RE: (ET) Electric Tractor Resource Webpage

["Markus Lorch" <mlorch vt edu>]

> I think this is great but are we expected to know html 
> tagging in order to edit/add content??  Or is there something 
> wrong with my browser??

Dave,

no need to know html. The system is smart enough to do some simple
conversions.
You can use html if you want to but you certainly don't need to, plain text
is
sufficient. Mostly you can cut and paste directly from your text email
message that
you will probably send to the list. Here are a few things to know about how
it will
be formatted that may come in handy:

# Line breaks are preserved
# Headings: Lines that start with '!' will become headings ('!!' and '!!!'
will generate larger headings)
# Lists: Lines that start with '-' will become bulleted lists and lines 
that
start with '#' will become a numbered list. (These may be nested, e.g.,
'#-'.)
# Tables: Lines that start with '|' will be turned into table rows, with 
'|'
separating table cells. (e.g., '| first cell | second cell | ')
# Breaks: A '_' at the start of a line will be turned into a horizontal 
rule
(a solid line stretching across the page).
# Pre-formatted text: Lines that start with '=' will be treated as
pre-formatted. They will use equal-sized characters, like a typewriter.
# HTML tags: You can use any html tags that you want to. Some useful ones
are discussed
below the editor window when you choose to edit the page.
# Links: Text surrounded by '*'s will be turned into hyperlinks. The text
between the *'s can either be a URL, or the name of an object in the page's
site:

    * *My Other Page* would create a link to another page in the site named
"My Other Page". If this page does not exist, a button will appear on the
page (after you save it) that will let you create the new page.
    * *http://java.cs.vt.edu/* would create a link that looks like
http://java.cs.vt.edu/.
    * The text in the link can be changed by including a '>' sign between
the *'s. For example, *My Link>http://java.cs.vt.edu* would create a link
like My Link. 

Markus