Menu Manager problems

[Leviathan]

Bloc, I'm having two issues with the menu manager of TP 0.75 (with SMF 1.1 RC1). I looked for this on the forum, but could find anything about this. Is there a central place where I can look for known bugs?

1) When adding a Link menu item it doesn't accept any double quotes in the link address field. I'm trying to add the following link: steam: "-applaunch 240 +connect 82.150.134.66:27016"

But when I save this, it only leaves in the steam: part. I tried replacing the double quotes with single quotes and that is saved fine, but apparently parameters can only be including between double quotes (for steam atleast).

Is there perhaps a quick workaround or hack to fix this?

2)  When adding a new Header menu item, I filled in the header name in the bottom form field to the right of the Header radio option, but this information is not stored when I save the new item. Afterworths I have to edit the header name again after which it is stored.

[bloc]

Number 2 is  a bug I will correct..for number 1 ..how about trying:

steam: \"-applaunch 240 +connect 82.150.134.66:27016\"

[Leviathan]

Already tried that as well, but doesn't work either (will result in only storing "steam: \")

[bloc]

Hm..and without any quotes doesn't work either?

[Leviathan]

If I leave out the double quotes the link is stored completely, but than steam doesn't receive those parameters and therefor doesn't startup CS:S to connect to the server.

I tested it without quotes and with single quotes, but steam only likes it when the parameters are passed between double quotes!

[bloc]

Hm. that can prove to be tricky. At least through the menu manager. I would instead try a php-type of block and use it like:

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echo '<a href="steam: \"-applaunch 240 +connect 82.150.134.66:27016\"">steam</a>';

[Leviathan]

But than that link won't be in the menu block, right? Or am I missing something here? :?

And when you say that it could prove to be tricky, are you than talking about fixing this in the next release, shouldn't be so hard should it :?, or about an easy workaround for doing this right know with the existing 0.75 functionality?

Anyway, if it can't be done (atm), than that is ok! There is already a working link in the separate server (phpbox ) block, but I guess it would be more obvious to visitors when it is in the menu, that's all 

[bloc]

Its tricky in itself..since the string(link) is stored in the database. Basically the menu mananger assume the strings are to be inside double-quotes - and not actually contain double-quotes.

[IchBin]

You are right that it will not show in the context menu block. However, you can still disable that block and make your own block to create the same effect.

[Leviathan]

Hold your horses! (is that the right expression to use :coolsmiley:)

Is see where your going ichbin, well I think I do but that don't matter anymore, since I found another way! Turns out that the last steam update contained a new syntax for this application url thing, or whatever it is called. The new or additional syntax is steam://connect/<ip>, so no more double quotes needed! Works like a charm