The worst that would happen is that it would display with the ampersandtextsemicolon, rather than the entity you wanted. But they can't harm anything because they're self-contained. Unlike an open tag which can affect everything that comes after it.
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffistas Building a Better Board
Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Jon B. - Aug 04, 2004 6:58:17 pm PDT #8063 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
beekaytee - Aug 04, 2004 7:42:21 pm PDT #8064 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Any guesses as to why I can't see the bleeding code? (as in repeated, not British)
I'm tripping along, la, la, la and everyone else is drowning in bold.
I hesitate to ask, but could it be because I use a Mac?
Hil R. - Aug 04, 2004 7:45:06 pm PDT #8065 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Beej, it's because the code only goes through to posts on the same page. If the post after yours is the one on the top of the page, as you're viewing it, then you won't see the bold. If the post with the open tag is somewhere in the middle of a page, everything underneath it will look bold.
beekaytee - Aug 04, 2004 7:52:47 pm PDT #8066 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Ahhhsooo. I think I understand.
Not that I'll be testing it anytime soon. (closethetagorusequickedit,closethetagorusequickedit,closethetagorusequickedit)
Thanks for the clarification.
Jon B. - Aug 04, 2004 7:58:19 pm PDT #8067 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Any guesses as to why I can't see the bleeding code? (as in repeated, not British)
It's browser dependent. Some browsers will automatically close certain tags at the end of a paragraph; others leave open tags open.
beekaytee - Aug 04, 2004 8:12:28 pm PDT #8068 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
IE 5.1
I really need to consistently switch to Mozilla. (that's a good one, right?)
While I'm pretty good with Mac fixes, browser differences mystify me.
evil jimi - Aug 05, 2004 5:15:47 am PDT #8069 of 10000
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Is someone messing with the Phoenix? The formatting in Opera 7.53 is going crazy at the moment.
scratch that, it was at my end.
Sean K - Aug 05, 2004 5:55:39 am PDT #8070 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Quick, jimi fiddled with his browser, let's put everything back the way it was and mess with his head.
§ ita § - Aug 05, 2004 7:46:28 am PDT #8071 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anyone up for going over Gus's map code and downgrading the PHP to 4.1.2? Or for upgrading our PHP?
Gudanov - Aug 16, 2004 6:37:32 pm PDT #8072 of 10000
Coding and Sleeping
I haven't been in the loop for awhile. But have we ever looked at Brinkster as a web-hosting service. They appear to a 17.95 a month plan with 2GB of space, PHP, MySQL (or MS SQL Server), and unlimited bandwidth. Brinkster.com. I might be tempted to get helpful again and add avatars if there was unlimited bandwidth to work with.