Computer Workshop #2
LOCAL LINKS, GLOBAL LINKS, AND BACKGROUNDS
Local Links:
A local link is a link that connects two of your own Web pages. The html command for links is:
. So, to create a link from me.html to your new page, amst.html, you
would type the following:
I am enrolled in american studies 211.
Global Links:
A global link is a link that connects one of your pages to one outside of your account. With
respect to html, the only difference between a global and local link is that global links require the
full URL. Here are a few example:
I attend U of Maryland.
or:
I visit SportsZone alot.
Backgrounds:
Depending on what version of Netscape you are using, the default background color is gray or
white. To change the background color to, for example, black, you use the following html
command: or . For all colors, see:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~morlino/color.html
*Important note: The must come at the
top
of the document in order to work.
WEBPAGE CHEAT SHEET
AMST 211 __ February 4, 1999
I. Making a Homepage
1) Launch Telnet to get to your wam account. (Host = wam.umd.edu).
Enter login and password.
2) To get to your public directory, type:
cd .. __ then hit the return/enter key
cd pub __ then hit the return/enter key
3) to create a file, type:
pico test.html
II. Basic HTML
bold
italics
center
goes to next line
goes to next line and skips a line
makes font bigger (1_3)
makes font smaller (1_3)
control key and "o" saves document
control key and "l" unfreezes screen
control key and "x" exits homepage
III. Seeing Your Masterpiece
In Netscape, type in the following URL:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~login
To view any changes you make in OTAL, click on the "Reload" button in Netscape.
IV. To organize information using bullets or numbers, use the
and commands.
1) Bulleted Lists __ and -
Things that rule:
- snow
- maryland basketball
- seafood
Will appear as:
Things that rule:
o snow
o maryland basketball
o seafood
2) Numbered Lists __ and -
- Davis, Mike, "Fortress Los Angeles," in Michael Sorkin, ed.,
Variations on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public
Space (New York: Hill and Wang, 1992): 175_176.
- Ullman, Ellen, "Real Estate," in Close to the Machine: Technophilia
and Its Discontents (San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1997): 53-64.
- Welsch, Chris, "Unreal L.A.," Minneapolis Star Tribune
(February 1994).
Will appear as:
1.Davis, Mike, "Fortress Los Angeles," in Michael Sorkin, ed., Variations
on a Theme Park: The New American City and the End of Public Space (New
York: Hill and Wang, 1992): 175-176.
2.Ullman, Ellen, "Real Estate," in Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its
Discontents (San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1997): 53_64.
3.Welsch, Chris, "Unreal L.A.," Minneapolis Star Tribune (February
1994).
AMST 211 __ TRANSFERRING FILES TO WAM
If you want to transfer your AMST 211 Web pages from OTAL to WAM you must do it by
January 2nd. On January 3rd, the pages get erased: poof! So, do it today! What follows are
step_by_step instructions on how to transfer your files:
1) Log in to your WAM account and enter your password.
2) Change directories by typing:
cd .. (enter)
cd pub (enter)
3) Then type:
ftp (enter)
open (enter)
otal.umd.edu (enter)
4) Log in to your OTAL account and enter your password
5) Change directories by typing:
cd public_html (enter)
6) Then type:
bin (enter)
mget * (enter)
7) At this point, it will ask if you want each file transferred. Type y for yes.
8) When finished, type:
quit
*) Anytime you want to escape the ftp process, type: ^c
________
o Your new URL for WAM is: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~login __ so, for example,
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~googie
o The only difference between OTAL and WAM is the process of changing directories.
OTAL WAM
cd pub (tab) cd .. (enter)
cd pub (enter)
Borrowing Funky Graphics
1) On the Web, find a funky graphic.
2) Using the mouse, put your cursor over the graphic and click down on the right side of the
mouse.
3) Holding down the right side of the mouse, select "Copy Image Location."
4) Next, open up your WAM account, log in and type:
cd .. [return key]
cd pub [return key]
5) At this point, type lynx URL of image or, for example:
lynx http://www.otal.umd.edu/~googie/211/eye.gif
(Hint: instead of typing in the URL, select edit and paste).
6) The screen will say "D)ownload or C)ancel." Type d to download graphic.
7) Enter "enter" or "return" key to "save to disk."
8) Enter "enter" or "return" key to save as filename. (Important: note the name of the image,
you will need this in order to use it.)
9) Now, go to any html document and type:
or, for example: 
To center a graphic:
To make a graphic a hotlink:
MOOs
Logging in
1) log in to OTAL (or WAM).
2) type: telnet lambda.moo.mud.org 8888 (and hit "enter/return")
(Note the space between telnet and lambda and org and 8888.
3) type: connect guest (and hit "enter/return")
4) read disclaimer; type Y (and hit "enter/return")
*) for more info on LambdaMOO, see
Communicating:
To talk, use the say command:
say Hello, I am new here.
You can abbreviate the say command with a single double quote,
""Hello, I am new here.
Emoting allows you to make descriptive statements.
emote smiles and rolls around.
You can abbreviate the emote command with a colon, :
: smiles and rolls around.
Moving:
To move, type the name of the direction:
up or down
north, south, east, or west
You can abbreviate with n, s, w, e
Checking things out:
Everything in a MOO has a name and a description. To look at things, use
the look command.
look
look box
Making Tables __ October 27, 1998
1) A Basic Table
2) Table With Border
3) Table With Funky Border