[dba-Tech] html escape question

[Stuart McLachlan]

Sorted off-line.  For those who are interested, it's MS Edge second guessing the user!
See

https://www.howtosolutions.net/2016/10/microsoft-edge-disabling-phone-number-detection-pr
oblem/



On 21 Nov 2018 at 19:34, Susan Harkins wrote:

> Nope -- just (000) 000-0000. Displays as a link. 
> 
> Susan H 
> 
> 
> Nope, nothing to do with character sets, that just tells the browser
> how to turn the bytes in the HTML file into characters.
> 
> It will only be a link if it is surrounded by <a>........ </a>.
> 
> HTML template for what? Can you send me a copy of the template?
> 
> 
> 
> On 21 Nov 2018 at 19:11, Susan Harkins wrote:
> 
> > Yes -- I'm sorry for not being clear. It's an html template. I
> > assumed it was a part of utf-8.
> > 
> > <meta charset="utf-8">
> > 
> > Susan H. 
> > 
> > 
> > In what context? How is the HTML being created? 
> > 
> > HTML doesn't  "format as a link".  It's just a markup language.
> > Someone or something would have to  code the link into the HTML.
> > 
> > 
> > On 21 Nov 2018 at 18:23, Susan Harkins wrote:
> > 
> > > Anyone know how to keep html from formatting a phone number as a
> > > link?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Susan H. 
> > > 
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