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Clickable vs non-clickable links
Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, February 1, 2016 7:48 AM

I was looking at another thread where I posted a link and it was not clickable.  I went back in and edited it trying every possibility and in the preview it looks clickable but the final version is not.  What am I doing wrong.

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/214160.aspx

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Posted by Steven S on Monday, February 1, 2016 8:38 AM

I occasionally have problems with the link button.  One thing I've notice is that if I accidently Paste the link into the post without using the link button, and then go back and redo it with the link button, it usually doesn't work.    Most other sites let you Paste the link, hilight it, and then click the link button to make it clickable, but not this site.

 

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Posted by zstripe on Monday, February 1, 2016 8:39 AM

Hi Henry,

In order to make a prior thread clickable on cs.trains.com sites..You must add ........................... to the address...just like it is here, brackets like shown before and brackets like shown after, in order for it to be clickable....other links most times they aren't needed.

That was not necessary on the old software sometime ago before they switched...this is a work around, that works! Brackets[ ] url inside the brackets and brackets[/] url inside end of link.

Hope that makes sense, it won't let Me type it out to show.

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/p/2839836/editpost.aspx

Frank

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Posted by mlehman on Monday, February 1, 2016 9:44 AM

Like this:

First [ url ]

then your link

then [ /url ]

Remove all spaces in the [] and between url and the brackets.

Frank, this makes my head hurt trying to out-think the MR confuserConfused

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Posted by BRAKIE on Monday, February 1, 2016 9:58 AM

The few links I use is the copied and paste method.

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/254102.aspx

Since that link doesn't work,right click on the link for a drop down window and click "go to copied address".

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Posted by zstripe on Monday, February 1, 2016 2:55 PM

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/254102.aspx

Here it is Larry. 

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

Once You do it a couple times, it's easy.....remember this is only for making a prior thread clickable on the cs.trains sites.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, February 1, 2016 2:59 PM

zstripe

You must add ...........................  <snip> Brackets[ ] url inside the brackets and brackets[/] url inside end of link.

Frank

Thanks Frank, I'm pretty sure some of my links were clickable in the past, without adding bracket and I've only been here since December.  That link icon ought to add the brackets and the URL automatically.

Should does not equal does, thanks

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Posted by zstripe on Monday, February 1, 2016 3:10 PM

Just like I said in My post...this is only used for making a prior thread clickable on cs.trains sites.....It does work copy & paste for all other links....at least for Me it does... It has been this way for 2 or three yrs. now on the MRR site. I don't even use the link icon for making any other links clickable...just copy/paste, press enter.

Take Care! Big Smile

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, February 1, 2016 3:13 PM

I misread your first post, I get it now.

Thanks

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Posted by richg1998 on Monday, February 1, 2016 7:15 PM

I thought the link icon use to work but that was about maybe two years ago. Now, I do it manually like some others here.

I suspect Kalmbach went with low bid programmer the last upgrade. They were taken advantage of. Not a very good upgrade. Spell check in some forums is another bother.

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Posted by BRAKIE on Monday, February 1, 2016 8:38 PM

zstripe

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/254102.aspx

Here it is Larry. 

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

Once You do it a couple times, it's easy.....remember this is only for making a prior thread clickable on the cs.trains sites.

 

Smarty pants. LaughLaughSmile, Wink & GrinSmile, Wink & Grin

Thanks!

Larry

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Posted by zstripe on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 4:44 AM

BRAKIE

 

 
zstripe

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/254102.aspx

Here it is Larry. 

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

Once You do it a couple times, it's easy.....remember this is only for making a prior thread clickable on the cs.trains sites.

 

 

 

Smarty pants. LaughLaughSmile, Wink & GrinSmile, Wink & Grin

Thanks!

 

LOL......BTW: ''Happy belated Birthday'' Cake  Found out on BB site, havn't been on there in quite awhile....still a switchman. Smile, Wink & Grin

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

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