Help talk:Color codes

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Current revision as of 01:53, 24 March 2011

This should probably be moved into either HRWiki: or Help:, probably the latter. It certainly doesn't have anthing directly to do with Homestar Runner... --phlip ^T_C 16:34, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Now it has been. --TheThingé 20:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 3 digit revision

They're all black now... ? - Qermaq - (^T/C)  20:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

That's why I changed it back. --Jay (Gobble) 20:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm curious, what brower are you using? -- Tom 20:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

The evil that is IE. --Jay (Gobble) 20:05, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Opera, latest version. I just looked w/ Firefox, it seems to only work there. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  20:05, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Yup, I'll second the IE problems. No biggie for me though, I always use Firefox. :P ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 20:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Me too. --TheThingé 20:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

I can understand IE not getting it, but Opera? That's as standards-compliand as you're likely to find, generally, and I know I have used 3-digit colors successfully before. I suspect it's actually a problem in the way the colors are being processed by the Wiki itself... - Qermaq - (^T/C)  20:15, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Just to confirm, all six of the above appear as black? (The thing: "Me too" what? That the colors appear as all black, or that you always use Firefox?) -- Tom 20:18, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Wait, I think I has the solution!

The 3 digit is CSS only. You're using the bgcolor HTML attribute. That requires 6 digits. Firefox is being extra lenient in allowing it to work against standards.- Qermaq - (^T/C)  20:22, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Experiment: CSS Red 3-digit HTML Red 3-digit 1 should work all the time in all modern graphic browsers, 2 will work only in FF. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  20:28, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. Again in IE, first one works; second doesn't. --Jay (Gobble) 22:08, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Understood. How's this then?

Taken straight from Wikipedia:Web colors#Web-safe colors. Note the underlined "really safe" colors. -- Tom 01:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Wow great reading. Thanks for the link Tom. I R F 22:46, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

So how do I put these into a sig? I'm helping a friend. Count X ^Talk _Email 07:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Check out Help:Signature — does that help? Trey56 07:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How to fade colours

Does anyone know how to fade colours?

It's simple, you just have to

[edit] How to fade colours

Does anyone know how to fade colours?--Hremails 09:57, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

It's simple, you ju

[edit] How to fade colours

Does anyone know how to fade colours? Hremails 09:57, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

It's simple, you just have to be a little more patient when writing on talk pages. Oh, and make each successive letter a lighter color. --Jay

[edit] Help!

I am trying to change the colour of the background on one of my userboxes, but every time i try to update it goes back to the colour it was before. I think I might be doing it wrong so can someone please explain?--safariventureman 20:22, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

You're actually changing the color of the text that is nonexistent b/c of Crack Stuntman's image in its place. You need to be changing the number beside "codebkgd" instead of "codecolor". Take a look at these six user boxes:

This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

lorem ipsum This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

lorem ipsum This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

lorem ipsum This user's favorite pseudocharacter is Onion Bubs.

What you're doing is invisible unless there is text in the code, as is the case in the fourth and fifth userboxes here. i made the same distinction between the first and second userboxes as i did between the fourth and fifth. it is the mistake you're making. the sixth one is just to show that codebkgd changes aren't invisible. what you're trying to do is the difference between the first and third, and changing the wrong number. The Knights Who Say Ni 21:38, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!--safariventureman 01:53, 24 March 2011 (UTC)