Help for Drool Conference Users

Nan, you asked how I came in that I couldn't see the Firth topics. Here's the link I used to come in: http://www.spring.com/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/drool/all/new then I edited off the "new" to make it: http://www.spring.com/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/drool/all and I still can't see it. Oh. I just had a thought. Maybe it popped into the realm of the "forgotten" on its own. That used to happen sometimes.

Yup that was it. And the "remember" key actually worked. Sometimes it sticks.

I'm brand new here and I need help. I'm used to how you post at RoP and I definitely noticed that it's done different here. How do you include part of a previous message from another person in your own message? Can you snip or something?

COPY & PASTE (Alicia)How do you include part of a previous message from another person in your own message? Can you snip or something? Unlike RoP where the previous message is automatically given to you in the response box, here you have to put the message in the box yourself. You should highlight the message to which you want to respond, hit Ctrl+C, put the cursor in the response box and hit Ctrl+V. What I usually do is just copy and paste anything that's been posted since my last response and do all the snipping in the response area. That way you don't have to go back and forth, searching for other people's comments. Since we have no threads like RoP, we try to keep the flow of conversation easy to read by putting a topic in bold capital letters and italicizing the previous poster's comments. It's just very basic html. If you don't know any html, feel free to email me and I'll give you the basics you'll need or you can visit "Ann's basic tag tutorial" at RoP which is very clear and easy to use. Let me know if you have any problems. ;-)

Thank you very much for the help, Nan. You have been most kind. :-)

Too funny Henry! ;-)

Okay here is my problem. Every time I go into topic 59 I start out back at number 1 again. Now how many times can I watch the shade go up and down, well all day if I could but, I really would like to read the newer posts. What am I doing wrong.

(Laura) Okay here is my problem. Every time I go into topic 59 I start out back at number 1 again. Now how many times can I watch the shade go up and down, well all day if I could but, I really would like to read the newer posts. What am I doing wrong. Your bookmark is probably set at ALL which takes you to the main page at drool and gives you a list of all the topics. However, it also shows you ALL the messages when you enter a topic. Very tedious, I know. To see only a list of the topics that have new messages since you last checked in, you can go to the main drool board here: http://www.spring.com/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/drool/all/new If you just want to check topic 59 for new messages you can go here: http://www.spring.com/yapp-binn/restricted/read/drool/59/new If you want to refer back to something you read at an earlier time, just use the redisplay button to back up to the number of the post you want to see. Hope this helps. :-)

Well, I screwed up that second link somehow (not surprising). So here we go again: http://www.spring.com/yapp-bin/resricted/read/drool/59/new

You see what I did, don't you--spelling error. Not once, but twice! UGH! ;-( http://www.spring.com/yapp-bin/restricted/read/drool/59/new

Where is the Nicolas Cage drool conference!!

I don't think there ever was one. You interested, honey? Did you just see that angel movie or something? ;-p

Well, I saw it a coupla weeks ago. Wasn't great, but he was gorgeous!! Needed to download an image to put in a frame for a friend of mine, and said to myself, I'm sure I can get one from the Drool Conference! But noooooo! I had to go someplace else and feel like a traitor! :) I think he's a hot item right now, so maybe his page will get some action. Hard to say, though. Seems if your name isn't Colin around here, you are simply yesterday's news. :)

I think he's a hot item right now, so maybe his page will get some action. Well, few pages get action unless you hunt down people and let them know the boards are there for their use. Hard to say, though. Seems if your name isn't Colin around here, you are simply yesterday's news. :) LOL! Yes, it must be hard for you, honey. All that Colin talk and so little Kevin. See, I knew where to look to find the Colin people, but where would I look for Kevin people? Obviously we welcome all legal drinking age droolers. Any suggestions? Do you know where the Kevin fans congregate?

don't feel bad, my david duchovny topic isn't very popular, but hey, more room for me!

(Wolf) don't feel bad, my david duchovny topic isn't very popular, but hey, more room for me! Hee hee...but it's so much more fun with a few friends to fuel the drool. How about you, Wolf? Do you know where the DD fans can be found? Have you had anyone promising sign your guestbook who may want to join you here?

no, but my dddp site is pretty new. the places where everybody goes to drool over him are at the david duchovny estrogen brigade, and that's not my style (seems so cheap or something). will have to see how to add my site to some of their links! if folks do a search using his name, my site does show up.

if folks do a search using his name, my site does show up. Cool! If anyone shows up there and you need a place to let it go, you know where to come babe ;-) In the meantime, I'll look around and see what I can come up with for droolees other than Colin...

Nan, I am not able to do italics or bold. I have searched here and beyond but to no avail. Why is it different than at RoP? Please help!

For italics use an i an angle brackets followed by a slash i in angle brackets. Standard html code is what's used here. Bodl is a b in angle brackets then type the text then put a slash b in angle brackets. OK?

Nan, I am not able to do italics or bold. I have searched here and beyond but to no avail. Why is it different than at RoP? I see Terry beat me to it :-) Was that helpful?

Thank you Terry and Nan! I hope this works.

It did! Now for another question: Where can I find Stefanie B.'s continuation of Concessions here? I have been meaning to read it, but can no longer find it.

Nan. I have E-mailed you with a problem. I was trying to put in my new E-mail address. I resigned and then re- registered into the drool topic. I have 2 problems. 1. I seem to be registered twice (not a problem for me, except I do not know now which registration has the correct E-mail. and 2. much more urgent - I am having to read through all the Colin topics again and I shall have to stay on line all night to get through them all. What do I do?

