More Linking Conventions For ya

Now you can shortcut linking to outside urls by using a http:// prefix in your bracketed links

[http://perlmonks.org]to produce a link like http://perlmonks.org

[http://perlmonks.org|killer new website that is the rage with kids these days] to produce a link like killer new website that is the rage with kids these days

You can also link to books on fatbrain.com using the isbn:// prefix

[isbn://1565922840|Learning Perl]to product a link like Learning Perl

vroom | Tim Vroom | vroom@cs.hope.edu

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Re: More Linking Conventions For ya by neophyte (Curate) on Nov 23, 2000 at 13:42 UTC
Thank you vroom. I guess that means some work for me. :) update: I have added Buy it-links to the O'Reilly books in my homenode, the others will follow shortly. neophyte	[reply]
Re: More Linking Conventions For ya by jeroenes (Priest) on Nov 23, 2000 at 13:34 UTC
Great! When I did my first node last week, I sort of expected the http://... thing to work, but I was disappointed. Very nice to see it actually implemented: Thanks! Jeroen I was dreaming of guitarnotes that would irritate an executive kind of guy (FZ)	[reply]