Re: [webmin-devel] Web links in help files

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

John Horne wrote:
> Helo,
> 
> Does anyone know if it is possible to add file links to a modules help
> file(s)? I want to add a link pointing to a dynamic text local file,
> such as:
> 
>     <A HREF=file:
> 
> The problem is that whilst the file will be in the modules main
> directory (not in the help directory), that directory will have a
> different absolute path depending on the O/S being used. If I try using
> 
>     <A HREF=file:///../file_name
> 
> it doesn't work. Something of a security risk of course with those '..'!
> The link will no doubt resolve to some initial directory, but what is
> needed is some generic way of saying' from this modules directory'.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Using file:// links like that is probably not a good idea, as they are 
interpreted by the web browser to refer to files on the *client* 
system. Unless the user is running a browser on the same box as 
webmin, files in the module directory will be inaccessble ..

Help files can contain links to each other though, with HTML like :
<a href=pagename>blah</a> which would link to help/pagename.html

  - Jamie