STFU && RTFM

In Firefox 3, bookmarks are automatically saved. The only problem is the way they are stored, as they are stored as places.sqlite, as opposed to saving them in HTML. You can change this easily however, by doing the following:
 

1. In the address field, go to about:config
2. Accept the warning
3. Search for autoExportHTML, which should present you with browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML
4. Change this to true

If you’ve ever written a website in HTML, you are probably familiar with the MailTo-command, used to automatically start a new email message when the link is clicked. However, you can do so much more with the command. Here are some examples:
 

• Address message to multiple recipients
• Add entry in the “Subject” field
• Add entry in the “Copy To” or “CC” field
• Add entry in the “Blind Copy To” or “BCC” field
• Add entry in the “Body” field

 
Now, I’m sure you’re wondering how exactly we get the code to do this. Here’s how (click the link to see the effect):
 

• Simple MailTo
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld”>
• MailTo with Multiple Recipients
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld,recipient2@server.tld”>
• MailTo with Subject
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?subject=Comments from website”>
• MailTo with a Copy
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?cc=recipient2@server.tld”>
• MailTo with a Blind Copy
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?bcc=recipient2@server.tld”>
• MailTo with message already started in Body
  <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?body=I am having trouble finding information on “>
• MailTo with multiline message in Body
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?body=The message’s first paragraph.%0A%0aSecond paragraph.%0A%0AThird Paragraph.”>
  • NOTE: Use “%0A” for a new line, use “%0A%0A” for a new line preceded by a blank line.

 
Of course, you can also combine the effect:
 

• MailTo with Subject, a Recipient, a Copy and a Blind Copy
  • <a href=”mailto:recipient@server.tld?subject=MailTo Comments&cc=recipient2@server.tld&bcc=id@internet.node”>

I frequently make use of bullet-point lists in my blog, and I usually code these in HTML. I like them to stand out a bit. It’s pretty simple to achieve, and here’s how:
 

• <ul>
• <li>Bulletpoint 1</li>
• <li>Bulletpoint 2</li>
• <li>Bulletpoint 2</li>
• </ul>

 
If you want a numbered list, you substitute the <ul> tag for <ol>

When writing my last post I had a problem that parts of the code was parsed into the page, meaning that the result, instead of the actual code, was seen. As you can see in the post, I solved the problem, and here’s how:
 
By replacing the lesser than symbol (<) with “&lt;”, the greater than symbol (>) with “&gt;” and the ampersand symbol (&) with “&amp;”.
 
The solution to this, and a lot of very handy cheat sheets can be found at ILoveJackDaniels.com