What
this
program
does
is
generate
the
HTML
code
to
color
text
like
this
sentence
is
colored.
So if that last sentence is colored like normal text, then the Web Browser
you're using doesn't support the font
tag which is the mechanism
through which this program works.
In brief, you use this program by writing the text you want to be colored
in the group that is labeled Text, add at least two colors into the
Colors group, Test out your code, then Save or
Copy it when you are satisfied with it. The rest of this help menu
describes all the features of this program.
Help Topics
Text
The Text property merely specifies what text will be rendered colored. In the
case of my example above, the sentence "What this program does is generate
the HTML code to color text
like this sentence is colored." went there. The text here, except for HTML
tags, is
interpreted literally, character by character; hence, one cannot directly
use characters specified by and ASCII value like " " for a non-breaking space. If you want to
use a character like that in your text, you should use a character like "*"
in this program and then use the replace feature of your HTML editor (which
sux and you should download
Code Edit
if it doesn't have one) to change the "*" to the text you want.
Code Stylization
The Code Stylization group allows you to indent, capitalize, and
space the generated code, so that it will integrate well with your code.
When Casing is set to Lower, <font>
will
be writen <font>
, when set to Upper,
<font>
will be writen <FONT>
, and
when set to 1st Letter Upper, <font>
will be
writen <Font>
.
Code Stylization options only
affect the code generated, not how the Text will appear. Since
the program is persistent, you need only set these options how you like them
once.
HTML File
The Copy, Save, and Test buttons in the HTML File
group all work independently of each other and relative to the all the other
current settings. Copy copies the generated code onto the clipboard, so
all you have to do is paste it where you want into the HTML document you want. The
Save button provides an alternative way of using the generated HTML
code by saving it to a file. If you Save your code,
<head>
and
<body>
tags, which will not be added if you Copy
your code, will be added to the file.
Test lets you see what your code will
look like when rendered in your default browser. Test operates based
on the current settings not
based on how the settings were at the last save or copy. You can also see
what your code will look like before saving or copying it by testing it and
viewing the source code for that file (if your default web browser has that
feature).
Colors
The Colors group allows you to specify the colors to which the text
will be
changed. An equal amount of text is used for fading between each of the
colors, so if one were to specify black, light-gray, and black again for the colors,
the 1st half of the text would be fading
from black to light-gray, while the 2nd
half would be fading from light-gray to black.