Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: Mr Red
Date: 13 Aug 15 - 04:46 AM

Can I point out that often it is easier to have both threads open at the same time. target=_blank will do that for the surfer. see below eg

<a href="http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=157899&messages=1" target=_blank">Geoff's first post in this thread</a>

note the whole URL has to be referenced as per:

<a href="http://www.interestingwebsite.info" target=_blank">Another web page within or outwith Mudcat</a>

try it Geoff's first post in this thread

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: Joe Offer
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 08:55 PM

Geoff, Jeri's method will take the reader to the message in question...if that message is showing in the thread. If you want to display one message alone, right-click the "printer-friendly" link under the message, and copy the printer-friendly link.
If you want to get fancy, you can delete the parts I've made bold below. Remember that if you have control of a PermaThread, you can correct your mistakes.
http://mudcat.org/detail_pf.cfm?messages__Message_ID=3729904

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 05:28 PM

Mr. Lawes....Just for curiosity-sake.....and a demo.

Please post a few of the threads you are linking to within this thread.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

What an amazing resource MAX has wrot....Who could have imagined! ! !

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: Jeri
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 04:10 PM

Also, if you go to where the names are under the title, so you can click on them and go to that post. Hover your mouse over it, and it's the last number in the address.

Jack's idea might work a lot better for you though.

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 03:01 PM

Thank You Jack Campin and Jeri, I have followed all the advice and have managed to make a clicky link within a Permathread which now works

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 02:41 PM

I meant #157899 not #3729846

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: Jack Campin
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 02:40 PM

It's in the "Printer Friendly" link under the message.

Obvious, isn't it.

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 02:37 PM

Thank you Jeri, is the red bit,the address, to be found in the bar above the top post in the thread - in the case of this current thread #3729846 ? If not where do I find it?

Subject: RE: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: Jeri
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 01:28 PM

<a href="#3729846">Geoff's first post in this thread</a>

The red is the address (where the link goes to) and the blue is the title. The black stuff needs to be there and doesn't change.

Subject: Tech: blue clicky links inside a Permathread??
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 12:53 PM

There must, surely, be a way for people who have the editing authority over a permathread to add a link (like a "blue clicky") which would enable people to click straight to another post within the permathread? Can anyone explain how to do it? When a permathread is very long then posts about the same issue can be very far apart and therefore may not be easily discovered by the casual browser.