Re: newbie link question

Elisa,

I'm sort of an HTML newbie too.. (new member, just finally making an effort
to learn HTML though I can do some editing).

What program are you using? And what exactly is your output target (HTML,
HTML with JAVA, HTML with JavaScript)?

I am a tech writer and have used Doc-to-help and RoboHelp extensively and if
you start editing links you better be careful. These programs generate their
own code, hrefs, popups, whatnot, you name it. And unless you are sure you
know where they all are you could be breaking it instead of fixing it. If
the program put the space there, you should probably leave it there.  It may
not be "true" HTML. IF you edit stuff, give your HELP to QA and ask them if
they can break it. Another nice tool is xenu (you can download it from
CNET.com). Checks a "Web site" (which your help project effectively is) for
broken links.

Andrew

These program generate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elisa Ma" <ema(at)oblix.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:04 PM
Subject: newbie link question


>
> I'm a writer who inherited a web-based Help system, and I'm learning as
> I go. I just discovered this list, and here's my question:
>
> Does anyone out there know of any problems created by using spaces in
> hypertext
> links? There's a *very* good tech support person on staff here who
> thinks that
> this can create problems. My contacts in Engineering and QA don't
> think that it will.
>
> Our customers will deploy our new the product in an extranet
> environment, where
> cross-platform compatibility is quite important.
>
> Since I'm in charge of Help, I want to be certain that I make the right
> decision
> at this point - do I edit out all existing spaces in hypertexts link of
> the
> Help system that I inherited? Do I observe a "no space" rule in the new
> Help
> files?
>
> Thanks for all your assistance.
>
> Elisa Ma
>

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