Plain text hyperlinks

Submitted by JKing on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 16:18
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Turns URLs in plain text into links.

This script scans plain text files and pre-formatted text blocks in HTML for text which looks like URLs and transforms them into hyperlinks.  The script attempts to be intelligent about where a link begins and ends, omitting ending periods, commas, parentheses and so forth if they appear not to be part of the URL.

Installation Instructions: 

To install UserJS files you must first create a folder for them on your PC. Where you create this folder and what you call it is entirely up to you. Next, go to file->preferences->advanced->content->Javascript Options and select the User Javascript folder you just created. Then, download the .js file from this site and put it in the folder. 

If you are using Opera 10.10 or later you can use the UJS manager Unite application to install and manage your scripts. If you have it installed, simply open the script in Opera and an installation button will appear.

Scripts take effect on a page after reloading it.

Type the name of a command and press enter to execute it, or help for assistance.

Tested with Opera version(s): 
10.0
10.10
application/x-javascript iconlinkifytext.js (257)
Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (5 votes)

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Does not work as it should

Submitted by Quadunit404 on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:13.

There still are plain text links that are not turned into hyperlinks. Hopefully you can fix that in an update to this script.

I can't fix what I don't know

Submitted by JKing on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:14.

I can't fix what I don't know about. :P
Can you point me to some samples?

I'll find some examples

Submitted by Quadunit404 on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:15.

Don't expect them to appear immediately, though.

Can you find a way to make this work?

Submitted by undukated on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 05:08.

Is there a way to make your userscript work for urls that are coded in vBulletin forums?   Example: http://www.drunkenstepfather.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17270&page=3

Since those are pre-formatted

Submitted by JKing on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 05:11.

Since those are pre-formatted text blocks, it already works.  Did you try it and have it not work?  If so, there's something wrong, because your example works for me.

Beats me.  I'm using version

Submitted by undukated on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 07:57.

Beats me.  I'm using version 10.20 alpha by the way.  They definitely aren't clickable by themselves.

Just tried it in Opera 10.20,

Submitted by JKing on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 21:03.

Just tried it in Opera 10.20, and it works.  Does the script work at all for you?  Maybe some other script is somehow interfering?

Ok. Working now

Submitted by undukated on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 10:23.

I went ahead and uninstalled both Opera 10.10 and 10.20 and reinstalled just the 10.20 version.  The script seems to be working fine now. I have no idea what caused it not to work, I didn't have any other scripts in the folder at the time.

At any rate, the problem had something to do with my Opera installation and not your script.  Keep up the good work!

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