It would even be handy if there was some tag we could use to link to the documentation. QtCentre has the feature you mention, but also this: [qtclass]QString[/qtclass], which would result in a link much like QString [doc.trolltech.com] (no [doc.trolltech.com] behind it would make sense in this case — it’s autolinked).

It would be cool if that was available as well.

I’d prefer a full-automated version. Optional markup for code blocks should include only things like:

• qtversion=[spec] – for explicitly definition of the Qt version used, default is last stable
• nolink – to inhibit auto-linking

I had already started to implement it, but I’m a java|script beginner (albeit highly motivated ;))

Automated in code blocks, yes. Outside, not necessarily.

I am, of course, in favor of a auto-linking to docs feature. :)

I heard a similar suggestion for bug reports. I wonder though, if all the linking won’t confuse people or make the posting itself hard to read. I am all for connecting the forum, the wiki and the documentation as seamlessly as possible.

What do you think about auto-tagging instead of auto-linking? It’s an extra step, that’s for sure, but one would get related content alongside with the documentation.

If the doc links could be made to not have the [domain], I don’t think they would make postings hard to read.

I think tagging and linking serve different purposes. Tagging is useful for finding related posts in the forums. Docs linking is useful for quickly accessing references relevant to the discussion.

Point taken. We will look into it.

Note that the [domain] is good in general, especially links to external sites. Although the browser tells me as well, I do like the reenforcement for general links. However, for internal or docs links, I don’t think it is necessary.

I think that the “[domain.tld]” might be useful to fight against malware, spam, links to NSFW content, etc., but it’s really the intended audience of this site is probably aware enough of this practices to avoid them.

Yes, and since internal or other domains under Nokia control are not a thread, the [domain] notations are not necessary.

Alexandra Leisse wrote:

I wonder though, if all the linking won’t confuse people or make the posting itself hard to read.

Indeed – the other thing worth mentioning there is that it would be nice to have easy wiki links – perhaps using “wiki://”? :)

Alexandra Leisse wrote:

What do you think about auto-tagging instead of auto-linking?

Wolf P. wrote:

Alexandra Leisse wrote:

What do you think about auto-tagging instead of auto-linking?

What is auto-tagging? If it means that some tags are added automatically, I think this is a bad idea in most cases. Maybe some forum-specific tags (such as beta, wiki, devnet) could still be useful.

If auto-tagging is like that, it won’t provide quick access to the docs.

Auto-tagging could be useful, but 1) I agree with Bradley that it’s quite a different question from auto-linking, and 2) I would be a little surprised if it could be done very well, until we have a script which can parse English well. Hmm…

Actually, I take that back. If the tagging system were set up to feed the posts through CRM114 [crm114.sourceforge.net], I bet it actually could do a decent job of auto-tagging!