Reference List - Creativyst Universal Format CUF(tm) Codes

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Creativyst™ Universal
Formatting (CUF™) Codes
Quick Reference List

Level('L') c=Core, t=Toggle(core), o=Obsolete, i=Implementation

Text-Decoration:
Code(s)	Name	html?	L	Example
[b] [/b]	bold	<B>	c	[b] text [/b]
[color=] [/color]	color		c	[color=red]color[/color] (OLD: use [font] tag)
[i] [/i]	italic	<I>	c	[i] text [/i]
[u] [/u]	underline	<U>	c	[u] text [/u]
[st] [/st]	~~strike through~~	<STRIKE>	c	[st] text [/st]

Fonts:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[font ...][/font]

(font TAG)

<FONT ...>

[font face="arial"] text [/font]

[code] [/code]

MONOSPACED

<CODE>

[code] text[/code] (same as [pre])

[pre] [/pre]

MONOSPACED

<PRE>

[pre] text[/pre] (same as [code])

[sub] [/sub]

_subscript

<SUB>

text [sub] sub[/sub] script

[sup] [/sup]

^superscript

<SUP>

text [sup] super [/sup] script

[f#] [/f]

font-size:1234...

[f5]big[/f] - 3:normal,7:largest (OLD use [font] tag)

Block Formats:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[center][/center]

center

<CENTER>

[center] text [/center]

[div] [/div]

(html DIV tag)

<DIV ...>

[div class="bla"] like html div tag [/div]

[br]

(line-break)

<BR>

[br]

[p]

(Paragraph)

<P>

[p]

[nobr]..[/nobr]

(no br/p tags)

Don't convert linefeeds to <BR>/<P> tags

[spL]..[/spL]

(lead spc to nbsp)

make spaces at beginning of lines   tags

[sec2]..[/sec2]

(members only)

Restrict content to members only

[rj] [/rj]

right-justify

[rj] text [/rj] (tables are better)

[marquee...][/marquee]

Marquee tag

<Marquee>

[marquee] scroll this text [/marquee]

Images & Links:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[img ...]

(html img tag)

<IMG ...>

Same as html <img ...> tag

[img] [/img]

(image tag)

[img]http://my.uk/pic.gif[/img](ubb)

[glossary=..]

(glossary)

[glossary=any term] link to definition.

[A ...] [/A]

(html A tag)

<A ...>

Use just like html <A ...> tag

[url= ...] [/url]

(UBB url tag)

[url=http://www.creativyst.com]creativyst[/url] (ubb)

[url]..[/url]

(UBB url tag)

[url]http://www.creativyst.com[/url](ubb)

[http...] [/http]

(external link)

[http://My.com/]text or image[/http] (use <A..> tag)

[Link=..]

(inside link)

Link to a page INSIDE this App [Link=LinkName]

[img:...]

(OLD img tag)

[img:http://My.com/D/pict.gif](OLD)

Tables:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[table..][/table]

(Table TAG)

<TABLE>

Use just like html <TABLE> tag

[tr] [/tr]

(Table ROW)

<TR>

Use just like html <TR> tag

[td] [/td..]

(Table DATA)

<TD>

Use just like html <TD> tag

[th..] [/th]

(Table HEADER)

<TH>

Use just like html <TH> tag

[thead] [/thead]

(Table HEADER)

<THead>

Use just like html <THead> tag

[tfoot] [/tfoot]

(Table FOOT)

<TFoot>

Use just like html <TFoot> tag

[tbody] [/tbody]

(Table FOOT)

<TBody>

Use just like html <TBody> tag

Forms:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[form..][/form]

(form TAG)

<FORM...>

Use just like html <FORM> tag

[input...]

(input TAG)

<INPUT...>

Use just like html <INPUT> tag

[textarea]
[/textarea]

(textarea Tag)

<textarea...>

Use just like html <TEXTAREA> tag

[button]..[/button]

(button Tag)

<button...>

Use just like html <BUTTON> tag

[select]..[/select]

(select Tag)

<select...>

Use just like html <SELECT> tag

[option].[/option]

(option Tag)

<option...>

Use just like html <OPTION> tag

[optgroup].[/optgroup]

(optgroup Tag)

<optgroup...>

Use just like html <OPTGROUP> tag

[fieldset].[/fieldset]

(fieldset Tag)

<fieldset...>

Use just like html <FIELDSET> tag

[legend].[/legend]

(legend Tag)

<legend...>

Use just like html <LEGEND> tag

[label].[/label]

(label Tag)

<label...>

Use just like html <LABEL> tag

Page Level Modifiers:
(only for implementations that require them)

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[style..][/style]

(style def. TAG)

<style...>

Same as html <STYLE...>(but no comments)

[script...]

