From 6c5a0f48c211aca3c31f9353dd81f3eec9257610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RichardDonkin Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:26:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] none --- TWiki/TextFormattingRules.mdwn | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/TWiki/TextFormattingRules.mdwn b/TWiki/TextFormattingRules.mdwn index ffce918..15c6769 100644 --- a/TWiki/TextFormattingRules.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/TextFormattingRules.mdwn @@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ Know.ReadmeFirst + Easier External Links:
An easier syntax for external links is now available: [[externalURL text]] - just hit the spacebar to separate the link URL from the descriptive text, e.g. [[http://gnu.org/ GNU]]. This also supports anchors, e.g. [[http://www.yahoo.com/#somewhere Yahoo!]]. + 
+[[http://gnu.org GNU]]
+
 + GNU + + Anchors:
You can define a link reference inside a %WIKITOOLNAME% topic (called an anchor name) and link to that. To define an anchor write #AnchorName at the beginning of a line. The anchor name must be a [[Main/WikiWord]]. To link to an anchor name use the [[MyTopic#MyAnchor]] syntax. You can omit the topic name if you want to link within the same topic. 
 [[WebHome#NotThere]]
@@ -305,6 +312,7 @@ Being able to create links without any formatting required is a core TWiki featu
 - Email addresses like `name@domain.com` are linked automatically.
 
 - `[[Square bracket rules]]` let you easily create [[non-WikiWord links|Main/WebHome#SquareBrackets]].
+  - You can also write `[[http://yahoo.com Yahoo home page]]` as an easier way of doing external links with descriptive text for the link, such as [Yahoo home page](http://yahoo.com).
 
 ##  TWikiPlugin Formatting Extensions
 
@@ -325,3 +333,7 @@ Available Plugins are located in the [Plugins](http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plu
 Check on current Plugin status and settings for this site in [[TWikiPreferences]].
 
 -- [[MikeMannix]] - 02 Dec 2001
+
+Updated to cover TWiki:Codev/EasierExternalLinking (in the alpha release).
+
+-- [[RichardDonkin]] - 26 Mar 2002
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