In answering a question, I'm trying to link to another thread on this forum, that answers the same question.
Composing my answer, I'm getting the message:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055
(It seems that I can post the URL as a code block, as above, but not as a link.)
So Apple Developer Forum posts can't be linked, on the Apple Developer Forum?
Hmm...
If I just type the URL, that is rejected.
But if I type:
[Example Link](https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055)
Like this:
Example Link
...that seems to work!
I test by posting directly the same URL:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055
That works…
Works as well…
That's interesting, @Claude31...
...and now I can also post directly the URL:
It wasn't working before, but it works now!
Perhaps a temporary forum glitch (maybe related to their ongoing attempts to fight spam posters).
Well, that’s interesting. I tried the text from your original post here and that reproduced the problem. Now consider this:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/698055
Only the first one fails. That’s because the space at the end is a U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE. That seems to confuse the forums link parser.
[Update: Well blat! Try as I might I can’t actually manage to get DevForums to accept a non-breaking space. I can enter a non-breaking space into the editor but, when I copy the lines back out of the post, I get back a normal space. I’m not sure how you managed to create the code block in your first post. So, the example above doesn’t work. To get it to work, copy the first line into a text editor and replace the trailing space with a non-broking space (type option-Space).]
On the Mac it’s easy to insert non-breaking spaces by accidentally leave option pressed when you press space.
If you file a bug about this and then post the number, I’ll make sure the right folks see it.
Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"
Thanks Quinn, that's interesting, but now the plot thickens...
I can directly enter this url (and it works as a link):
https://kirkville.com/intego-mac-podcast-episode-236-install-macos-monterey-on-a-15-year-old-mac/
...but if I try to add it as a "link", I get the errors:
now the plot thickens
Based on previous conversations I’ve had with the DevForums maintainers, my understanding as that this behaviour is expected.
I never asked why it works that way but, now that I think about it, it makes some sense. It prevents folks disguising a bogus URL. If you want to post a link to a site that’s not on the allowlist, you have to make that link clearly visible in the text.
Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"