(script TAG)

<script...>

Same as html <SCRIPT...>(in body only)

[e2e]

(edge to edge)

Remove padding around edges of page

[bgcolor]

(BG Color)

Set Background color <body BGColor="...">

[textcolor]

(FG Color)

Set Forground color <body text="...">

[background:..]

(BG Image)

Set background image <body background="...">

[bgfixed]

(BGimage fixed)

Fixed BG image (ie only)<body bgproperties=fixed>

[nopagetitle]

(No App logo)

Remove page title and App graphic from top

[pagecounter:...]

(counter)

Bump count on each unique page visitor

[threadpage]

(simple BBS)

Page becomes Bulletin Board for visitors

[threadflip]

(reverse BBS)

sort threadpage most recent first

[whiteboard]

(Visitor feedback)

Make this a page your visitors can edit

Miscellaneous:

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Code(s)

Name

html?

Example

[sp] or [sp#]

(hard spaces)

 

[sp#] to insert # hard spaces or [sp] for one (see also [spL])

[hr ...]

(horz-rule TAG)

<HR ...>

Use just like html <HR> tag

[UL] / [/UL]

(html UL tag)

<UL ...>

use like html Un-orderd List tag

[OL] / [/OL]

(html OL tag)

<OL ...>

use like html Ordered List tag

[LI] / {[/LI]}

(html LI tag)

<LI ...>

use like html List Item tag

[List=...] / [/List]

(list tag)

for UBB compatability

[cr]

[cr] (display copyright symbol)

[tm]

™

[tm] (trademark TM symbol)

[rtm]

[rtm] (REGISTERED tm)

[{]

(open bracket)

[cuf]

(CUF™ link)

Show CUF™ that links to Creativyst CUF page

[e=...]

Insert entity

Place an entity in the HTML. e.g., [e=amp] displays &

[amp=...]

Show (document) entities

Display an entity IMAGE. e.g., [a=amp] displays &

[']

AvoidLinking

Show a Link[']Name that doesn't link

[!-- --]

(comment tag)

Produce html comment tag

[comment]..[/comment]

(CUF comment)

comment in CUF text only (not in html)

[*] to [*****]

(bullet list)

A bullet list (OLD don't use)

[.] to [.....]

(numbered list)

A numbered list (OLD don't use)

[hr###]

(OLD hr)

### is width percent (OLD, don't use)

[hrL###]

(OLD hrLEFT)

HR align=left (OLD, don't use)

[hrR###]

(OLD hrRIGHT)

HR align=right (OLD, don't use)

Notes

1. Automatic Line Formatting
Line feeds (hitting the "Enter" or carriage return key) in your edited text will produce a <BR> (line-break) tag in the HTML of your displayed document. Two or more line-feeds in a row will be replaced with a single <P> (paragraph) tag in your document's HTML. Use the [nobr] and [/nobr] tags to turn off line formatting for all the text between them. Shutting off automatic line formatting allows you better control of your document's formatting using tags like [br] and [p], but it also requires more work on the part of the author.
Line formatting is also turned off in between these tag pairs: [table]- [/table], [form]-[/form], [ul]-[/ul], [ol]-[ol], [list]-[/list], [code]- [/code], and [pre]-[/pre] tags. This is because explicit formatting is almost unavoidable while using these tags.

2. Links

You may link to images and pages in your messages but keep in mind that this linking may be limited by the administrator.
Display images in your messages by linking to them with the [img] - [/img] tag pair. These are [cuf] compatible so sites that serve up graphics will work fine on here.
For links outside of the Application, there is an [A ...] tag that works just like the HTML <A ...> tag. You may also use the [url]...[/url] tags as well. These are all [cuf] compatible.
To link to jump points within a single page use the [A] tag exactly as you would a standard HTML <A> tag. That is, name a jump point with [A NAME="myjump"][/a] and then link to it with [A href="#myjump"]Go To MY Jump Point[/a] (for example).
Link to a glossary of terms with the [glossary=...] tag Whatever term you include after the equals sign will be displayed in your message as a link. When readers click on the link they will be presented with a definition of that term.
Use the [Link=...] tag to produce links to other content within this Application.

3. Optional Features
These features are implemented at the administrators option. They will not work unless the administrator permits:

[nopagetitle]: Will work only if the administrator allows.
[whiteboard]: Will work only if the administrator allows.
[thread]: Will work only if the administrator allows.
Tables: Only if the administrator allows.
Forms: Only if permitted
[Font:...]: Will only work if permitted, but the [f#] works.
Image tags: Such as [img] will only work if permitted.
Other links: Such as the [A...] and [url] tags may be limited by the administrator.

4. Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB) Conventions

Many of the conventions from UBB have been included and expanded on in CUF™ conventions.
Links and images will work as you'd expect (though may be turned off by the administrator).
While there are no built in smileys, a much more exhaustive collection of these can be linked in just as you would in a UBB message.

Old obsolete codes:

Code(s)	Name	Example
[c] [/c]	center	[c] text [/c]