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  Jun 19, 2018 #1  

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I can't see an option to show alternative text when I post a link (just link type, protocol and URL), but some manage it e.g. when including a link to how to post an Auto-Scan.

So what's the trick?

 

  Jun 19, 2018 #2  

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Code:

[url = http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?101]How to post a full Auto-scan[/url]

remove the spaces around the equal sign brings

How to post a full Auto-scan

 

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Hi PetrolDave,

You can click [Reply With Quote] and see how this "trick" works.

 

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iichel said:

remove the spaces around the equal sign brings

Click to expand...

Or you can use the handy NOPARSE tags, like this:

[url=http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?101]How to post a full Auto-scan[/url]



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next step is to allow a [/] to close an earlier tag so i'm not misspelling code and quote all the time

 

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And the winner is Uwe.

 

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iichel said:

next step is to allow a [/] to close an earlier tag so i'm not misspelling code and quote all the time

Click to expand...

Eh? We don't write the forum software!

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  Jun 20, 2018 #8  

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Uwe said:

Or you can use the handy NOPARSE tags, like this:

[url=http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?101]How to post a full Auto-scan[/url]



-Uwe-

Click to expand...

Thanks, I thought it would be easy but it's certainly not obvious (unless you're an HTML geek?)

 

  Jun 20, 2018 #9  

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technically it's BB code

if you want to do more cool stuff, you can make, for example clickable thumbnails

small:https://i.imgur.com/ivzDdLM.jpg
large: http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/if-pics/HV2-big.jpg

[url=http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/if-pics/HV2-big.jpg]click here for large[/url]

gives you

click here for large

and

[url=http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/if-pics/HV2-big.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/ivzDdLM.jpg[/img][/url]

gives you



clickable thumbnail