(Moon) Now for another question: Where can I find Stefanie B.'s continuation of Concessions here? I have been meaning to read it, but can no longer find it. Any story which was posted by Stef would be a the Fan Fiction topic (#34)... Fan Fic at Spring (Allison) I have E-mailed you with a problem. I didn�t get the email, honey :-( 1. I seem to be registered twice (not a problem for me, except I do not know now which registration has the correct E-mail. You can check the which logon has the correct email by going back to your post and hitting the link to your email addres--the blue one in parenthesis which follows your name. 2. much more urgent - I am having to read through all the Colin topics again and I shall have to stay on line all night to get through them all. What do I do? At the bottom of the main drool page, under the topic listing, click on the link that says �Mark everything as read�. Then you should make sure that your main page is set to �new�. This way you will only see new posts the next time you access the page. Hope this helps.

Sorry, Moon the link above didn't work (I'm a lousy typist ;-p). Let me try that again: Fan Fic at Spring

Thank you Nan! With your added link I was able to get there, but, I am not able to enter from the main menu. Is it because there are no postings at FF Spring of late?

(Moon) Is it because there are no postings at FF Spring of late? Probably, yes.

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Thanks for your help, Nan. I seem to have solved most of my problems, thanks to your help. Now I just hope this new E-mail address works :-)

Nan, today is Marty's birthday!! Are you doing anything special to celebrate? Didja send him a card? (didn't know where else to post this. :)

Just testing

Hello, hello Goodbye

Thanks Nan and Terry!!

Hiya, ladies! Can anyone provide me with a complete list of Rutger Hauer films? Thought this would be the best place to ask...

The prolific Rutger Hauer: New World Disorder (1999) .... Marx Simon Magus (1999) "Merlin" (1998/II) (mini) TV Series .... Lord Vortigern Bone Daddy (1998) .... William H. Palmer ... aka Palmer's Bones (1998) (USA) Tactical Assault (1998) .... Captain John "Doc" Holiday Deathline (1997) .... John Anderson Wade ... aka Armageddon (1997) ... aka Redline (1998) (USA) Hemoglobin (1997) .... Dr. Marlowe ... aka Bleeders (1997) Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Capt. Britanov ... aka P�ril en mer (1998) (TV) (France) "Lexx: The Dark Zone" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Bog ... aka "Lexx: I Worship His Shadow" (1997) (mini) ... aka "Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories" (1997) (mini) (UK) ... aka "Tales From a Parallel Universe: I Worship His Shadow" (1997) (mini) (USA) Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1997) .... Curtiz Call of the Wild, The (1997) (TV) .... Thornton ... aka Jack London's The Call of the Wild (1997) (TV) Eating Pattern (1997) .... Bog Ruby Ring, The (1997) (TV) .... Patrick Collins Blast (1996) .... Leo Crossworlds (1996) .... A.T. Mariette in Ecstasy (1996) .... Chaplain Omega Doom (1996) .... Omega Doom Precious Find (1996) .... Armond Crile Mr. Stitch (1995) (TV) .... Doctor Rue Wakeman Fatherland (1994/I) (TV) .... Xavier March Nostradamus (1994) .... The Mystic Monk ... aka Nostradamus - Prophezeiungen des Schreckens (1994) (Germany) Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) (TV) .... Fred Noonan Beans of Egypt, Maine, The (1994) .... Reuben Bean ... aka Forbidden Choices (1994) Blood of the Innocent (1994) .... Dr. Lem ... aka Beyond Forgiveness (1994) Surviving the Game (1994) .... Burns Voyage (1993) (TV) .... Morgan Norvell ... aka Cruise of Fear (1993) (TV) Blind Side (1993) (TV) .... Shell Arctic Blue (1993) .... Ben Corbett Split Second (1992) .... Stone Beyond Justice (1992) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) .... Lothos Past Midnight (1992) (TV) .... Ben Jordan Deadlock (1991) .... Frank Warren ... aka Wedlock (1991) Blind Fury (1989) .... Nick Parker "Principe del deserto, Il" (1989) (mini) TV Series Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) .... The Brain In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989) .... John Knott ... aka As Long as It's Love (1989) ... aka Clair (1997) (France) ... aka Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love (1989) ... aka On a Moonlit Night (1989) Blood of Heroes, The (1988) .... Sallow ... aka Salute of the Jugger (1988) Leggenda del santo bevitore, La (1988) .... Andreas ... aka Legend of the Holy Drinker, The (1988) Escape from Sobibor (1987) (TV) .... Lt. "Sasha" Pechersky Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) .... Nick Randall Hitcher, The (1986) .... John Ryder Ladyhawke (1985) .... Etienne Navarre Flesh & Blood (1985) .... Martin ... aka Rose and the Sword, The (1985) Breed Apart, A (1984) .... Jim Malden Osterman Weekend, The (1983) .... John Tanner Blade Runner (1982) .... Roy Batty Eureka (1982) .... Claude Maillot von Horn Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Albert Speer Nighthawks (1981) .... Wulfgar ... aka Hawks (1981) Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Etienne de Balsan Spetters (1980) .... Gerrit Witkamp Grijpstra en de Gier (1979) .... De Gier ... aka Fatal Error (1979) ... aka Grijpstra and De Grier (1979) ... aka Outsider in Amsterdam (1979) Vrouw tussen Hond en Wolf, Een (1979) .... Adriaan ... aka Femme entre chien et loup (1979) (France) Begon bij Tiffany, Het (1978) .... Ryder Mysteries (1978) .... Johan Nagel Pastorale 1943 (1978) .... August Schultz Soldaat van Oranje (1977) .... Erik ... aka Soldier of Orange (1977) ... aka Survival Run (1977/I) Max Havelaar (1976) .... Duclari Amulett des Todes, Das (1975) ... aka Cold Blood (1975) Wilby Conspiracy, The (1975) .... Blane Van Niekirk Donneuse, La (1975) ... aka Naked and Lustful (1975) ... aka Tremblements de chair (1975) Jaar van de kreeft, Het (1975) .... Pierre ... aka Cancer Rising (1975) Keetje Tippel (1975) .... Hugo ... aka Cathy Tippel (1975) ... aka Girl Called Katy Tippel, A (1975) ... aka Hot Sweat (1975) ... aka Katie's Passion (1975) Pusteblume (1974) ... aka Dandelions (1974) ... aka Wilde Blonde mit der hei�en Maschine, Der (1974) Turks fruit (1973) .... Eric ... aka Turkish Delight (1973) Repelsteeltje (1973) ... aka Rumplestiltskin (1973) (Europe: English title) "Floris" (1969) TV Series .... Floris Monsieur Hawarden (1968) By the way, all this and more can be found at The IMdB

Thanks! (see, I knew it was a good place to ask...)

