Heh. Ok, I guess that makes sense. Nice to know it's available though.
Now how about my math tag problem? ;-)
-Jason
-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Rowan Collins Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:04 PM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] a few issues
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:36:15 -0500, Brinkle, Jason jason.brinkle@aiminvestments.com wrote:
Is there wiki code to be able to open links in a new window(external links)?
No, this has generally been considered to be a Bad Idea, since this should be up to the user and their browser-interface, rather than the website they are viewing. (I believe shift-click, ctrl-click and the middle mouse button allow users of some browsers to open a link in either a new window or a new tab).
If you really really want to hack the code and insert one, you need to look at includes/Skin.php: the function that generates ext. links is "makeExternalLink()", or you could add it in "getExternalLinkAttributes()"
Is there wiki code to be able to open links in a new window(external links)?
No, this has generally been considered to be a Bad Idea, since this should be up to the user and their browser-interface, rather than the website they are viewing. (I believe shift-click, ctrl-click and the middle mouse button allow users of some browsers to open a link in either a new window or a new tab).
Although I agree with you, a recent discussion on the CHI-WEB list brought up the fact that it seems as though opening external links in a new window is a growing trend and may someday become the expected behaviour. I never win.
On 12 Oct 2004, at 22:36, Jack Baty wrote:
"He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife" --Douglass Adams
There's no contradiction there at all: I for one am a polythesist, so I believe in a multitude of Gods to whom I can and sometimes do pray. I don't however believe in an afterlife (i.e. there is no afterlife for humans and the Gods are essentially immortal anyway). Granted, the quote IS paradoxical if you're, say, Christian or Muslim or similar. That doesn't however warrant any (IMHO patently absurd) sweeping generalizations.
;-)
On 12 Oct 2004, at 22:36, Jack Baty wrote:
"He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife" --Douglass Adams
There's no contradiction there at all: I for one am a polythesist, so I believe in a multitude of Gods to whom I can and sometimes do pray. I don't however believe in an afterlife (i.e. there is no afterlife for humans and the Gods are essentially immortal anyway). Granted, the quote IS paradoxical if you're, say, Christian or Muslim or similar. That doesn't however warrant any (IMHO patently absurd) sweeping generalizations.
;-)
And here I thought it was just a cute, albeit unnecessary little snippet for my sig!
The original author, Mr. Adams, is now deceased. Perhaps we should ask him... Oh wait... nevermind :)
LOL!
:-D
On 13 Oct 2004, at 02:51, Jack Baty wrote:
On 12 Oct 2004, at 22:36, Jack Baty wrote:
"He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife" --Douglass Adams
There's no contradiction there at all: I for one am a polythesist, so I believe in a multitude of Gods to whom I can and sometimes do pray. I don't however believe in an afterlife (i.e. there is no afterlife for humans and the Gods are essentially immortal anyway). Granted, the quote IS paradoxical if you're, say, Christian or Muslim or similar. That doesn't however warrant any (IMHO patently absurd) sweeping generalizations.
;-)
And here I thought it was just a cute, albeit unnecessary little snippet for my sig!
The original author, Mr. Adams, is now deceased. Perhaps we should ask him... Oh wait... nevermind :)
-- Jack Baty
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