When writing this little thingie, I had a thought for adding a little key next to the text areas for Bboards, but could be used in any instance.
There is usually the option to choose to make a post either in HTML or in plain text. However, many users will not know how to use HTML, so that feature could be confusing or a useless appendage.
However, there is usually enough real estate next to the text box to add a small key that provides the instructions for simple tags like bold, italics, link, etc. In addition, there should be examples next to or under each item. For instance:
Bold = <b> </b> | Use = <b>Hello, this is my post</b> = Hello, this is my post
Italics = <i></i> | Use = <i>Hello, this is my post</i> = Hello, This is my post
Link = <a href=></a> | Use = <a href=http://www.foo.com>foo</a> = foo
Email address = <a href=mailto:></a> | Use <a href=mailto:foo@bar.com>foo bar</a> = foo bar
This little key could be added either as an image or a little text box.
talli