William! Good to see you out and about, dear ;-)

And where have you been? (well, except for your own private puddle... hey, can you get me a menu from Union Square Cafe? I bought their cookbook and wanna check their prices...)

Oh, I've been around. School starts again next week, so I'll be in and out until May :-/ I bought their cookbook and wanna check their prices...) Fairly expensive...that's all I know. I'll swipe a menu for you when I get a chance, m'dear ;-)

have you learned anything useful and/or cool yet? and thanks = D

have you learned anything useful and/or cool yet? Honey, I think everything about that program is useful and cool--just love it. The first semester was basically core classes. This upcoming semester starts the really cool stuff ;-)

are you going to show and tell?

Oh, yeah...catch me in a couple of months when I've learned Director ;-)

until then! *keeping fingers crossed*

Testing...

Eliminate the space after the first "<" Then it should appear. ;-)

Testing again...thank you Karen!

Grrr...

SIGH...

Oooh Lovely, Lidya! Is it not magic when it finally goes through correctly and the picture shows up?! Can anyone tell me why, when I post a picture here I do not have to use the " " around the URL but anywhere else on Spring I do?

Hey....I did it....First Try. Next I'll try colors and then links to another website!

HAPPY WEEKEND

You, too!

(and, congratulations!)

First try...blinking and color....am I a genius, or what? NASA ...here I come!! JENNIFER ELHE'S FAN PAGE

Ok...( with sweaty palms) ...I quit ...enough success for one day.. THANKS

guess I can quit watching then...

Congratulations, Evelyn

*lol*

You're getting very good dear! Congrats, Evelyn

Marcia...Karen..... Don't know how to do that. Must be the post graduate course!! :-)

Just like the pictures...find the gif you want (loads of files if you do a search for them - or use greeting card sites like Blue mountain) copy the url, and put it in the command string I sent you. Try it with this url! \ http://www.icq.com/images/index-icons/icon-anim.gif remember to put all the stuff

Lose that stray \ that got misplaced in front of the URL, but just cut and paste the rest to where the dotted line is now.

Try again http://www.icq.com/images/index-icons/icon-anim.gif

Use then use the one I sent on post 67

OK evelyn.... "img src=.........url here" with the pointy brackets around it

Animated gifs are posted no differently from the pictures. When you find them, you just copy the location (url) and plug them into your img src string. It's as easy as:

yup - it is just getting that framework to her and a separate url only to find I mistyped it and on and on. Same frame command.

Thanks ole buddies....I shall practice animation tomorrow. Can't go from kindergarten to post grad in one day!! I do find that Explorer 4 is a bust for image transference....I'm having to use Netscape...which I only normally use for Drool only. Thanks for the gifts URL.....gotta get ready for The Big Day.

Anything we can do to make the day special for ODB we shall do =) Glad you are making so much progress. It is like magic seeing it happen when it unfurls after you hit the submit button and hold your breath, is it not?!

WoW! This practice ground is a good place to visit ;-) CONGRATS, EVELYN!

OK...a new day...now I'll try this one....

One more time:

So cute!!!!

I shall conquer this....one more try....

You're going to have to ask her why that appears. I can't bring it up either. I know which one you are going for.

You are not doing anything wrong.

Funny ...that picture was there last night when I tried it....I tell ya' it's the ghost of Count Almasy.

I want to try this too. Remember: total amateur: (Here goes nothin!)

Hey! It works! Thanks, Karen! 8-D

I'll have you know that I'm using my Boss's Bookmarks for this! How do I transfer records to floppy? (BTW Did you ever follow up that reference I sent? Is it the right one?)

No, KJ, it didn't work. What appeared is a xoom logo, so I assume it was from Meluchie's site and the name that showed was mlsfpost. I don't know if it is because of the frames or what, but this happens a lot at her site. Perhaps she doesn't want linking or downloading??? Wer, do you know what the problem is? KJ, please post the url with the "img src" part, so we can click and go to it. And yes, I did check out the one you sent. It was the one. Thank you, dear. :-) I'm using my Boss's Bookmarks for this! How do I transfer records to floppy? I've never tried to do that. The only method I can think of is slow. Go to each bookmark place and copy the url from window above into a Word document. Maybe there's another way. Yoohoo Tech boys!!

Is this is? and will it work? http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/firth_place/mlsfpost.jpg

Hmmm, it worked for me. Most perplexing.

Yup, that's it! Only it worked the first time for me. (I.E. : Got the image, not the URL.) Also worked the second time when you did it, but it had the U.R.L. link above it. Intentional?

(Gee, I hope it works for 121. My browser shows the images, but maybe it depends on the recipient's browser??) (Mine's Netscape Communicator) (Actually, my BOSS's is Netscape Communicator!)

KJ, I specifically put the url there for you. Just to verify whether that's where you are getting the images. Now all images have disappeared and been replaced by revolving xoom gifs. What I think is happening is Xoom has very restrictive Terms of Service (TOS), which I perused. Anything displayed must have its xoombar (form of frame). When we link to images stored at xoom, we don't use the xoombar and that constitutes a violation. That's what that xoom gif represents - a TOS violation. Also would be another way of preventing what's called "bandwidth theft." Many clipart websites warn you NOT to link to th ir site, but to download the image. I'm going to check with Meluchie since it is her site that you've been using.

Just practising.....

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I did it I did it I did it! :-)) Aaah nothing like first time.....

Here goes....?

