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[Gator Bob]

It's new and it does not work for me.

[Duffy]

Seems FINE for me. Precisely as per the original tutorial.

 

My "Link" box shows only the URL prompt window, though and not those extra windows underneath. Where'd those come from? Am I answering the simpler, stupider question again? I do that a lot.

Duf

[Cheater]

Bob,

Could you be missing a step? The reply text block in the background doesn't show any text for your link to associate to.

Type a word or phrase in the text block, then highlight it. Then apply the link to that word or phrase.

[Gator Bob]

That is a screen shot.

.... what Duffy said ... all the new windows options and stuff.

If I paste the link and click 'ok' ... nothing happens ?

[Cheater]

Bob,

 

You don't "paste" the link, you change an existing word or piece of text in the text block into a clickable link.

Here's the process when starting a new topic. It works just the same when you click "Reply to this topic"...

 

First click the black "Start new topic" and type a word in the text block; I typed Slotblog. If the posting screen opens with the menu buttons grayed-out as shown, click the "Switch" circled in red to activate them.

 

 

Here's what you will see with the menu buttons active.

 

 

Now highlight the word you wish to make into a clickable link, in this example I have highlighted Slotblog.

 

Next click the "Add Link" button, here circled in red.

 

 

That will open the Link dialog box as shown below. It defaults to a weblink, but mailto links are also supported

 

 

After you paste your link into the URL field, click "OK" and your link is made as is shown by the underlining.

 

 

If you wish to remove a hyperlink, select (highlight) the link you desire to remove and click the "Unlink" button just to the right of the "Add Link" button. Note that the "Unlink" button is not active until you select a hyperlink in the text block.

 

Please let me know if this process works for you.
 

[Gator Bob]

Tried it. Still get a dialogue box with its request for other details.

 

I put the link in and click OK... the dialogue box does not close or add the link.

 

Win 7 Pro - Win IE11

 

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Also... now when I attach a file it won't let me 'add to post'.

 

[Gator Bob]

Slotblog link.

 

 

[testing while logged in as Gator Bob]

 

 

[Gator Bob]

Slotblog link

 

 

[testing while logged in as Gator Bob]

[Gator Bob]

Slotblog link

 

 

[testing while logged in as Gator Bob]

[Gator Bob]

lots of curves ... LOL... good choices.

 

Does anyone else get a 'link box' that looks like the one in the above screen shot??? Help?

[Gator Bob]

Got it worked out

Running Win7 Pro.
 
I suspected B) and undid the latest IE11 (only) update ... that didn't work   ...  then, went back to the most recent 'restore point'. 
 
Fixed!!! 

[Phil Hackett]

Jeez.... what's so difficult with the ^^^^url=xxxxxxxxxxx^^^^SCREENNAME^^^^/url^^^^ thingie? That window input takes too many clicks and mouse moves....

 

 

(^^^^ = [ or ] as needed)

 

[Cheater]

I received a reply from IPS Support yesterday regarding this issue:

This is a known issue, unfortunately. The editor we use, CKEditor, is not compatible with IE11 yet (and had some issues with IE10). We're waiting for the new version of CKEditor so we can include it with IP.Board.

This is an issue with IE11, which was just released, many months after the version of CKE we are currently using.

They have also provided a work-around code sbippet for me to install in Slotblog's version of IP.Board.