External links don't work without http://
dldege - June 5, 2007 - 16:15
| Project: | Universal Link Filter |
| Version: | 5.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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Description
[l|www.google.com] does not create the correct link but
[l|http://www.google.com] does
#1
I feel, for external links, protocol must be included.. this is necessary to differentiate filetypes (for example sample.jpg) from external links. http:// will yield http: as the type and it can be used in others catergory to provide protocol dependent rendering like a special rendering for utube videos or other flash players.
hence, i don't think it really is bug, rather a necessity of including protocol, to maintain the consistency with files. (we have to also consider that '.' is allowed in filenames morethan once, so www.sample.jpg is a valid file where as http://www.sample.jpg is not)
i welcome further suggestions
#2
requiring an explicit http:// (or other protocol) is probably fine to avoid any conflicts. Thanks for the clarification.
#3