Extension:NetworkLink

Note: This extension is on begining of development and contain security risks, it's not suggested to use it on a public Wiki.

Introduction
Sometimes it's necessary to link to a network drive or a file on LAN. This extension tries to simplify this process and create a link just on copy-paste basis.

Features

 * Options to specify: parent, self, etc. behaviour.

Installation & Configuration

 * 1) Download Link.php and place it in your 'extensions' folder.
 * 2) Add these lines to LocalSettings.php

require_once("extensions/Link.php");
 * 1) Activate Link extension

Usage
Copy the network location you want to make link to, then paste it between tags:

Network location

You can also specify behaviour of a new window:

Network location

Will open a new window (and is default). Other options are: self, top, parent.

Alternatives

 * FileLink Extension

Misc
It seems that this extension is not working on Firefox.

It seems to mess up the display for MediaWiki 1.6.9

Feedback
Use the discussion page for feedback, questions, request of new features and bug reports.