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KentaRawr!
02-15-2007, 01:00 PM
I used to know, but now this knowledge has escaped me due to not abusing it like crazy. :(

So, how might one go about making a line go across a bunch of letters? It is most commonly used as a way to "cancel out" a previous message in an edit, or sometimes used in a case such as this in Newb Threads:

Welcome to Hell

Edit:

Welcome to (Hell is crossed out) Heaven

Thanks much in advance.
Mirage
02-15-2007, 01:24 PM
By using the <del>del</del> tag, for one :]. I think just <s>s, short for strike, works too</s>.
Little Blue
02-15-2007, 01:24 PM
<s>Like this?</s>

use .

Damn, Mirage beat me to it.
Mirage
02-15-2007, 01:33 PM
Except i used html tags, not vBB code.
Roto13
02-15-2007, 02:48 PM
I don't know why there isn't a Strikeout button.
Little Blue
02-15-2007, 06:15 PM
Except i used html tags, not vBB code.

So did I, but I don't know how to get it to not parse the html when I said what the code was, so I used vBB code then... :(
rubah
02-15-2007, 10:36 PM
<del>&lt;del></del> is the common html tag for strikeout.

It used to be <s>&lt;s></s> for strike out, but that was deprecated along with <i>&lt;i></i> and <b>&lt;b></b> in favor of <em>&lt;em></em> and <strong>&lt;strong></strong>
Mirage
02-15-2007, 11:15 PM
Most browsers still render them for the sake of backward compatibility :p
Little Blue
02-15-2007, 11:49 PM
<del>&lt;del></del> is the common html tag for strikeout.

It used to be <s>&lt;s></s> for strike out, but that was deprecated along with <i>&lt;i></i> and <b>&lt;b></b> in favor of <em>&lt;em></em> and <strong>&lt;strong></strong>

:monocle: Well you learn something new (in this case, three somethings new) everyday :monocle:
rubah
02-16-2007, 03:28 AM
I thought that was self evident by my usage of all of them, stale
Mirage
02-16-2007, 03:37 AM
It was more self evident by my usage of them! I'm the cool dude who helps people around here, not you!
KentaRawr!
02-16-2007, 06:12 AM
<del>RAWR</del> Thanks very much for your help. n_n
crono_logical
02-16-2007, 06:03 PM
I didn't know s i and b were deprecated :p
Leeza
02-17-2007, 01:25 AM
The <a href="http://forums.eyesonff.com/misc.php?do=bbcode">FAQ</a> is such a handy, informative little read. :)
rubah
02-17-2007, 01:44 AM
reading up on the w3c is a wonderful passtime, munty!


It was more self evident by my usage of them! I'm the cool dude who helps people around here, not you!

as I happen to be a dudette, this is completely accurate.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/present/graphics.html#h-15.2.1

Apparently it was &lt;u> that was deprecated, not the other way around (&lt;i> and &lt;b>) but &lt;s> definitely is.
Peter_20
02-19-2007, 01:34 PM
This feature is t3h roKK'n'RoLLzorzzz very nice.