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Using [gototpost] with the [anchor] tag
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:49 pm
by kassim503
That was sneaky
, bringing me back to the same link again
while im here i should learn this, how the hell do the links know where to go in the middle of a page with a link. When I do it it just goes to the top of the page, when pro's do it they can make it go right to the spot and it is making me jelous
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:29 am
by asavage
kassim503 wrote:while im here i should learn this, how the hell do the links know where to go in the middle of a page with a link. When I do it it just goes to the top of the page, when pro's do it they can make it go right to the spot and it is making me jelous
Can you cite an example?
I assume you mean something like, oh,
http://nissandiesel.dyndns.org/viewtopi ... _IP_timing ?
(the same link, using [ gotopost] is
[gotopost2=4,IP_timing] )
Since you generally can't figure out what someone else has named an inline anchor, you usually can't use other people's anchors. If you have permission to quote or edit a post, you can use the Compose window to search for the anchorname. Quote a post that you think may have an anchor, then within the Compose window, search for the word "anchor" using your browser's built-in Search (usually <Ctrl+F>).
Another place I use post anchors is in the SD Fuel Filters thread, where I have
an anchor for the Secondary filter.
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 8:10 am
by kassim503
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 8:56 am
by asavage
Wow, I didn't know about the internal [goto] link. Only works for referencing within a post, but still . . . I didn't know about it.
Link to post above, "sneaky".
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:05 am
by kassim503
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:06 am
by kassim503
ok i think i got it, but how do i figure out whats the post number?
I tried looking at the numbers located at the end of the url but it didnt work
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:32 am
by asavage
kassim503 wrote:ok i think i got it, but how do i figure out whats the post number?
I tried looking at the numbers located at the end of the url but it didnt work
See
this thread for details on finding the post number ("postnum").
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:09 pm
by kassim503
im slowly getting it, i tried linking to another post successflly but then after that i was not able to link straight to the area, even though i planted an anchor in the middle of the topic. not to worry, ill try it again in the morning and I know ill get it sometime. I could just blame it on technology and call it a day, but im determined
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:59 am
by kassim503
this is a anchor that i linked from the other topic
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:02 am
by asavage
I just found that one can't have an anchor that begins with a number.
will not work, but
does.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:47 pm
by asavage
This is the Anchor MOD FAQ, which for some reason didn't get added automatically to our forum's FAQ section when the MOD was installed.
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How to make anchors and link inside posts
This board has anchoring and linking within posts enabled.
- To make anchors within your posts, just specify [anchor]anchorname[/anchor].
- To link to that anchor:
- From within that post, use [goto=anchorname]text[/goto].
- From another post on the same page, use [goto=postnum,anchorname]text[/goto].
- From another post on a different page, use [gotopost=postnum,anchorname]text[/gotopost].
- You can also use goto and gotopost to link to the top of any post:
- [goto=postnum]text[/goto] if the other post is on the same page,
- Otherwise use [gotopost=postnum]text[/gotopost]