On 1/17/2001 at 1:42 AM Nathan Eric Probst wrote:
> One of the challenges that I have not yet solved is how to insert a
hyperlink into a text paragraph while editing (via a web interface),
without simply writing the whole tag in a static manner.
An approach used by BBS's and Wikis to use some type of simplified,
pidgin HTML to represent "safe" constructs.
For example < http://public.wxxi.org/ubb/ubbcode.html >
I took quick look at what the Jive BBS gang was up to, but it didn't
seem like they were using attributes (at least yet).
< http://www.coolservlets.com/jive/ >
For quick and easy dynamic links, Wikis usually have a way to quick
refer to another page in the same context, or sometimes highlight
references automatically.
One full featured Wiki is
< http://kehei.com/kehei/doc/WikiWikiWeb.html >
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