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Posted: Nov 23rd, '05, 11:14
by KBL Ed
Doesn't that require an extra step (or several) on the posters part? What I am referring to is that the forum software actually "snips" the text that is displayed for the URL. So that for the URL above, it would automatically display something like:
http://listings.ebay.com/_W0QQ...socmdZListingItemList
But the link would actually work (unlike what I just did).
This forum software does it:
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Posted: Nov 23rd, '05, 11:29
by XtremeJibber2001
KBL Ed wrote:
Doesn't that require an extra step (or several) on the posters part? What I am referring to is that the forum software actually "snips" the text that is displayed for the URL. So that for the URL above, it would automatically display something like:
http://listings.ebay.com/_W0QQ...socmdZListingItemList
But the link would actually work (unlike what I just did).
This forum software does it:
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Yea, it requires an extra step...just a suggestion i didn't know if that's what you meant.
That'd be kool if the forum did it itself
Posted: Nov 23rd, '05, 14:49
by backintoit
Yea, sorry about that URL thing. Can't you name it something different but still have it work?
Anyway, not sure about it being a marketing ploy or a supply chain issue but they're not supposed to be available any time soon.
Posted: Nov 24th, '05, 08:53
by XtremeJibber2001
Kinda depressed today...not that many "great" deals that I remember seeing last year. At best buy there is one great deal for a laptop, but that's about it...everything else is 10$ here or 20$ off there
Posted: Nov 24th, '05, 09:25
by KBL Ed
Not to be obsessively geeky about this, but this is the selection that is available in the other forum (maybe this one too?):
The "parse links" selection is what does the snipping, while maintaining the "clickability" of the link. It is checked by default.
Posted: Nov 24th, '05, 22:30
by tyrolean_skier
backintoit wrote:Yea, sorry about that URL thing. Can't you name it something different but still have it work?
Anyway, not sure about it being a marketing ploy or a supply chain issue but they're not supposed to be available any time soon.
You can give it another name but I don't remember the exact syntax. It might be "Target Name= ". Maybe Dork or someone else can remember the exact syntax.
Posted: Nov 25th, '05, 00:05
by spanky
KBL Ed wrote:Not to be obsessively geeky about this, but this is the selection that is available in the other forum (maybe this one too?):
The "parse links" selection is what does the snipping, while maintaining the "clickability" of the link. It is checked by default.
That option isn't offered in this BB software. I've edited the original post to shorten the long URL (GASP! An admin edited a user's post! Maybe someone should post a thread complaining about it and a poll asking zoners if my Admin Privlages (sic) should be taken away).
Posted: Nov 25th, '05, 00:08
by spanky
tyrolean_skier wrote:backintoit wrote:Yea, sorry about that URL thing. Can't you name it something different but still have it work?
Anyway, not sure about it being a marketing ploy or a supply chain issue but they're not supposed to be available any time soon.
You can give it another name but I don't remember the exact syntax. It might be "Target Name= ". Maybe Dork or someone else can remember the exact syntax.
Syntax is as follows
Code: Select all
[url=http://www.very.long.url.goes.here.com]Link text goes here[/url]
Posted: Nov 25th, '05, 00:10
by spanky
And back to the original thread topic... The
FatWallet Forums have the low-down on where the deals are.
Posted: Nov 25th, '05, 06:15
by SkiDork
the "tagert=" stuff you're thinking of is html not BBcode.
the syntax is this:
\<a href="
www.blablabla.com" target=_new>text here\</a>
(ignore the backslashes)