Hehe. Cool

The interesting thing is that I bookmanrked these two Ad images. I went back to the mlsfad one and got the ad image. Went off somewhere else. came back to it and got the revolving Xoom thing. Went away and got the image back when I returned again. I also have the strong suspicion that not everybody's browser responds to the IMG SRC code the same. The first time I tried here, you said it didn't work, when the image was quite obviously up on my screen. Then today when I reread 121 one of the images w s there and one not, though both showed up when I posted. ????????????? So I'll try to post the mlsf ad image here again, and I would like to find out what you see as well as what I see! Again: Any and all feedback will be quite welcome! (I think I will see if can get this image from another source as well.)

I just got the poster image pop up, not the logo. Anyone else??? (BTW , Elena, I got the "torn corner" logo on Resp. 94, though your first try came through blinking like crazy!) It is a comfort to know I'm not alone with all these posting puzzles... :-)

KJ and everyone else: Do not attempt to post images from Meluchie's site if they are resident on her xoom pages. Images warehoused there cannot be accessed from outside the site. It is a violation of xoom's terms of service and reverts to that revolving logo you now see. Meluchie also uses geocities and tripod. Those will be ok. **It has nothing to do with your browser.** If there is something you really want to post and you can't find it at another site, let me know. I can deal with it another way for you. ;-D

Thought I'd better brush up on my 'skills' *snicker* before the big bash tomorrow. Since we're bringing regional food, would anyone care for some breakfast?

Trying another:

*Cracking my knuckles* OK, no problems. BTW, I don't add " " around the URL--just and it works.

What I meant was img src= surrounded by .

testing

testing

Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Let's keep that *blinking* to a minimum, ladies. It is generally acknowledged to be obnoxious. ;-D

sori vaan, mun harjottelu taitaa roiskua yli laitojen!

Is this big enough?

This is complicated

Not bad, Dear!!!

Moon pl. explain to newbies that capturing images will only work with Netscape..not Explorer. At least for me. Anything I do on Drool has to be via Netscape only.Anybody have luck with Explorer?

Love it Renate! Such anticipation! Moon pl. explain to newbies that capturing images will only work with Netscape..not Explorer. Evelyn, I'm not that geeky! I'm just a beginner. Karen or Heide can probably explain it.

If you post with Explorer (which many people can't do), then you should be able to post images with said browser. I just find that Netscape doesn't have any issues with Yapp. Hey, Renate, why are you practicing? You know how to do this? ;-D And, claaaaasssss, please try to keep the "kilobyte" size of your images to 40-50K or under. With all the images that will be posted, we will be in ILH (Image Loading Hell) tomorrow.

So, that means start early? (heehee)

Yes, I've just dropped off a present. More later.

Happy 39th Birthday Colin! I have come in mongolfiere from my castle in Umbria to attend your party. Richard Branson was quite put out when I left him and the rest of my guests. He was in the middle of explaining how it all started thanks to Mike Oldfield�s Tuberlar Bells, Virgin Records that is, and since I had heard the story before, I took my leave. But it could not be helped, I simply had to come to your festa. Ciao, ciao! As promised, I have brought lots of vini italiani for the celebration. Cheers! Colin, there�s nothing better that I could wish for you than to have a very musical birthday, so, please accept as gifts two of my favourites. I trust you own an amplifier. The classic Fender Stratocaster. And, the classic Gibson Les Paul. Tanti Auguri! Saluti anche a Livia.

Hey my guitars are not showing up! I don't know what's wrong. :-(

Because there's that extra .jpg on the url. It ended with .gif.jpg Which is very wrong. It's one or the other. If you are right-clicking on the image, you will copy its address and there won't be any need to add anything except the stuff.

Shoot, it thought my explanation was an image. Anyway, Moon, DON'T ADD the .jpg to the url. The image is a .gif, which is acceptable too.

I did not add it, that is the weird thing! Ahh! I want my guitars!

Then just double check when you paste your urls to make sure the ending has only one extension. If there are 2, then delete the second one. OK?

Happy 39th Birthday Colin! I have come in mongolfiere from my castle in Umbria to attend your party. Richard Branson was quite put out when I left him and the rest of my guests. He was in the middle of explaining how it all started thanks to Mike Oldfield�s Tuberlar Bells, Virgin Records that is, and since I had heard the story before, I took my leave. But it could not be helped, I simply had to come to your festa. Ciao, ciao! As promised, I have brought lots of vini italiani for the celebration. Cheers! Colin, there�s nothing better that I could wish for you than to have a very musical birthday, so, please accept as gifts two of my favourites. I trust you own an amplifier. The classic Fender Stratocaster. And, the classic Gibson Les Paul. Tanti Auguri! Saluti anche a Livia.

Happy 39th Birthday Colin! I have come in mongolfiere from my castle in Umbria to attend your party. Richard Branson was quite put out when I left him and the rest of my guests. He was in the middle of explaining how it all started thanks to Mike Oldfield�s Tuberlar Bells, Virgin Records that is, and since I had heard the story before, I took my leave. But it could not be helped, I simply had to come to your festa. Ciao, ciao! As promised, I have brought lots of vini italiani for the celebration. Cheers! Colin, there�s nothing better that I could wish for you than to have a very musical birthday, so, please accept as gifts two of my favourites. I trust you own an amplifier. The classic Fender Stratocaster. And, the classic Gibson Les Paul. Tanti Auguri! Saluti anche a Livia.

Imagination is rampant and training intensive here! :-)

Harvey the Pokemon piggy!

Moon, you go to it with a vengeance! :-) How do you like this pig?

or this one?

