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Aug 15, 2001, 11:18 AM
MTommy
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Aug 15, 2001, 11:18 AM
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HTML OK in links description?
 
I've been clicking out of this forum to differen't peoples sites with Links2 installed and I am seeing
HTML in the description area of some links. Even in the Resource section of this site I see some HTML
stuff like <pre> and <a href> links. I just presumed that you couldn't include HTML.
I would try it myself out now but I have already deleted the default installation of Links i just installed
last night because I'm moving to a new hosting company today. So is HTML allowed in the description
field?

thanks


Aug 15, 2001, 11:25 AM
Paul
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Aug 15, 2001, 11:25 AM
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Yes. Although not recommended as it will fill up links.db

You would be better adding regex into site_html_templates.pl

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Aug 15, 2001, 11:29 AM
MTommy
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Aug 15, 2001, 11:29 AM
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Um.....what is regex? : ) And how do I add it to site_html_template?

I promise it's the last question from me for today!

thanks

Aug 15, 2001, 11:56 AM
Paul
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Aug 15, 2001, 11:56 AM
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Well if for example you wanted a certain word bolded you would add this under:

Code:
my (%rec) = @_;
...in site_html_link

Code:
$rec{'Description'} =~ s,(WORD),<b>$1</b>,ig;
Regex is to do with pattern matching.

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