[OT]Not really ubuntu , but ...

[David Curtis]

On Fri, 22 May 2009 23:48:29 +0000 (UTC)
eyore15 User <mr.mcmiller at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't have anyone else to ask.
> 
> I wanted to reply to something here by pointing to a specific point in a 
> Wikipedia article.  I've seen other people do this where the link takes 
> you directly to the text on the larger page.  It seems a lot better than 
> just giving the url and forcing the receiver to scroll through the page 
> looking for the information you want them to read.
> 
> I've seen it done; I just have no idea of how to do it.
> 
> Can someone tell me how to do this?  Or point me towards a group 
> somewhere that might?
> 
>

What you're talking about are called HTML targets [0]. If there is a HTML anchor within a page, you can direct a browser specifically to that anchor. For example, if we're arguing about whether or not Zeppelin ripped off other artists I could direct you to [1]. But it would be better if I directed you to [2]. Notice the number sign. And also note that there must be an anchor there to do this.



 [0] http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linking/_A_TARGET.html
 [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin#Allegations_of_plagiarism
 
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David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>