If you're using disk space here, please cut back so we can have more room for conferncing. I can forward your email if you provide me with an address. Biggest users of disk space for email: nan 1015892 amy2 251644 amy 55184 mrobens 26060 quimby 24855 martin 23768 kerry 20563 aubrey 17812 kim 17649 spew 12443 beverly 12407 kaffeine 10653 kymc 10615 staceyh 10129 heather 8912 cortex 8307 jenny 8056 kelly 7760 austen 7744 nancyw 6856 sharon 6694 lafn 4959 anneh 4605 sonja 2633

Aha!! Looks like you've found my source for many animations, Gi. I've got lots of the piggies. Used the first one when Evelyn successfully posted an image. ;-D

True, Karen... I've been hunting all over the Web since I started work on the DH's webpage - I don't think it will remain long as it is and where it is ;-)

Karen, I've copied and pasted the urls, and they showed on my browser - do you think it's something like the Xoom problem? By all means delete the posts if the images don't show up.

Try it again here. When you posted it, it showed up? It kept calling on the server and finally gave up. I did delete the three. It wouldn't be like a Xoom thing.

ACK! help...?

When I click on the picture, I got the webpage--not the image url. Right click on the pic of London and select the one to "copy image location" and then paste here, surrounded by the appropriate stuff.

thanks Karen, will try again. :)

Yea! it worked :) btw- that's Cheapside, London in the 1800's

*clap clap* :-D

EsBee, you're becoming a nerd too?! Congratulations!

Funny, I never saw this version of the Telegraph photo (You know, the one just after he got bopped by the speakers and just before Donmar)... I think I like it better than the other one. :-)

Thanks, Karen, lovely photo. He looks more like the Real Colin in it than in most pics I�ve seen. Funny really, in photos he very seldom looks like he really does!

That is probably the best picture of him I've seen in a long time. Very non-chalant.

The other one posted was much bigger, so looked impressive, but I suppose because it uses the same three-quarter angle and expression as so many of the other ones of him, I didn't like it as well ...But maybe it's just me ... (An unfair comparison, size-wise): http://www.iinet.net.au/~bunyip/DailyTelegraph.html

Oooh, lovely, Karen! Thanks! He is cute even with dings...does he need us to kiss them to make them feel better?!

If not in body, then in spirit ... pass on those good vibes!!

That's a fantastic picture, Karen. Tell the other girls where it is. Ifi any of them are like me, they don't come here too often.

in photos he very seldom looks like he really does! That's because of his job... he usually wears make-up, mascara, hair colour, etc for it. :-) Truly private shots are rare.

Like Olivier, who never just went with his own nose. The first part of getting into a new character was to change the nose - for him. Perhaps ODB uses some magic of his own devising which we may never know...

(Arami)That's because of his job... Arami,I was talking about the off stage shots, obviously. True, even in them he often has his hair dyed because of a recent role or another but I don�t think he�s vain enough to put on mascara when photographed in the Colin Firth role! Btw he seemed to have a ton of make-up on his face as Darcy and I remember an interview right after Darcy where he was being a "real queen" about his yebrows.:-D

Hi all! Thanks for the picture, CF looks good to me no matter how much or how little make up he has. His eyes says it all, yyyyuuummm!

I don�t think he�s vain enough to put on mascara when photographed in the Colin Firth role! No, not for incidental snaps, of course: but he, as many other actors, often poses at specially pre-arranged publicity and fashion shoots, and that's obviously where he gets to be "a real queen".

Hi! I found the BIG version of that other small goodie: http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/firthfiles/articles/et22599a.jpg

I apologize. ...I didn't try to post the pic, so thought all would be OK like it was for me yesterday. Just now, found out I was wrong. The site I visited yesterday is completely altered and no longer contains the picture. Mea Culpa!

What picture are you looking for, KJ?

It was a larger version of the one I posted at #156. I didn't like it as well, as the color was off a bit blueish, but it was the same size as the second Telegraph photo I gave the URL for. I really feel rotten, because I printed it down and wanted so to share the goodies, but now it's gone... (*SOB*)

Nothing is ever lost. I have the larger version and will upload it tomorrow.

Oh, Goody!!!! (***commence drool secretion***)

Get your bucket, KJ ;-D

..... and the mop ... ;-P~~~~~~~~~~~~ (*****Actually, I refuse to represent uncouth noises at this point ... I shall just quietly and couthly faint dead away ... ) ( ... Heeheeheeheeheehee ... sorry, irrespressible giggling ... I shall behave, I shall ..... )

I'm just testing.....anything I should know if I just want to write plain responses, no fancy things?

Oh dear, I believe I shall faint...or, as Lizzy's mom would say, "I have such tremblings and flutterings all over me!" Oh Karen, this picture is dee-lish! It's almost like being in the same room with him! I just want to say, "Oh lovey-dear, how did you get that widdle scratch on your nosey-wosey?" (Okay, so maybe I wouldn't.)

(Lynn) .....anything I should know if I just want to write plain responses, no fancy things? Assuming you are one of the anointed with a password and dialog box at the bottom, you just type in your message, read it carefully to make sure it says what you want (use those word-processing tricks if it doesn't), and press the "submit" tab on the lower left.

Karen, could you PLEASE PLEASE email me a copy of that picture?

Lynn - you were successful in writing your question to us. So you've mastered the fine art of Drooling. See ya at other topics. ;-D Amy - the boo-boo on the nose was the result of attempting to hang some speakers on the wall as I recall. Our boy is quite the *hand*yman, isn't he?

Thanks, Karen. You've made my day.

(Karen) Our boy is quite the *hand*yman, isn't he? I am willing to find out, on behalf of all of us, just how handy he really is...sigh...

This is gonna be real boring folks....I'm gonna practice making a link which I have never tried. ******* My Life So Far Click Here

This is a new one: SUNSHINE POSTER

*clap, clap, clap* ;-D

Sorry, I'm intentionally deleting my posts. Just practicing.

HEY!!! NO FAIR!!!I OBJECT!!! You guys get to see our miserable mistakes 'n we don't get to see yours??? Ten Lashes :-))

I'll take your ten lashes only if they're long and curly. How do you know I made a mistake, Evelyn? Pfwaah! I just didn't want to unveil my talent until another day! ;-)

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bold, blinking italic text Thank you for your indulgence, she said normally.

used the wrong abbreviation for italic Did I close all my tags?

