How to make a HTML link?

[moerl]

In UEStudio, is there an easy way to "linkify" regular text? That is, is there an easy way to select any text and turn it into an HTML link without having to manually type <a href=URL>NAME</a>?

Thanks

[Mofi]

There is no standard button for this in the toolbar. But you can create a macro for this task and run the macro with a hotkey whenever you need it.

Solution 1:

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut
"<a href="">"
Paste
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""></a>"
EndIf


Solution 2: This one asks for the url.

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"">"
Paste
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
""></a>"
EndIf


Look also at Downloads - Additional Downloads - Macros here on this site. There are some useful macros for html editing.

[moerl]

Awesome.. thanks a lot

I didn't even know there were downloadable macros on the site. I'll check them out, and thank you for your suggestions as well.

[Mofi]

Converting a text into an URL could be also done faster with a template as I now do.

Example 1: Template "Convert to URL"

<a href="[$replace$]">[$replace$]</a>


Example 2: Template "Insert URL"

<a href="^">[$replace$]</a>


Example 3: Template "Convert to mail URL"

<a href="mailto:[$replace$]">[$replace$]</a>


Maybe this can be also done with customized HTML toolbar commands, but I use the templates with hot keys because it is faster.

[Ugotmo]

i added somethings I found useful to your script.

1) made it open a new tab when you click on the link

2) you can input the discription text



InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"">"
Paste
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"" target=\rdblquote _blank\rdblquote >""
GetString "Enter the display text:"
""</a>"
EndIf