Links in answer

by Bob__B Jul 9, 2011 11:17PM PDT

W7sp1
FF 5

I read a post.
I click on answer.
I put a link in my answer.
I click on preview.
I click on my link.....just to be sure it works.
It does NOT.
I submit my post.
I read my post and click on my link.
It now works........hmmm.

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(NT) Me too.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 10, 2011 6:09AM PDT

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Comforting.....but

by Bob__B Jul 10, 2011 6:28AM PDT

How about using the managerial muscle that comes with that gendarme badge and fix it.

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Not possible.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 10, 2011 6:39AM PDT

You can alert your post to send up more feedback but why things are the way they are is covered in prior discussions. I can sum it up in one sentence. "It's the money."

Besides, it's not totally broken. Just annoying.
Bob

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It works here...

by John.Wilkinson Jul 10, 2011 12:31PM PDT

I just tried it a few different ways and it always seems to work here, also in Firefox 5 on Windows 7. What am I missing?

John

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Links

by Bob__B Jul 10, 2011 11:05PM PDT

Using the test forum.

I create a post.
In the post I put this link.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%2050001459%20600014002&IsNodeId=1&name=ATX12V

I click on preview.
I click on my link.
It takes me here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%2050001459%20600014002&IsNodeId=1&name=ATX12V

I submit my post.
I read my post.
I click on the link.
It takes me to the proper place at Newegg.

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Ohhh.

by Bob__B Jul 10, 2011 11:21PM PDT

Perhaps this is the answer.

http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7598_102-531988.html?tag=contentBody;threadListing

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Yep, that's it...

by John.Wilkinson Jul 11, 2011 5:07AM PDT

In my test, I posted simple links like http://www.cnet.com - I didn't include an ampersand. That's still a known issue, which affects links as well, something I didn't think of previously.

I think that raises the priority a bit since links with multiple query params cannot be previewed.
John

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May have happened to me for a while

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 10, 2011 8:58PM PDT

but slightly differently.

I use BBS codes a lot to include a 'named link', eg, (using curly brackets instead of square brackets so they display in this post);

{url http://www.google.com}{b}Google{/b}{/url} and this 'should' display as Google

I always check my links in Preview before Submitting, but for a while I noticed these were not working. I never hit Submit when I found that, so I can't say if a submitted post worked or not.

But when I examined the post again in Edit, I noticed an extra space had been added after the {url and the pasted link. eg, using tilde to denote spaces as the forum's editor removes all but one space;

{url~~http://www.google.com}{b}Google{/b}{/url}

I could either delete one space, or forget BBS. But like I say, this only occurred for a while and it seems OK now, although I still see the extra space in BBS after pasting a link.

Test: Google UK - Returning to Edit I still see an extra space.

Mark

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Update. The trailing slash issue.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 18, 2011 6:24AM PDT

If the forum mangles your link, try it again but add a trailing slash or /

Bob

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