Pretty good, but you missed a bold closing tag. Practice makes perfect...and none of us are perfect! Now try some pictures!

Blinking text should be used sparingly. It can get a bit obnoxious.

Your're right. I missed the bold tag. How about this time?

Perfect! A+.

Do not be scare!

Moon--hope you don't mind. I tried to copy your image to practice inserting a graphic. I don't know the addresses of many graphics yet.

Do you mean I can just splash these around wherever I want? Dynamite, huh!

Question for lurking experts: Some graphics load and some don't when I go on to a topic. Any reason for this--limitations of my system, one-time glitches? From the responses that come after some of these, it seems that at least some people are getting them. Thanks for any help available.

Cymbeline, if your html is correct and the pics are online to be accessed, the only problem I've heard of is when the site won't allow the pic to be used, like Xoom, for instance.

I also tried to post some graphics that took forever to load and finally wouldn't (for Colin's birthday party)and Karen had to delete those posts :-(

Some of the unloadable graphics are replaced by that xoom logo thing and some are replaced by that rectangle with the broken up picture in the upper left corner if you know what I mean--the one that means a pic hasn't loaded. I'm sure it has some technical name, but I don't know what it is.

some are replaced by that rectangle with the broken up picture in the upper left corner if you know what I mean Yes, I know what you mean. The technical name for that image is "should be a pic here"!! ;-D When that appears, it usually means that something is wrong with the url or the image is no longer residing at that address.

Don't forget to put the "url" quotes around the url...I did that twice because you used to get away with not putting them in when you post a picture in Drool. Now I do it as a habit wherever I am posting pix. (Don't feel bad, it even happened to Terry yesterday!)

(Karen)The technical name for that image is "should be a pic here"!! Techno-jargon is such a turn-on, especially when they are so imaginative with the name - like this one. =P *lol*

I want to try something:

Yes! It worked!

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Testing, testing, 123!

Eileen, are you joining the Firth Page Fanciers??? Yippee!

GEO

Never try this when your IO is trying to drag you out the door...

GEO

Yahoo!!! Yippee!!! I dood it!!!

Hey, there's a question for you on keepsakes. :)

Thanks - going (was away for a while fixing seats for the tournament - coming to you on spring cam this weekend!!!

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The source is animated but this isn't. Hmmmmmmmm

I is animated for me!!! Really cute.

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COOL!

Testing this italics mallarkey GIF?

Testing this italics mallarkey GIF?

Testing this italics mallarkey GIF?

Testing this italics mallarkey GIF?

Oh I give up I'm clearly destined to only ever use italics !!

To make that or any image work: (1) eliminate space after first pointy bracket; spacing always counts (2) first part of code is "img" not "imc" (3) MOST IMPORTANT: your url must end in .gif or .jpg NEVER, NEVER .html, which would try to bring up a whole webpage (4) To get the image, right click on it and scroll down to the "Copy Image Location" option, then you can paste here. Got it? :-)

Karen, don't forget to tell them about Vroom or whatever that domain is that will not allow images to be transferred. Meluchie has some of her stuff on it

And I can't seem to make Explorer4. to work taking images either. Yapp is definitely anti-Gates! Netscape is the easiest.

One step at a time...

(Evelyn)Karen, don't forget to tell them about Vroom It is Xoom, actually. Also, I think the url must be enclosed in inverted comas, am I right? It would have to be: imc src="http://www.animfactory.com/whatever.gif", with the whole thing now enclosed in the pointed brackets.

Gi: Yes, how did I miss that the quotation marks. Thank you. A must, Tracy.

Not only Xoom, but also Tripod, doesn't allow its content to be viewed from outside its home space.

Actually, I posted loads of pics in the past without quote marks around the URL. Seemed to work, but agree it is best to avoid possible frustration and use 'em. Evelyn's right, you can't do this with IE 4 (or 5, as I use). Image URL's don't show up and there's no 'copy img location' choice on the drop-down menu. Early on, I tried following Anne's directions from her HTML guide but it didn't work. Stick to Netscape.

Eileen, thanks for the advice. I've been tempted to forgo Netscape for IE (a few Mb less in my hard drive), especially since they now look so similar, but that's a good reason not to :-)

Ok you chaps thanks for all your advice I think I've got it..here goes

Yahoooooooo!!

Well done, Tracy!

There you go! Now, you've got the hang of it and of italics. Just no blankety-blank blinking text, please. ;-)

no blankety-blank blinking text, please I wouldn't know how even if I wanted to ;-D

Karen, don't forget to give Tracy her 'get out of jail free' cards in case she forgets to close the tags...as do the rest of us...

That's right. I'll banish you to Siberia or worse for leaving the closing tags off. (Let that put the fear of God into you) Must be off to strangle a stupid brokerage office employee or two like poor little Miles. ;-)

Great goin, Tracy. There's no stopping you now!! Isn't it fun?

(Tracy)no blankety-blank blinking text, please I wouldn't know how even if I wanted to ;-D Ah, but if you go to http://www.spring.net/~anneh/toota.html you'll find out...

Ha!! That url isn't good anymore...all the better for keeping that obnoxious coding hidden. ;-)

Too bad! I must hunt for its new location again :-(

Poof! *blowing on nails* I like my powers here. ;-)

*You are worthy*, as Wayne and Darth say. ;-)

I can help anyone set up a new location for their old stuff, but today is the last day the old server will be up and running. So get your requests in today and save anything you want off the old server.

(Karen)Poof! *blowing on nails* I like my powers here. ;-) Huh... You wait....comes the revolution! ;-)

*shivering in my boots* ;-)

Karen, makes one superior to the lowly posters by having access to rc and making it work...but, Sweetie, always be 'umble...it fools them every time ;)

Aw c'mon, Marcia. You know Evelyn and I are kidding around.

I have no idea what you ladies are talking about, but frankly, as Rhett Butler would put it... ;-)

(that makes two of us, Gi...)

