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Converted the usage of the {{forumref}} template to {{forum link}}.
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(Converted the usage of the {{forumref}} template to {{forum link}}.)
 
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[[File:New-cquotes.png|thumb|Screenshot showing Instant-Cquotes 0.30 at work]]
[[File:New-cquotes.png|thumb|Screenshot showing Instant-Cquotes 0.30 at work]]


# Go to some [[mailing list]] archive URL, for example [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/32400727/] or any forum message, such as {{forumref|title=Re: Get objects to show up on Map/Radar|t=23299|label=p212558|f=71}}.
# Go to some [[mailing list]] archive URL, for example [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/32400727/] or any forum message, such as {{forum link|title=Re: Get objects to show up on Map/Radar|t=23299|anchor=p212558}}.
# Select the relevant portion of text.
# Select the relevant portion of text.
# When you release the mouse button, a box will appear containing the converted text (for now, mainly properly-referenced quotes for the wiki).
# When you release the mouse button, a box will appear containing the converted text (for now, mainly properly-referenced quotes for the wiki).
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** convert footnotes into Abbr templates [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.games.flightgear.devel/78971]
** convert footnotes into Abbr templates [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.games.flightgear.devel/78971]
* support named refs for combining identical refs [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_Qt_launcher&curid=13693&diff=97562&oldid=97551]
* support named refs for combining identical refs [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_Qt_launcher&curid=13693&diff=97562&oldid=97551]
* adopt [[Template:Forumref]]
* adopt {{tl|forum link}}
* implement a less obnoxious quoting mode, without quotes, where only the ref part would be added, e.g. see the example at [[Graphics Card Profiles]] (it's still 99% quotes, but much less annoying) {{Done}}
* implement a less obnoxious quoting mode, without quotes, where only the ref part would be added, e.g. see the example at [[Graphics Card Profiles]] (it's still 99% quotes, but much less annoying) {{Done}}
* attachment support: identify attachments and link to them: [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/11683451/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/23906620/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35059842/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35067087/]
* attachment support: identify attachments and link to them: [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/11683451/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/23906620/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35059842/] [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35067087/]
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* investigate why not all mailing list archives/postings are supported correctly: http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/8090479/ (problem traced to <code>getPostID()</code>)
* investigate why not all mailing list archives/postings are supported correctly: http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/8090479/ (problem traced to <code>getPostID()</code>)
* explore having a ref-only mode without using cquotes, i.e. just copy/paste quotes with proper ref tags and a references section, to rewrite the whole thing (possibly with templates for different purposes, e.g. newsletter/changelog) {{Done}}
* explore having a ref-only mode without using cquotes, i.e. just copy/paste quotes with proper ref tags and a references section, to rewrite the whole thing (possibly with templates for different purposes, e.g. newsletter/changelog) {{Done}}
* should use Template:Forumref (category:link templates)
* should use {{tl|forum link}} ([[:Category:link templates]])
* should be updated to use the new repo/flightgear file templates created by Johan & RedLeader {{Not done}}
* should be updated to use the new repo/flightgear file templates created by Johan & RedLeader {{Not done}}
* resolve links to forum threads to look up the title for the topic/posting, so that the posting's title can be used for those links, instead of just the URL - we can probably do that by making an AJAX call to open URLs asynchronously and extract the title for the thread/posting to come up with something like <code>[http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24421 A call to developers-Lockheed -L188 Electra]</code> ([http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=26562&p=247325&hilit=links#p247347]) {{Progressbar|50}}
* resolve links to forum threads to look up the title for the topic/posting, so that the posting's title can be used for those links, instead of just the URL - we can probably do that by making an AJAX call to open URLs asynchronously and extract the title for the thread/posting to come up with something like <code>[http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24421 A call to developers-Lockheed -L188 Electra]</code> ([http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=26562&p=247325&hilit=links#p247347]) {{Progressbar|50}}