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Storm
Ive just found a bug when trying to post my desktop...
If you post a url with the url tags in it, with a space in it doesnt work properly.
[URL=http://www.edwardw.info/desktops/desktop 1.png.Thumb.png]here[/URL]
like that, howeever when your replace it with the ASCII characters for spaces - %20 it works fine...
CoLdFuSi0n
its not a bug
Storm
why not? it should complete the url and make it clickable, then the browser adds %20 automatically
.KICK
QUOTE(Storm™ @ Jan 8 2005, 20:53)
why not? it should complete the url and make it clickable, then the browser adds %20 automatically
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Should be alright imo if the browser does it auto
markjensen
A URL doesn't have a space.

However, your filename does, so it uses the % character to specify an ASCII character. You can use the % to subsitute other characers, too, if you are so inclined.
Storm
well if in html you create a link with a space when you click it, the browser adds %20 instead of the space, but for some reason the forum isnt parsing it hmm.gif
Joel
Because of the space. See what happens when I just paste the link?

http://www.edwardw.info/desktops/desktop 1.png.Thumb.png

Lesson to be learned? Yes, don't put spaces in your filenames.
BlinX
If you got to put a space, You got to put %20 right after the space and put the rest of the link back.

http://www.edwardw.info/desktops/desktop%201.png


Link:

Click!
KC
Don't put spaces, makes yours and everyones life easier.
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