I'm using simple_format to format and display posted content from users. This content sometimes has urls in it.
The problem I'm having is that if the urls are long enough to wrap, they do, but the url gets split with a <br> tag. Then, if the user clicks on the link, only the first, non-wrapped part of the link gets posted to the browser... and that's an invalid link.
Is there a better way to handle this so that the link wraps, but keeps its integrity?
Have you tried to use auto_link with simple_format? This, I would think, would keep your link integrity, even if there was a line break. Let me know if that works.
~Dustin Tigner
Yeah, that's exactly what I do, as follows:
simple_format(sanitize(auto_link(content, :all, :target => '_blank')))
And that's what ends up with the break.
touching this again 'cause I never found a solution and it just came back and bit me
this must be a common problem and perhaps I've missed something obvious...?
any more thoughts/help out there?
OK... sorry for the thrash, but I've found a solution of sorts and thought I'd share...