bb code when you post and then just use :-

[ color=red]red text[/color]

¥

LOL :D

Now WHY didn't someone simply say that before! :)

Thanks!

re4med wrote:

I do appreciate your time but I think either you are misunderstanding me or I am not understanding your answer.... :roll:

I'm still convinced that that is the only thing that went wrong...

Put this in your CSS file:

.red{color:#f00}
.orange{color:#f90}
.yellow{color:#ff0}
.green{color:#0f0}
.blue{color:#00f}
.purple{color:#90f}

Then, in your post, do this:

<span class="red">red text</span>

Of course, that's really a non-semantic approach. It'd be better to do it something like this, so that your code has meaning:

/* CSS: */
.warning{color:#f00}

<!-- xhtml -->
<span class="warning">I'm warning you!</span>