Wiki Code Cookbook: Difference between revisions
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=== Simple yellow highlight === | === Simple yellow highlight on text === | ||
Wiki syntax comes with a simple and easy way to place a yellow highlight on selected text. Simply brace it inside the code you see below. | Wiki syntax comes with a simple and easy way to place a yellow highlight on selected text. Simply brace it inside the code you see below. | ||
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=== Elaborate highlights === | === Elaborate text highlights === | ||
Highlighting text in a color other than yellow can be done, but it's a pain in the ass. Still, if you gotta have that ''je ne sais quoi,'' there is a way to do it by marking it up with a <nowiki><span>. For example: </nowiki> | Highlighting text in a color other than yellow can be done, but it's a pain in the ass. Still, if you gotta have that ''je ne sais quoi,'' there is a way to do it by marking it up with a <nowiki><span>. For example: </nowiki> | ||
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<span style="background:black; color:white">'''All PBEM employees must stop crying before returning to work.'''</span> | <span style="background:black; color:white">'''All PBEM employees must stop crying before returning to work.'''</span> | ||
</pre>In that example, I also made the text white. But naturally, you can change the color of the text, also, to create all manner of page design monstrosity. | </pre>If I want to make that text string less of an eyesore, I might also take care to color highlight a space before and after, like this: | ||
In that example, I also made the text white. But naturally, you can change the color of the text, also, to create all manner of page design monstrosity. | |||
