posting hyperlinks

i got a new laptop.
one thing i notice is in the toolbar/icon thing here in this 'post a new topic' box, the icon for de-formatting/formatting is gone (the little A thingee.....tsk.... the stoopid keyboard on this thing is all different too.

do these little options boxes have anything to do with it|?

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Have you got a macbook?

no Doc, i wish.
toshiba, windows 7

in the icons bar above this box all i have is the little chain - insert link....but i used to be able to just c&p live links. now natta.
help!

test:
The European Farce---The System Thrives on Crisis

Club of Rome 2012--Limits to Growth--"Too Late for Sustainable Development"

Club of Rome Members push Crisis---While Promoting their Own Members' Big Biz.

& American Carbon Registry

& American Carbon Registry Membership

Free Speech that Bans "Insulting Words"

T-Ray WI-fi Reaches Milestone

tsk. nope not working....i looked in BBCode section
Creating Links
Linking to another site, etc but not knowing what meaneth it.

WOW!

okay. i found out the problem and its weird for sure....this computer launched Chrome as the default. i just opened up in Internet Explorer and PRESTO...same interface i used to have, including my little A/A format thingee:

testing - okay...now its giving the color and stuff instead of just a blue hotlink. thats okay i guess. i preferred the old way, but at least i can hotlink.

will keep experimenting. maybe firefox will be different....


The European Farce---The System Thrives on Crisis

Club of Rome 2012--Limits to Growth--"Too Late for Sustainable Development"

Club of Rome Members push Crisis---While Promoting their Own Members' Big Biz.

& American Carbon Registry

& American Carbon Registry Membership

Free Speech that Bans "Insulting Words"

T-Ray WI-fi Reaches Milestone

Still no links babe.

zone wrote:WOW!

okay. i found out the problem and its weird for sure....this computer launched Chrome as the default. i just opened up in Internet Explorer and PRESTO...same interface i used to have, including my little A/A format thingee:

testing - okay...now its giving the color and stuff instead of just a blue hotlink. thats okay i guess. i preferred the old way, but at least i can hotlink.

will keep experimenting. maybe firefox will be different....


The European Farce---The System Thrives on Crisis

Club of Rome 2012--Limits to Growth--"Too Late for Sustainable Development"

Club of Rome Members push Crisis---While Promoting their Own Members' Big Biz.

& American Carbon Registry

& American Carbon Registry Membership

Free Speech that Bans "Insulting Words"

T-Ray WI-fi Reaches Milestone

oh....the previous post showing titles in colors are active links to source documents...at least when i click them. i c&p'd using explorer.
now i'll see if they come through in this quoted post.
edit: yup...i can click to source even from this post...except:

Free Speech that Bans "Insulting Words"
which is not active at all for some reason.
grrrr...stoopid puter

and no matter what i do i can't seem to download Firefox.
me caveman.

zone wrote:
edit: yup...i can click to source even from this post...except:

Free Speech that Bans "Insulting Words"
which is not active at all for some reason.
grrrr...stoopid puter

test:
Free speech 'strangled by law that bans insults' and is abused by over-zealous police and prosecutors
Campaigners say Public Order Act is unclear and has resulted in string of controversial arrests
Groups join forces to have ‘insulting words or behaviour’ phrase removed from legislation
Former shadow home secretary David Davis: 'Nobody likes to be insulted, but nor does anyone have a right not to be insulted'
By JAMES CHAPMAN
PUBLISHED: 22:37 GMT, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 09:00 GMT, 16 May 2012
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Reform: Campaign groups have urged Home Secretary Theresa May to modify the controversial Public Order Act
Theresa May is being urged to reform a controversial law which bans ‘insulting words or behaviour’ amid mounting evidence that it is strangling free speech.
Campaigners say the Public Order Act is being abused by over-zealous police and prosecutors to arrest Christian street preachers, critics of Scientology, gay rights campaigners and even students making jokes.
Currently, Section 5 of the 1986 Act outlaws ‘insulting words or behaviour’, but what constitutes ‘insulting’ is unclear and has resulted in a string of controversial arrests.
Human rights campaigners, MPs, faith groups and secular organisations have joined forces to have the ‘insulting words or behaviour’ phrase removed from the legislation, arguing that it restricts freedom of speech and penalises campaigners, protesters and even preachers.
Former shadow home secretary David Davis, a leading campaigner for civil liberties, said reform was ‘vital to protecting freedom of expression in Britain today’.
‘There is a growing list of examples where the law against using “insulting” language has led to heavy-handed action by police and prosecutors. It is not only distressing for the individuals concerned, it constitutes a threat to Britain’s tradition of free speech,’ he said.
‘Of course nobody likes to be insulted, particularly in public, but nor does anyone have a right not to be insulted. Freedom of speech includes the right to criticise, to ridicule and to offend. It is not the job of the police and the courts to prevent us from having our feelings hurt.
‘The solution is simple: The law needs to change. The word “insulting” should be removed from section 5 of the Public Order Act. This would provide proportionate protection to individuals’ right to free speech, while continuing to protect people from threatening or abusive speech.’
A poll by ComRes, commissioned by campaigners, found 62 per cent of MPs believe it should not be the business of Government to outlaw ‘insults’. Only 17 per cent of MPs believe removing the ‘insult’ clause would undermine the ability of the police to protect the public.

More...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145009/Public-Order-Act-Free-speech-strangled-law-bans-insults.html

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mkay. that hotlink works for me, but i can't SEE it as live til i hit send.
what i'm seeing as i post is like when you have formatting OFF...
tsk.