My HTML link works when I put in AIM window, but not on Anandtech?? Help?

Deftones94x

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I paste the html code in AIM window, and it just says "AIM ME" and you click it and it works...

<a href="aim:goim?screenname=deftones94x">AIM ME</a>

That's all that shows up in my sig. here, and thats exactly how i enter it into aim, anyone know what is missing'?
 

Sluggo

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The AT forums dont accept pure html code.

A proper link would look like this

[*=www.anandtech.com]http://www.anandtech.com[/*]

Replace the asteriks with the letter L and it would turn out like below

www.anandtech.com

Although the forums make it hugely simple by using the javascript on the posting page. To insert a link :
click the "http" button
type in or paste the address where you want the link to go making sure to take note of the http:// the pop-up already provides
click OK
type in or paste what you want your link to say in the post
click OK
make sure the link is properly situated in your post
the javascript will default to the last line of your post
cut and paste the whole link as needed to make sense in your post. :cool:
 

Killbat

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Guess not.

You could point a link to a webpage with your AIM link on it, if you're really into it.
 

Czar

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you can
just have to find the direct link to the aim userpage whatnot

currently this link you provided
aim:goim?screenname=deftones94x
is just a javascript .. or not.. seems to be some aim pos, anyway if its javascript then its just a call function, the real function has the link
 

Deftones94x

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if you copy/paste the orginal code up top, and insert it in then AIM window, it works. What do you mean by find the userpage?
 

Czar

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ok click on the link to your aim profile, this should do something... hopefully open up a new page or something (never used aim)

then right click somewhere on the page and click properties, there should be address url bit there, that is the real page
 

Czar

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nono
what I mean is click the link you normaly use to view your aim profile, that opens up something, what does it open up?
 

Deftones94x

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aim profiles are in menus in the actuall program, it doesnt use IE or anything, and when you right click it, it gives you it's own menu.
 

Deftones94x

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that's funny, the "Deftones" button worked ealier, now it's not. It's the same format I had it in when it was working.
 

Deftones94x

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In the code, I dont put a / before the ? as you can see it when you lay your cursor over the "AIM ME" I think that / is keeping the aim window from popping up, because in AIM's actuall hyper link entry, if I use the unwanted /, then the link wont work.