vB code for URL's in comments?

[jspivack]

i couldn't figure out the vBcode to add a link in a comment to a hint: the red footer below the "comments" text field mentions a "link:" tag, but the FAQ (http://forums.macosxhints.com/misc.php?do=bbcode#url) talks about a "" tag. I tried a bunch of different syntaxes, but couldn't get it to work.

The solution at the main site FAQ ([url]http://www.macosxhints.com/hintsfaq/index.php?qid=44&catid=41) doesn't work either...

funny...the preview mode in the Forums recognized the URL that I pasted above, which I pasted *without* tags, and tagged it automatically. But the hint comments form isn't that smart...

[hayne]

Since you are talking about comments on hints on the main macosxhints site, I think you need to set the comment-type to HTML (it defaults to plain-text).

[jspivack]

No, I had turned on HTML. That wasn't the problem.
Is there a page somewhere that correctly explains syntax for posting in the comments to a hint?
-OP

[hayne]

As far as I know, the only instructions are those that appear on the page when you are in the process of submitting the hint.
If the mode is HTML, I think you need to type in regular HTML code for links - i.e. use the <A HREF=...> tag

[griffman]

Yep, if you want to post a link in a macosxhints.com comment, it's real-deal HTML syntax:

<a href="http://www.somesitetosee.com">check it out!</a>

-rob.