Extension talk:FileProtocolLinks

Hello Edmund, very nice extension! But I have 2 annotations:
 * 1) The LocalLink-Addon is a very good answer to the problems with firefox.
 * 2) Is it really necessary to use the "htmlentities"-Command? I don't have any problems yet without the command. Maybe it is really necessary for $uri. I don't know. But $linktext is only normal text for the wiki. I can't find any reason why this must be converted.


 * >> It seems to be necessary to avoid an XSS vulnerability. --Edmund Mielach 14:28, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Function for using MediaWiki-variables in the file-path
--FreddyRincon 16:09, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I wrote a function that gives you the possibility to use MediaWiki-variables in the file-path of this extension.

For example you can do something like this:
 * /subdirname//filename|nice name

You only have to put the function at the end of FileProtocolLinks-extension and replace the line with (Annotation: Like I said above, I think the "htmlentities"-command isn't necessary ;-))

And this is the function:

Feature request: Info button
I'd love to have a little symbol at the end of the link that allows me to inform users, what they have to do, in ordner to be able to open them. Is this doable? Regards, --Flominator 13:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is. But not by me at this time. Sorry! You are free to do it yourself. Simply change the following html-code according to your needs: '%s' --Edmund Mielach 14:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That's exactly the thing I wanted to know :) --Flominator 18:31, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Need Help to Get it to Work, Please
I've installed XAMPP and MediaWiki on my work laptop to try to organize information and files. I have installed this Extension and I cannot get it to work. I don't why. I added the line to LocalSettings, and added the file to the extensions directory. The ... link shows up in green, but when I click it nothing happens. No click sound or anything. I've tried opening it in another tab and another window, and I've used both IE 7 and Firefox 3. I would really REALLY appreciate any help you all can provide. I think this is the panacea I've been looking for so I'm very excited to get it working. As you can probably tell from this comment I'm quite the Wiki Newbie. :) Thanks for your help!  -Matt
 * see Extension:FileProtocolLinks --Flominator 07:44, 28 July 2008 (UTC)