Aren't you afraid of someone stealing your poetry? How did you get it copyrighted?
If I thought it was good enough for monetary gain, I would have had it published in a book and wouldn't be holding the job I have for income!!! Copyrighting is not something you have to "obtain" through a registration office (like trademarks or patents); you merely state that the work is your own and is copyrighted. There are two very good sites with many questions and answers on the subject as follows:
The Big C
10 Big Myths about copyright explained
By the way, to get the pretty little copyright symbol ©, you simply type the following sequence without the spaces in between: & # 1 6 9 ;.
Do you know the RGB code to make text on the screen appear silver?
The code for silver, whether in text or as background color, is E6E8FA. An excellent source for color codes is available from Netscape. A wonderful source, with many more colors, is available from HYPE's Color Specifier for Netscape v.3; however, these colors are specified only to work with version 3.x of Netscape, and since that's what I use, I don't know what you will get with a different browser!
If you have the opportunity, either through your workplace or through your friends, try to view the same pages on different computer set-ups. I mention this here because of the color question above: the code for silver did not look silver on my resolution; also, when viewing the color charts I have linked to, many looked right, but not all. Colors vary greatly from resolution to resolution, as does text and graphics positioning on a page. This is a very important factor to keep in mind when designing your own pages - what you see is not necessarily what others get!
How do you get the text to not "run over" the border when using bordered backgrounds?
Three different choices for you:
(1) I use three consecutive <blockquote> commands, issued immediately after the <BODY> command. At the conclusion of the page (immediately before the </BODY> command, close with three consecutive </blockquote> commands.
(2) The task can also be accomplished with tables, but there is varying appearance with that method depending on the resolution of the viewer's setup. Regardless of this, the following command seems to work with Netscape and Microsoft browsers: <table width=80% align=right><tr><td> - placed immediately after the <BODY> command. Again, close the table by placing immediately before the </BODY> command: </td></tr></table> .
(3) My most recent favorite is the use of an invisible .gif and tables (you can pick up an invisible .gif on my Backgrounds Tutorial page). At the beginning of your page, after the <title> .. </title>, place the following code:
<table><tr><td><img src="invisible.gif" height=1 width=130</td><td>
At the end of the page, immediately before the </BODY> command, place the following code:
</td></tr></table>
How do you get the music on your page?
First, do you have Crescendo? It is free for personal use at their site. Along with picking up that file, they have links to pages offering midis, as well as a generous assortment of fancy codes to use on your pages (that's where I got the "follow" me music code).
After downloading Crescendo and the midi file you want to use (we will call it mysong.mid below), and after uploading mysong.mid to your ISP, insert the following code on your page at the place you want the Crescendo music box to appear:
<embed src="mysong.mid" autostart=true loop=true>
To get the little silver box instead of the big green player with Crescendo, set the height and width commands to 16 each. If you do this, you have removed the credit to Crescendo, and you should be sure to add a link somewhere on your site. To stop, start, etc., the player from the silver note: with your mouse, right click on the silver note.
How do you get your own domain?
It is relatively simple if you find a hosting service that will handle the "details" with InterNIC or Tonic for you. InterNIC and Tonic are organizations responsible for assigning domain names, keeping all the records straight, and assigning the numerical addresses that correspond with the name given. There is a fee for domain names - $50 per year, with the first two years payable in advance. When you have your domain name, you simply need to find a "domain host" which offers the space you need at a price that is affordable. Exactly what do I consider "affordable"? My own domain hosting service, of course! Visit them for full details by clicking on the logo below!
The java script (for those browsers that support java) to make words appear in the window rather than the location you are going to is simple. Your present link will appear like <a href="http://www.enchantress.net>; add to the end of that the words you want to appear in the status window, such as <a href="http://www.enchantress.net" onMouseOver="window.status='Return to the Land of Enchantment...';return true">. You will, of course, want to substitute the URL with that of your choice and the words "Return to the Land of Enchantment..." with your own. If your browser supports java script, run your mouse over the Land of Enchantment image at the bottom of the screen and watch the status window.
