HP Products Bulletin Aug 1976

[Dave Frederickson]

(02-03-2017 01:58 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  

(02-03-2017 01:20 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  LOL! How about this:

Click to download

Now that is a perfect download link!

How is the ftp link created, do you just modify what is pasted into the link editor before clicking OK? Seems like a useful thing to explain in detail for everyone to learn, as frequent downloads have this problem (e.g. every time there is a new Prime update, which are on HP's FTP site, most folks have to go through these link gymnastics to get the files).

Hi Bob,

I'm glad you asked. The general method for inserting a link is to use the link button on the toolbar, but if the link is to an http site then it can be entered directly. All URL's will be converted to an http address. That's where the issues arise with the ftp links.

The general method allows you to specify the link to the file plus what is displayed.
What is displayed can be:
* Some text, like the URL or something descriptive
* An image, full-sized or scaled

When folks are posting those gigapixel images I find it overwhelming and not a very good photo journal. I suggest that a scaled image be created in the second field. This creates a "zoom-able image". Photo journals can now have the scaled images arranged in the post in a much better format and when clicked will display the nice, hi-res image.

Dave