`` when I included it within the description box for the image. How do I fix as I'd like the URL to be clickable.

The syntax of an link is:
Add your text that should be clickable here

I strongly recommend that you get into the basics of html....

I have the basics. The URL is correct as it's direct paste from the site. I added the target to force new page open. The ">Add your text that should be clickable here" part I just didn't include in this message, it is in the body of the description.

But, that doesn't explain why the link was garbled into what it was.

How does the text look when you view it in admin?

I decided to remove the info. But, for the record, I'm only in Admin. The URL I showed in my first post is how it appeared while editing the description.

Okay, I know acrylian thinks I don't know HTML but I am not crazy:

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I am sure I do not know what you are doing wrong. Certainly it is possible to place an URL into a description as is done on this image. http://testalbum.sbillard.org/Test%20Album/2007-04-29%20191158_slb.JPG/view Click on the description--"link" and see.

This shows correctly in Admin and works as a link.

My humble apologies to all.

I do my editing using about 16pt type in order for me to see. Therefore, the box for editing shows very little and I did miss the for being . Copying & pasting put it into the others.

When I hover in the edit box, it turns yellow. Then is fully highlighted until I click it off. And try to scroll where I think I should be (if there is one, I am not seeing the cursor, I have to guess).

(No, I'm not visually imparied by legal definition. I just find computer type quite small to read when < 12)

One tip - there has to be a space between ``

So, like this for your example:

taken from Freedom Trail website

That's what my apology was for. With the over large type I use, I didn't see there was no space even with it staring at me. The URLs wrap quite a bit in the box so didn't catch.

Sorry, Macalter, I did not want to do you wrong, I was just judging from your posted examples.

Too bad that you do not have OS 10.4 (if I recall right), since Safari 2 and 3 lets you adjust the size of the description box - actually of all textfields - by default!

No offense taken, acrylian. I felt pretty dumb seeing what you obviously wanted to "kick" me for . I re-read your reply and in hindsight, laughed. Guess it's time for a trip to the optometrist!

Fonts on websites have always been an issue since we've started creating these delights. Big, small, how to determine font sizes to use has been a struggle. Yes, I'm on 10.3.9 and dreaming of a new Mac....

What's feeling strange too is if this site was done offline and uploaded, I could open in BBEdit or Dreamweaver and do a mass search & replace for the bad . It's remembering that its not only online but the pages aren't "static" so even if I downloaded the page, it would be like downloading the template only Now I have to remember where the links are! If I did them as planned they're all in italics so will find.

Because of the boo-boos with one of the builds, just wanted to be sure this wasn't one too . All better, until.......

Alright...:-) What Mac do you have? I don't know about 10.5, but 10.4 does work pretty well on slightly older Macs, if they have enough RAM (6 year old ones). No need always to buy a new one...:-)

"slightly older Macs, " that's me. G4/400 :-( memory

Ok, G4/400 is a little too old...:-) 10.5, which is not intel only, but needs min. G4/867. Well, I will use my not-so-new G4/1.25GHz as long as he wants me to...:-) Here in Germany these Macs are awfully expensive...

Alas, only Intel Macs will run 10.6, so start saving your pennies. I feel kinship for those on PCs running Win98 . No, wait, I don't. Any Mac OS is better!

Got my URLs fixed and now in Admin mode they show as hyperlinks. I assumed I had to be in "visitor" view (non-Admin) to see them so didn't get suspicious.

[i]Alas, only Intel Macs will run 10.6, so start saving your pennies.[/i]
I fear that, too, but it could be that it will be the last PowerPC system...

[i] I feel kinship for those on PCs running Win98 . No, wait, I don't. Any Mac OS is better![/i]
Exactly...:-)

Enough off topic mac talk...:-)

Sorry to bump an old thread, but it seemed better than starting a new one. I can't get this to work in 1.2. It strips the tags off, leaving only the italics.

Thanks

Italics in an anchor? Please post an example and be as descriptive as possible. I can't reproduce any problems with links in descriptions on my end.

I used the link posted by trisweb just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Here it is: taken from Freedom Trail website. This only displays the text in italics, and there is no hyperlink. When I look at it in the admin panel, the `` tags are gone.