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patric design
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: 290 km/h, fast lane, Autobahn, Germany
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 17:56

This is one of those moments when you wish you'd bookmarked a page that you found, but you haven't!

A while ago I stubled across a page that explained how to create a hidden link. It DID NOT use the simple clear pixel method or same-color background (those you can find by selecting the whole page).

It explained on how to make a link hidden on a word in a text, that would NOT show any status bar change, changing cursor, color or underline. Only if you knew which word contained the link you could click it and access the hidden page.

Does anyone know how this was done? Can anyone point me to the page i was talking about?


<´¯`·.¸ Patric ¸.·´¯`>

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 18:06

don't know but if it is for a "doorway" page thingy, I'd be careful. Read this

Later,
C:\


~Binary is best~

Veneficuz
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: A graveyard of dreams
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 18:20

I have no idea what page you are talking about, but I think this might give the effect you are after:

code:
<head>
...

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!-- Enable Stealth Mode to hide from really old browsers
// code courtesy of GurusNetwork.com

function openWindow(url) {
popupWin = window.open(url,'','menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,location=yes,titlebar=yes,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480');
}
// Disable Stealth Mode -->
</script>
...

</head>

<body>

<span onclick="javascript: openWindow('http://www.ozoneasylum.com');">link</span>

</body>



If you want the new page to load in the browser window that is currently used to can switch the 'openWindow('http://www.ozoneasylum.com')' with 'document.URL='http://www.ozoneasylum.com'.

Hope that helps

-= Veneficuz =-
"Mundus vult decipi. Ergo decipiatur."

patric design
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: 290 km/h, fast lane, Autobahn, Germany
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 18:21

@CPrompt

Thanx, that was very informative reading. I am however not concerned because the site this is for will never be listed at any search engine. I want to have a limited access area but I don't want to manage/create passwords. So I am trying to make a really boring start page that "will make you leave instantly" and add the hidden link in it.

<´¯`·.¸ Patric ¸.·´¯`>

bitdamaged
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 100101010011 <-- right about here
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 05-22-2002 18:25

hmm... kinda cool trick. This did it for me
I'm not sure if that's the best way to maintain the window status but it seems to work for me.

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
.hidden {color: "#000000"; text-decoration: none; cursor: default;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a href="wherever.com" class="hidden" onmouseover=" window.status = window.status; return true;">what</a>
</body>
</html>



.:[ The Tao of Steve ]:.
Be Desireless
Be Excellent
Be Gone
...................................

FatRod
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: #
Insane since: May 2002

posted posted 05-22-2002 18:30





[This message has been edited by FatRod (edited 05-23-2002).]

hlaford
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: USA! USA! USA!
Insane since: Oct 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 20:07

how 'bout something simple:

code:
<span onclick="location.href='page.html';">text here</span>



patric design
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: 290 km/h, fast lane, Autobahn, Germany
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 22:08

Thanx @all for the quick replies!

I thought bitdamaged found the best way, but it was buggy in some browsers. NS4 would still show blue links etc.

But the price for this one definitely goes out to hlaford! The most simplistic approach turns out to be the best. It displays in all browsers and never gives itself away!

Thanx to all for the help. I'm off to implementing it now!

Another method i found while experimenting was using a nbsp; between two words with bitdamaged's technique (cursor set to "text" though). It doesn't become visible when marked but the statusbar in Opera and NS4 gives it away.

<´¯`·.¸ Patric ¸.·´¯`>

DmS
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Sthlm, Sweden
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 05-22-2002 22:14

Go, here http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/coding.html and check the quicktip in the lower right corner
/Dan


-{ a vibration is a movement that doesn't know which way to go }-

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 05-22-2002 22:46

well doesn't that just kill ya!!??!! It was right there under our noses! Damn I have got to spend more time at Gurus'!!!

Later,
C:\


~Binary is best~

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