11 Apr 18 - 08:50 AM (#3916559) Subject: Tech: Blickyfier From: FreddyHeadey to Mod @ https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119&messages=91#3916023 ... The Blickifier works fine, but somehow, you got an extra "/" added to the address. --Mod fwiw From my android tablet the blickyfier is ok on other links but when I use it for a Mudcat link if I paste https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119&messages=91#3916023 it strips out the https:/ (one slash) & produces the link /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119&messages=91#3916023 To get blickyfier to work for Mudcat links I type http:/ then paste the URL https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119&messages=91#3916023 create link = https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119&messages=91#3916023 |
11 Apr 18 - 09:14 AM (#3916561) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: GUEST Looks like a bug to me. It works as I would expect it to with an "internal" http link, ie. http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7119 will get shortened to thread.cfm?threadid=7119 but https seems to shorten things in the wrong place. |
11 Apr 18 - 10:05 AM (#3916570) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Mr Red seen this before. DaveRo reckons "http://" protocol syntax treats "//" as "/". Fail safe. Ignore. |
11 Apr 18 - 10:05 AM (#3916571) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: FreddyHeadey Thanks. So it's the 's' I need to remove. I've been making it more complicated than required. |
11 Apr 18 - 10:33 AM (#3916585) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Stilly River Sage The "s" is a good thing to have in there as a general rule, but I think for now it doesn't work completely at mudcat. I use it as a standard part of URLs in most of my Internet connections. |
11 Apr 18 - 10:43 AM (#3916588) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: GUEST Yep, Acme, secure connections have become more common and are safer. The Mudcat "link creator" makes relative links for its own pages though. |
11 Apr 18 - 01:12 PM (#3916610) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: DaveRo Mr Red wrote: DaveRo reckons "http://" protocol syntax treats "//" as "/".Er, no. I think we concluded in this thread that the double-slash in the middle of the path makes no difference. The problem with CJB's recent link in this_thread was the /mudcat.org at the beginning, not the double slash in the middle. (It works now because it was changed again after my post.) I use my addon for Firefox and Chrome generates links with one click or tap. And unlike the blickifier it works with URLs of unlimited length. |
11 Apr 18 - 01:24 PM (#3916613) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Joe Offer I imagine Max will get around to fixing the blickifier sooner or later, but he's still tweaking the main operation of things. When you overhaul a car, it's best to make sure the powertrain is working perfectly, before you spend much time on the accessories. But in the meantime, instead of trying to make the blickifier work, why not just learn how to make links directly? Except for testing, I have never used the blickifier because it's quicker for me to make my own links. It really isn't hard. Here's my standard explanation. All you really need is what's in the box:
To explain the colors:
I find it's best to open a new browser window [CTRL-N] and navigate your way to the site you want to link to. Highlight and copy [CTRL-C] the URL (address) of the site, and then go back to your Mudcat message and paste [CTRL-V] the URL into your link. Be sure to include the http:// in that URL. The quotation marks are standard procedure, but most links work just fine without quotation marks. You'll notice that we moderators often change URLs posted in messages into clickable links. We don't do it in the case of URLs that we don't consider completely safe. -Joe Offer- |
11 Apr 18 - 04:05 PM (#3916627) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Jeri Except, lose the "www", I believe. |
11 Apr 18 - 05:05 PM (#3916643) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Stilly River Sage Yeah, the www just breaks any link to mudcat. |
11 Apr 18 - 05:21 PM (#3916646) Subject: RE: Tech: Blickyfier From: Joe Offer Oh, I didn't know the www removal was universal now. If I type www.mudcat.org, my Chrome browser goes to mudcat.org without the www - but it works. I'll remove the www from the example. -Joe- |