quick question about story.html

> <a name=";$fn"&gt;$title&lt;/a>
>
> Just wondering why story.html (specifically the suggested example at blosxom.com)
> contains the anchor tag for the title but includes no href to make it a legitimate link.
> Or for that matter why make it a link at all?
The above a tag creates an anchor in the most literal sense of the word: You
can link to it. For example, if I write <a name=";top" /> at the top of my
page, I can write <a href=";#top">Back&lt;/a> further below to jump back up. You
should look at some html references on how to use this powerfully.

> I'd be interested in seeing how some of you have your story.html file configured if you
> are so inclined to share.
Well, if you like puzzles, here's my fully CSS layouted sotry.html
For reference, here is the corresponding blog:
http://katherina.student.utwente.nl/~matthijs/cgi-bin/blosxom

<div class=&quot;StoryDateBlock StoryDateBlock<?$storynum::odd>Odd&lt;/?>&lt;?!$storynum::odd&gt;Even</?>";>
$dw, $da $mo $yr
<;/div>

<div class=&quot;StoryContainer";>
&lt;div class=&quot;StoryHeadBlock";>
<div class=&quot;Title StoryTitle"><div class=&quot;StoryTitlePath";>$directorybrowse::browseable_path</div>&lt;a name=";$fn"&gt;</a&gt;$title&lt;/div>
</div>
<div class=&quot;StoryBodyBlock";>
<$body />
</div>;
<div class=&quot;StoryTagList"&gt;
$tagging::tag_list
</div>;

<?$feedback::commentform>
<div class=&quot;CommentsBlock">
&lt;div class=&quot;Title SectionHead">;Comments&lt;/div>
<a name=";comments&quot; />
</?>
<?!$feedback::comments&gt; <?$feedback::commentform>
No comments yet.<br/><br/>
</?> </?>
$feedback::comments
<?$feedback::status_msg ne="OK">
$feedback::commentform
</?>;
<p> $feedback::comment_response </p>
<?$feedback::preview>;
<div class=&quot;CommentPreview";>
<div class=&quot;CommentPreviewTitle">Preview</div>
$feedback::preview
</div>
</?&gt;
<?$feedback::commentform>
</div>;
</?>
&lt;?$feedback::trackbackinfo>
<div class=&quot;TrackbacksBlock&quot;>
<div class=&quot;SectionHead"&gt;Trackbacks</div&gt;
<;/?>
<?!$feedback::trackbacks>; <?$feedback::trackbackinfo&gt;
No trackbacks yet.<br/>
</?> </?>
$feedback::trackbacks
$feedback::trackbackinfo
<?$feedback::trackbackinfo>
&lt;/div>
</?>
&lt;div class=&quot;StoryTail" >&nbsp;</div> <!-- Used to clear remaining floats -->
</div>;
<div class=&quot;StoryFootBlock StoryFootBlock<?$storynum::odd>Odd&lt;/?>&lt;?!$storynum::odd&gt;Even</?>";>
&lt;i><;a href=";$url$path/$fn.$flavour#comments">;$feedback::comments_count
comment<?$feedback::comments_count ne="1">s</?></a> -:- <a
href="<$url />$path/$fn.$flavour"&gt;permalink</a>; -:- $hr:$min&lt;/i>
</div&gt;
<div class=&quot;StorySeperator";></div>

Thank you for all of the help. This a great group! I must be wearing my inexperience
on my sleeve by now.

Newbie question, please bear with me.

Where is <?> ... </?> and variations defined?

Is this related to HTML, Perl, CGI?

I tried looking it up, but it is extremely difficult to Google
punctuation marks.

I see it being used in story.html files and I want to clearly
understand the syntax.

Thanks,
Don

--- In blosxomyahoogroups.com, Matthijs Kooijman <m.kooijman...> wrote:

> For reference, here is the corresponding blog:
>; http://katherina.student.utwente.nl/~matthijs/cgi-bin/blosxom
>
>
> <div class=&quot;StoryDateBlock
StoryDateBlock<?$storynum::odd&gt;Odd</?><?!$storynum::odd>Even</?&gt;">;
> $dw, $da $mo $yr
> </div>
>
> <div class=&quot;StoryContainer";>
> <div class=&quot;StoryHeadBlock";>
> <div class=&quot;Title StoryTitle"><div
class="StoryTitlePath"&gt;$directorybrowse::browseable_path</div><a
name=&quot;$fn"></a>$title&lt;/div>;
> </div>
> <div class=&quot;StoryBodyBlock";>
> <$body />
>; </div>
> <div class=&quot;StoryTagList"&gt;
> $tagging::tag_list
> </div>
>
> <?$feedback::commentform&gt;
> <div class=&quot;CommentsBlock">
> <div class=&quot;Title SectionHead">;Comments&lt;/div>
> <a name=";comments&quot; />
>; </?&gt;
> <?!$feedback::comments&gt; <?$feedback::commentform>
> No comments yet.<br/><br/>
>; </?> </?>
> $feedback::comments
> <?$feedback::status_msg ne="OK">
> $feedback::commentform
>; </?>
> <p&gt; $feedback::comment_response </p>
> <?$feedback::preview>
> <div class=&quot;CommentPreview";>
> <div class=&quot;CommentPreviewTitle">Preview</div>
> $feedback::preview
> </div>
>; </?>
> <?$feedback::commentform&gt;
> </div>
> </?&gt;
> <?$feedback::trackbackinfo>
> <div class=&quot;TrackbacksBlock&quot;>
>; <div class=&quot;SectionHead"&gt;Trackbacks</div&gt;
> </?&gt;
> <?!$feedback::trackbacks> <?$feedback::trackbackinfo&gt;
> No trackbacks yet.<br/>
> </?> </?>
> $feedback::trackbacks
> $feedback::trackbackinfo
&gt; <?$feedback::trackbackinfo>
> </div>
> </?&gt;
> <div class=&quot;StoryTail" >&nbsp;</div> <!-- Used to clear remaining
floats -->
&gt; </div>
> <div class=&quot;StoryFootBlock
StoryFootBlock<?$storynum::odd&gt;Odd</?><?!$storynum::odd>Even</?&gt;">;
> <i&gt;<a
href="$url$path/$fn.$flavour#comments&quot;>$feedback::comments_count
> comment<?$feedback::comments_count ne="1">s</?></a> -:- <a
>; href=&quot;<$url />$path/$fn.$flavour"&gt;permalink</a>; -:- $hr:$min&lt;/i>
&gt; </div>
> <div class=&quot;StorySeperator";></div>
>;