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Ralf Meier2-Feb-21 1:24

2-Feb-21 1:24

Good point - I have sometimes this problem when I enter a Link as a LINK ... but not allways ... but if you have a good advice ... Cool | :cool:

Nelek2-Feb-21 1:27

2-Feb-21 1:27

I first start the new message, then go to the other tabs (article and user) and use "cut" instead of "copy", this way I am 100% sure, that the URL I want to paste is coming from the tab I want to report and not pasting something older from the clipboard.

M.D.V.

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Ralf Meier2-Feb-21 1:38

2-Feb-21 1:38

I made it nearly the same and if you look to the Link-URL you see that it isn't the adress of this Forum ... and both adresses are not the same ...
Which widget do you use ? The widget "link" or the widget "[^]" ?

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 1:51

2-Feb-21 1:51

I think most users on this board use the [^], after which you copy the URL and paste it in twice, between the two "", and then copy the article title or user name and paste it before the first </a>.

The source ends up looking like <a href="url">text</a>[<a href="url" target="_blank">^</a>] if I managed to show it correctly!

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Ralf Meier2-Feb-21 2:12

2-Feb-21 2:12

Thanks for explaining it - I corrected my 1st post ... and now it works ... or as we say in german "kaum macht man es richtig dann funktioniert es auch ..." or in english "as soon you do it right it works ..." Big Grin | :-D

Richard MacCutchan2-Feb-21 2:41

Richard MacCutchan

2-Feb-21 2:41

I don't. I just paste the URL and the editor makes it clickable automatically.

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 3:33

2-Feb-21 3:33

I've been doing it the hard way all this time?! Mad | :mad:

~~Richard MacCutchan - Professional Profile~~

OK, but how do you automatically get the [^] part at the end?

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Richard MacCutchan2-Feb-21 3:46

Richard MacCutchan

2-Feb-21 3:46

It happens automatically. If I paste "https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/5293751/Can-anyone-explain-the-usage-of-pointer-to-pointer", it shows up as Can anyone explain the usage of pointer to pointer (**)in this context?[^]. Try it yourself and see how easy it is.

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 4:10

2-Feb-21 4:10

I get the first part automatically, but not the [^]. Are you doing anything before pasting it? If I first hit [^] and paste it before that, the [^] link goes back to this forum.

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Richard Deeming2-Feb-21 4:16

Richard Deeming

2-Feb-21 4:16

Do you have the "Use Markdown formatting" option ticked under the message?

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Greg Utas2-Feb-21 5:00

2-Feb-21 5:00

Yes, and now I see that unticking it makes it work. Thanks! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Not that I can see what it should have to do with it, but the hamsters are known to be fickle.

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Richard MacCutchan2-Feb-21 6:16

Richard MacCutchan

2-Feb-21 6:16

Enabling Markdown tends to stop it recognising Markup. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Nelek2-Feb-21 10:46

2-Feb-21 10:46

You use the Markup way.

We don't use markup, we just paste the link in the editor and the editor takes care of the rest.

EDIT: I should have read the full thread before answering, you already found it out.

By the way... remove the link pointing to Richard, not that next sunday he gets added to OG's Still Alives list Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

M.D.V.

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 11:05

2-Feb-21 11:05

I removed the link, but it would have been interesting to leave it in to see what would happen. 😈

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Nelek2-Feb-21 11:16

2-Feb-21 11:16

I see you liked the emoji too...

You are evil, mini me
BWA HA HA HA HA

M.D.V.

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 11:37

2-Feb-21 11:37

OG's code probably grabs the URL and regenerates the post. But if it just grabs the contents of the post, the following should be most amusing:

Member 15062981 - Professional Profile[^]

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Nelek2-Feb-21 11:42

2-Feb-21 11:42

You really are evil. Laugh | :laugh:

M.D.V.

CHill602-Feb-21 2:41

CHill60

2-Feb-21 2:41

I just paste the URL into the message body and the hamsters do all the rest for me.
Occasionally it stops working but it's usually ok if you paste before a CRLF

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 5:15

2-Feb-21 5:15

Hey Ralf, read the follow-ups above for a much easier way!

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Ralf Meier2-Feb-21 7:14

2-Feb-21 7:14

I have read it (some time before because each response bring up a notification to me).
Sometimes it could be useful to ask a question like this (and to make a mistake like I have made) to get better Information ... Big Grin | :-D

I would try next time ... (I suppose the next Spammer is waiting allready ... Wink | ;-)

)

Greg Utas2-Feb-21 7:43

2-Feb-21 7:43

Here are some surviving ones[^] that need to be bounced. Big Grin | :-D

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Nelek2-Feb-21 10:51

2-Feb-21 10:51

By the way... if you select some text and the hit ctrl+v to paste a URL, then the selected text remains and gets enclosed by the html. What means the selected text is the visible part of the link.

Example 1: Selecting nothing and pasting www.codeproject.com
if you select some text and the hit ctrl+v to paste a URL CodeProject - For those who code[^]

Example 2: Selecting "a URL" and pasting www.codeproject.com
if you select some text and the hit ctrl+v to paste a URL[^]

And what the scripts do for me:

Example 1: Selecting nothing and pasting www.codeproject.com
if you select some text and the hit ctrl+v to paste a URL <a href="http://www.codeproject.com">CodeProject - For those who code</a>[<a href="http://www.codeproject.com" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>] 

Example 2: Selecting "a URL" and pasting www.codeproject.com
if you select some text and the hit ctrl+v to paste <a href="http://www.codeproject.com">a URL</a>[<a href="http://www.codeproject.com" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]

M.D.V.

Nelek2-Feb-21 10:47

Re: new Spammer : cheap prepaid phones

2-Feb-21 10:47

I use the full link clicking with my mouse wheel... same effect than the [^] (New Windows) but with more surface to be clicked.

But I don't build the link myself, I just paste the URL and the background scripts of the site make it clickable and with the [^] at once.

M.D.V.

Richard Deeming2-Feb-21 1:22

Richard Deeming

2-Feb-21 1:22

Mine was the fifth "spam" kick on the article, but only the fourth on the user. Did someone forget to kick the user?

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Re: new Spammer : cheap prepaid phones

Nelek2-Feb-21 1:24