 WaxPhotoI AM SAMPremium
join:2004-04-08
Roanoke, IN | Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file links Ok, as it stands now, if someone posts a URL (http included) in a thread, and it is longer than 38 characters or so, it is abbreviated. It takes the first 38 characters and adds a two period elipse to the end.
An example, in this post: »Color correction by the numbers.
In that post, the URL is shortened to:
www.ledet.com/margulis/PP7_Ch02_ByTheN..
from this:
»www.ledet.com/margulis/PP7_Ch02_···bers.pdf
I know that there are many ways (which differ from browser to browser) to see where this link goes before clicking on it, but I think the best way to get across that this link takes you directly to a file is to abbreviate this way:
(Using the same example)
www.ledet.com/margulis/PP7_Ch02...ers.pdf
The above example keeps the 38 character abbreviation, but provides more information about the link. You won't be surprised when you start downloading a file larger than your given web page.
So what do you think?
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 nfxThe WirePremium
join:2001-05-21
Vancouver, BC
kudos:1 | *sign*, i like this idea.
Quite often, people link directly to videos, and when i click on the links, it opens up Windows Media Player. If i had known it was a video they were linking directly to, i would've never bothered clicking on the link in the first place.
What i usually do now is float over the URL and look at the status bar in the browser to see if it's linking directly to a video, audio, etc. It wouldn't hurt if DSLR indicated something like this as well.
Now to figure out a way to see if a link leads to a page with an in-lined video, i hate it when that happens...
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 KenPremium,MVM
join:2003-06-16
Markle, IN | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file l *sign*
Seems worth losing a couple characters from the location to show the file extension. |
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 anwgo153Premium
join:2002-04-08
Roselle Park, NJ | reply to WaxPhoto
sign |
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 WeirdalPremium
join:2003-06-28
Grand Island, NE
kudos:20 | reply to WaxPhoto
though it isn't hard to tell if you have the status bar on, I *sign*
just put the '...' in the middle instead of the end
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 SirXILEThe SolWar 2-1Premium
join:2001-02-24
Brooklyn, NY | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file links *sign* |
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 statestress magnetPremium,Mod
join:2002-02-08
Purgatory
kudos:6 | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file l Absolutely *Sign* |
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 dandelionPremium,MVM
join:2003-04-29
Germantown, TN
kudos:4
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said by Weirdal:though it isn't hard to tell if you have the status bar on, I *sign* just put the '...' in the middle instead of the end Agree, would be a little more convenient.
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 CudniLa Merma - VigiladoPremium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire
kudos:13 | reply to WaxPhoto
~ Sign ~
it will definitely come in handy
Cudni |
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 ghostpainterI Write for the ApocalypsePremium,MVM
join:2002-05-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:3 | reply to WaxPhoto
**SIGN**
Especially when linking to a file that Mozilla or Firefox wont open...If I knew what the link was I could switch browsers...Definitely Sign... |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to WaxPhoto
*Sign*
This would be a help. |
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 GeekNJPremium
join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file links *sign* - Nice idea. |
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SpensergigThreadkiller SupremePremium,MVM
join:2000-03-26
Bradenton, FL | reply to WaxPhoto
Looks like you got your wish.:D
That's pretty much the fastest response to a feature request that I've seen in the past five years.
I guess justin  was bored after his turkey treat.:)
Thanks to you, all the *sign*ers, and justin . |
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dandelionPremium,MVM
join:2003-04-29
Germantown, TN
kudos:4 | reply to WaxPhoto
VERY nice!!!  |
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WaxPhotoI AM SAMPremium
join:2004-04-08
Roanoke, IN | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Outside URL Link Abbreviations & Direct file l Thanks a bunch. |
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