Alrighty! Any code I demonstrate will use { and } in place of the inverted V tags.
One problem I've found with live journal cuts is that if you copy and paste from Word, sometimes Word adds 'fancy' quotations, and LJ doesn't recognize them for code.
-Two types of livejournal cuts:
--1) {lj-cut} {/lj-cut} (This will demonstrate as a link that will look like this: ( Read more... ) (http://darsynia.livejournal.com/19032.html))
--2) {lj-cut text="This is an example of text in a lj cut"} {/lj-cut} (This will demonstrate as a link, with the text you provide. Please do note that bold, underline, and italics tags won't work inside a lj-cut. Demonstration: ( This is an example of text in a lj cut ) (http://darsynia.livejournal.com/19032.html))
-The problem you seem to be having is that you didn't end your LJ-cut tag. I do this all the time in comments, and because you can't edit them, I feel like a 'tard, lol. The good thing is, you can edit your stuff, even if your journal or the one you're posting in doesn't have an obvious 'EDIT ME HERE' kind of link.
--Helpful tips on editing, deleting, and tagging entries:
1) You will *always* be able to edit your entries, unless you are trying to edit posts in a community you are no longer a member in. If you can't see the little pencil icon that stands for 'edit entry,' click on 'post comment.' You should now see the little pencil icon up there, along with the heart for memories and the tag for tagging.
2) To delete you entry, you click on 'edit' and at the very bottom under the box that has the text of your post in it, there's four buttons. 'Save entry,' 'Delete entry,' 'Spell check,' and 'Preview.'
3) Tags are really helpful in keeping organization, and some communities require you to use them when posting. To tag your entries in your own journal, just click the tagging tool, and then type in the tags you want to refer to your entry (no limit, afaik), separated by commas, just like the interests in your userinfo. To choose multiple tags from the list of already created ones, there's a button you hold down (there should be instructions for that), which is the 'command' key on Mac computers (I can't remember what it is for PC, sorry). It's usually good to add tags from your list before typing in any additional ones, because sometimes the hand-typed ones poof when you start choosing from a list.
Community managers can choose whether members can create new tags or not. If you can't create new tags, all you'll be able to do is pick from the list. Always check to make sure the tag you want to create (if you're allowed to create any) isn't already in the list before you go to create a new one, because I'm not sure the software recognizes duplicates.
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Re: icon-y appreciation
Date: 2006-06-02 06:46 am (UTC)One problem I've found with live journal cuts is that if you copy and paste from Word, sometimes Word adds 'fancy' quotations, and LJ doesn't recognize them for code.
-Two types of livejournal cuts:
--1) {lj-cut} {/lj-cut}
(This will demonstrate as a link that will look like this: ( Read more... ) (http://darsynia.livejournal.com/19032.html))
--2) {lj-cut text="This is an example of text in a lj cut"} {/lj-cut}
(This will demonstrate as a link, with the text you provide. Please do note that bold, underline, and italics tags won't work inside a lj-cut. Demonstration: ( This is an example of text in a lj cut ) (http://darsynia.livejournal.com/19032.html))
-The problem you seem to be having is that you didn't end your LJ-cut tag. I do this all the time in comments, and because you can't edit them, I feel like a 'tard, lol. The good thing is, you can edit your stuff, even if your journal or the one you're posting in doesn't have an obvious 'EDIT ME HERE' kind of link.
--Helpful tips on editing, deleting, and tagging entries:
1) You will *always* be able to edit your entries, unless you are trying to edit posts in a community you are no longer a member in. If you can't see the little pencil icon that stands for 'edit entry,' click on 'post comment.' You should now see the little pencil icon up there, along with the heart for memories and the tag for tagging.
2) To delete you entry, you click on 'edit' and at the very bottom under the box that has the text of your post in it, there's four buttons. 'Save entry,' 'Delete entry,' 'Spell check,' and 'Preview.'
3) Tags are really helpful in keeping organization, and some communities require you to use them when posting. To tag your entries in your own journal, just click the tagging tool, and then type in the tags you want to refer to your entry (no limit, afaik), separated by commas, just like the interests in your userinfo. To choose multiple tags from the list of already created ones, there's a button you hold down (there should be instructions for that), which is the 'command' key on Mac computers (I can't remember what it is for PC, sorry). It's usually good to add tags from your list before typing in any additional ones, because sometimes the hand-typed ones poof when you start choosing from a list.
Community managers can choose whether members can create new tags or not. If you can't create new tags, all you'll be able to do is pick from the list. Always check to make sure the tag you want to create (if you're allowed to create any) isn't already in the list before you go to create a new one, because I'm not sure the software recognizes duplicates.