Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

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Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by adamschneider » February 1st, 2022, 8:58 am

In the Field Guide, external links (including links to this forum) are displayed with a "lock" icon if their URL begins with "https" — which is MOST web sites these days.

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This is weird; to someone browsing the site, it makes it look like those pages are password-protected or behind a paywall or something.

Is it possible to adjust the Field Guide's code/skin so that https links use the same little blue Wikipedia-style link icons (Image) that http links currently use? It'd just be a matter of replacing "lock_icon.gif" with "external.png".

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Re: Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by aiwetir » February 1st, 2022, 8:15 pm

Let's just put the behind a paywall :lol:
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Re: Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by justpeachy » February 10th, 2022, 8:00 pm

No idea. I sent a message to bobcat to see if he knows.

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Re: Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by bobcat » February 11th, 2022, 8:46 am

I don't have access (or the knowledge) but will see if I can find someone who does.

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Re: Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by adamschneider » February 11th, 2022, 9:13 am

I think I know HOW it could be fixed, but I don't have access.

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Re: Confusing link icons in the FG Wiki

Post by retired jerry » February 11th, 2022, 9:21 am

maybe a dan martell question

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