Can anyone help with an annoying problem? When I access a few conferences I seem to get all the posts going back to the year dot (notably 80 and 98) which takes eons to display. I have the range setting as Activity in the last 7 days but this doesn't help, strangely 129 works like a dream, any ideas anyone??

Use this setting all/new and you shouldn't have this problem. If you want to see older messages, use the Redisplay box and put in a number to go back, like -30 will get you the past 30 messages. The last 7 days can be affected by something I don't want to discuss for fear of bringing it back. *throwing salt over shoulder and shaking my voodoo doll* ;-)

Thanks for the tip ... I must admit there was something odd about the early messages on the conferences I mentioned but I wouldn't want your voodoo doll to fall apart through the vigorous manhandling or your carpet to decay under mountains of salt so I'll say no more!!

oops, that second section was supposed to posted at 130. *pulling hair in frusteration* that bleach is starting to effect more than just my roots. :-)

Topic 98 of 131 [drool]: Colin Firth - Film Discussions PART II Response 704 of 1653: Evelyn (lafn) * Thu, Feb 7, 2036 (05:42) * 5 lines I thought someone would like to know thisabout the above message thread. First it asked for my username and password, it went to the messages which didn't fully load. When I clicked the drool conference it reloaded the main drool conference and made it all new again! Thanks Donna

I don't understand what happened, Donna.

An experiment. 'Scuse' (tto ambitious, too many variables...) Advice to the wise... Don't get too excited celebrating the delights of this Vernal Season. One can overdo having a joyous.... Next thing you know you'll be running out of... duckies, bunnies, and chickies... Kinda spoils the symbolism don't it?... Happy Easter/Spring to All anyway!

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To All you Mommies Out There ... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! ... And for good measure ... Love, KJ

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Aaarrrgh!!!

Thank you for erasing all that. Now you must explain why it happened. I think I'll e-mail, you, Karen, once I get my head together. KJ

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*sigh*.........not as cute or as hairy as the one I hoped to see, but only I could see him attired like this and I would have to kill you all *grin*

ROTF! Thank you for keeping him away from my birthday party, Karen! And if the title says Ball & Chain, I will know where to send Rupi.;-)

I *really*like....the tatoo on his upper right arm.... Nice ball....(s) too;-) (LOL, Karen...I bet the folks at the scanning place must think there is a side of you they don't know.)

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Here's a way of doing colors, t o: (font color=red)word(s) of your choice(/font) and change the parentheses to pointy brackets. By the way, do you prefer we call you t o or Odessa or perhaps you'd just prefer being called Darcy's Honey ;-)?

Heide, thank you so much for the colors. I always used Anne's codes from Pemberley and if i didn't have them around didn't know any better. This is fantastic! Can I also specify dark and light colors, and hues like turquoise or salmon?

You made my day :-)

thanks for that color code! And you can call me Darcy's Honey well, maybe Odessa is better :D

I don't know if light ordark colors work the same way and I've never tried exotic colors. Let's see if this works...

Interesting. I tried light blue and got black and dark blue and got dark red. ;-) "Exotic" worked though. I used teal. How about turquoise?

Hey, this is very good!

I used gold for very and bronze for good. Silver would probably be too pale?

Hehehe!

COOL!! Gi, I'm having fun with this. We're like two kids in a candy shop.

Eating M&M's, I guess, or do you remember Smarties?

Please see my appeal in the porch and austen conferences for help with Jane Austen University. Like William Shattner says, this cold be be big, REALLY BIG.

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For anyone who doesn't have these yet: sites to help you use online color:    COLOR CHART with color codes:  http://www.austen.com/tutorial/colorchart.gif    OR:  http://www.sbu.ac.uk/guides/authoring/colors.html    Several TEXT COLOR GUIDES at:  http://felix.scvnet.com/~weber/    ColorServe Java:    (enables you to experiment with many color applications:)  http://www-students.biola.edu/~brian/csapplet.html And a couple of good HTML Guides (Ann's moved at the beginning of this year):    Ann's Basic HTML Tutorial:   http://www.austen.com/tutorial/index.html    NCSA's HTML Primer (choose the printable version):   http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html

It's been awhile since I had access to Netscape...better practice. Here goes...

Thanks, KJ. Will check those urls out.

Test: Trying to see if I can post with Explorer 5. Usually post with Netscape.

Testing...posting a pic with Ex. 5....I've done it previously with Netscape, but not with Ex....

Hey success...guys Yapp took Ex.5 We also can post on Drool with Ex. 5 as well as Netscape. NOT Ex. 4. [Techie evie]

OK, Tech Evie, tell me how you did it. Since the right click drop-down menu is still the same as it was with IE4 (there's no 'copy image location' choice) did you copy to Notepad and then to yapp? I tried that last year and only got the cute little box with the red x. Since then I only use Netscape for pics. I've always used IE at drool and have never had a problem posting text.

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I just realized that I have a very serious problem: To whit:    Sept. 10 --THE DAY --falls on a Sunday. I have no access online on a Sunday as the local Library is closed and the college computer labs closed for summer break. -- So I have no means of joining the celebration of the Firthst Anniversary of his 39th Birthday.    As I see it, I must: a) post earlier b) post after the fact, or c) post through someone else who can be online on Sunday.    Experiment:    I've been hemming and hawing --    to try to overcome my dilemma.

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Can't do background colors (only font colors) or post html files.

Karen, I see those magic mushrooms are helping you read my mind. ;-)

Happy Birthday, COLIN!

Happy Birthday, COLIN! Also have a look at http://www.colinfirth.com/index.html

Happy Birthday Colin! You're

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Does anyone know why I have to log in whenever I change topic?

No, what urls do you use? And how do you change topics? Also, what browser do you use (Netscape or Explorer)?

