Well, as you can see from the preceding posts, I'm really still learning how to do it myself. I think I have it pretty well worked out now.

They're pretty easy actually. I keep a text file on my Windows desktop that has most of the stuff all set up. I just copy the HTML with most of the URL from there and paste that into my post. Then all I need to do is add the parametric information.

I'm thinking I'll write a little tool that lets people point at fingers on a hand and frets on a fingerboard. The result would be to place the entire HTML string for the chord link on the users clipboard. Then all you'd need to do is hit Ctrl-V or select Edit/Paste from the menu and viola! [sic] there will be a chord clicky.

The only question is whether to write the tool as a stand-alone Windows program (I'm not set up for Mac development) that users would download and run, or whether to write it as a Java applet that Max could add to the forum Web page as a button. The later choice could provide the functinality for anyone with a Java enabled browser but it would need to fit in with Max's plans.

Do others have any thoughts on this?

- Mark