AbleDesign

[niedecker]

Hi there.

I'd like to be able to have my users post a link to, say, http://www.yahoo.com/ but have the clickable text be customizable, saying something like "Click here to go to Yahoo.com!".

In other words, I'd like to be able to do this:

<a href="http://www.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Click here to go to Yahoo.com!"</a>

Unfortunately, this code will not work in the calendar app because the app translates any http:// link it finds.

Is there a solution to my dilemma?

Thanks...

[Dan]

Probably the simplest solution is to comment out line 79 in perform_update.php

// $db_calendar[DESCRIPTION_ROW][2] = do_hyperlinks($db_calendar[DESCRIPTION_ROW][2]);

and then just type in the HTML however you want it.

Note that that will remove all automatic hyperlinking. If you want it on or off conditionally, you'll have to get more creative. Personally, I like to think no one is brain dead enough to require "click here" telling them exactly where to click... A big clickable URL on its own line should be obvious enough. But I often hear from clients that it isn't the case, which leaves me wondering how some people manage to get online in the first place.

Cheers,
Dan

[niedecker]

At least insofar as it allows me to use HTML code in the app... thanks for that.

What about using custom fields to somehow allow this? Do you think that we could make a solution to this issue out of those areas? Like, perhaps we keep the auto-hyperlinking on the description text box, but not on a custom "URL" text box. Would that work, and can it be done?

Thanks...

[Dan]

Certainly, that could definitely be done via a custom field.

Cheers,
Dan