At the moment www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/read/drool/all/ since/-0 then last 50, but if I click on a name I have to log in again,it also happens when I reload last 50 I've never had this problem before,I just log in once & can flit about to my hearts content:-) (Netscape or Explorer)? go on ask me another-D Thanks for your time Karen,I'm always asking you for help

I've never seen nor used a since/-0 setting. Also "read" doesn't usually go with with "all" (usually, it is "browse" with "all"). "read" goes with a specific topic number. Try the "new" setting. http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/drool/all/new (Netscape or Explorer)? go on ask me another-D Tough one, eh? Is there an "e" in the upper left-hand corner of your screen or something that looks like a navigational wheel? What does it say, way up at the top? Conference Center - Netscape or Conference Center - Internet Explorer?

Karen thanks for the new setting ,that works better. As for the other I'm still in the dark,there's no"e" or navigational wheel & nothing about conference centre ,I'm beginning to wonder whether I'm here at all-D. I'm not using a PC,would this explain any of it?

What are you using? Telepathy?

LOL maybe I should try it ,it might be a lot easier Its a Dreamcast & my server is Sega.

Haven't a clue as to what that is. Sorry

Aah! So you're hooked into Drool with a Gameboy? ;-D Someone in your house must be into games.

yes I'm into adult games but I don't think you mean that. So it must be my son

Karen when I go to all or activity today why doesn't 134 show up?

Activity today? Don't use that setting...but if nothing shows up there, you may have hit the "Forget" button on the top of that topic. Go there manually: http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/read/drool/134/new see if there's a button called "Remember" that will wipe out the forget setting and should return it to your menu.

Thank you, that worked, til the next time-)

okay its the next time-P Its happening again,I have to log in everytime I go to a new topic and even when I refresh on last 50.

I really have no answers for you, Judy. Can't understand what is going on.

Since you're not using a standard browser, Judy, I was wondering if you see the url (website address, whatever you want to call it) on your screen when you're in a topic. If you do, have you tried just changing the topic number to the next topic number you want to visit? For instance, you're in "61" now so you could change the number to read "112" for Darcy and hit Enter. Sorry, if that's already been suggested or has already been your standard practice.

Thanks Karen & Heide the problem seems to have sorted itself out again. No the url doesn't show up when I'm in a topic I either have to jump or go back to last 50 & click on the next response.Thats what you get for using such a poxy system but at least it gets me here now & again-)

HA HA HEE

Well blow me. Cracked it first time. Thanks for the tutoring Evelyn. I've given myself a gold medal!!!!

Well done Aishling 10 out of 10, so it really works. Maybe I will give it a go!! (BTW Aishling did you get my email, are you receivng them now?)

Congratulations Aishling!! Somehow when I saw your name listed as having posted here, I immediately thought: Evelyn was giving personal lessons. :-D

Same here,......Evelyn the personal tutor in Henfield!! Will travel:-)))

Bravo! Well done! Author Author!! (*lots of whistling going on*) ;-D

Well done Ann. Isn't it easy for us dibs when you have a patient tutor.

For some reason (through my Library online connection) I am getting no headings to any of the posts (blank on screen) but when printed, the headings are in the teeniest print I've ever seen, (Need a magnifying glass) Your machine or mine?

Your machine's settings. Check Preferences/fonts and possibly other things. Betcha some kids have been messing around.

I'm down in the lab now, and this machine works fine... My only puzzlement is that there isn't a heck of a lot those machines will let you do to them (ex; right-clicking anything is out, no disks, no downloads, etc.), so it will take some research to figure out what might have been done within the limitations to cause it. Thanks for the prompt attention. KJ

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I'm down in the lab now, and this machine works fine Just Allison trying out her pasting! The ctrl buttons work, Karen. Thanks! I should have thought of that myself so thank you again for taking the trouble to help this cyberdunce.

http://www.animfactory.com/animations/music/misc/maracas_notes_flyout_md_wht.gif I have a question. Has anyone been able to see the images I posted at Odds & Ends today? Someone very kindly told me that I was posting the HTML incorrectly, so I thought I would practice here.

Nope, I just made a link to the image.

Can you see my dancers?

How about this armadillo sniffing rocks?

Make that grass...:-)

One last try:

Yep, can see them all. Congrats!!

My PC and I thank you, Karen.... :-)

**Applause** Lisa. However, 376 is an aardvark (a type of anteater, true), but not an armadillo Which CF will, we hope, personify soon. Ooo I like an excuse to exercise my zoology!! ;-D KJ

I see them too, Lisa.

Where is my Armadillo?

I wonder why he didn't show up the first time. Hmm Try again... **Applause** Lisa. However, 376 is an aardvark (a type of anteater, true), but not an armadillo Which CF will, we hope, personify soon. Which CF will, we hope, personify soon.

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Hmmmm again. Oh well, I give up. That is the 86th unexplained glitch today and I am oversaturated. ENOUGH!!

Thanks, KJ. I thought that armadillo looked kinda funny. :-) Perhaps I will email the clip art people so they can correctly rename it. I have actually seen real armadillos before -- sadly, they were all dead on the side of the road.

KJ, right click on your first attempt at the armadillo. You will see the problem. A appended to the url.

*hee hee* the problem child didn't show up in my message because of the brackets. Instead it "broke" the line as the html told it to do.

Thanks, OtherKaren . I saw that too, upon clicking. You gotta use "Ampersand, Hash mark, 60, semicolon" if you want the "open tag" and "Ampersand, Hash mark, 62, semicolon" for the "close tag" marks in this conference. I was tired I guess..(or lazy) ... And Lisa, taking a second and closer look, I'm not sure what that thing is. Real aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) aren't as furry as the drawing in the previous post(s) implies, and that animated creature sure is built like one, but it is shown with plates in its skin, so although it isn't our nine-banded one, it could be one of the exotic So. America brands, but like none I ever saw. The Giant Armadillo, Priodontes maximus for example is stouter and "plate-ier". I suspect our animator crossed the two to produce an "Aardadillo". **Heehee** KJ

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