> > is there any way to get a larger text box to type in when making a new post?
> > the default box is rather small and you have to scroll up and down when
> > making a new post or editing an existing one.
> 
> Message width = <number of characters>
> Message height = <number of lines>
>  
> > can the normal text look like the html does without submitting it as html?
> 
> No. 

thanks stefan. it looks like it was right in front of my face the whole time (on
the elogd.cfg syntax page). but, somehow i missed it.