The %s substitution thingy is mentioned a couple of threads up in the longwinded keyword section I wrote. There is no easy way to explain this. Character substitution is a programming concept. Some advanced users might find it useful most people won't have a clue about it. I would just have a link pointing off to more complete documentation somewhere.
-Mark Red Drag Diva wrote: > On Fri, 24 May 2002 01:02:26 -0700, > Peter Trudelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > : Red Drag Diva wrote: > > :>Keywords are custom shortcuts to bookmarks. To set a keyword, go to > :>Bookmarks | Manage Bookmarks and select the bookmark you want to set a > :>keyword for. Click 'Properties' and enter your keyword for that bookmark. > :>You will now be able to go to that address by entering its keyword in the > :>address bar. > > : You might consider mentioning how you can put |%s| in the URL, and > : substitute parameters when you invoke the keyword. > > > I couldn't work out how to explain that in a sentence to the General > Public. The 'for more information' is the DevEgde article on keyword > bookmarks; I figure if they're interested (or curious, or just clicking > like monkeys) they'll read the link. > > (It's been giving me scary flashbacks thinking of the FAQ audience as the > people who call the Internet helpdesk. Horrible, horrible ...) > > If you can come up with a single sentence off the top of your head that > would explain it to the canonical grandmother, I'd love to put it in :-) > >
