[development] links best practices (was Re: internal link filter ...)

[Ray Zimmerman]

On Aug 2, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Rob Barreca wrote:

> I like this idea better than my urlaliasfilter.module, so maybe we  
> could use this module instead of the one I have there (which just  
> replaces any link to "node/5" or "admin/settings" with it's  
> appropriate alias).
>
> Ray, let me know when you get a CVS account and if you'd like to  
> post a patch/combine efforts to urlaliasfilter.

I agree that we don't really need both modules. However, the reason I  
created it actually has nothing to do with URL aliasing, that was  
just a free bonus, so I'd prefer to use a name like "Drupal Path  
Filter" or "Internal Link Filter" or something. What I really needed  
was a way to enter internal links in content in a way that doesn't  
break when you move the site to a different path.

Other than that, I'm not really attached to being the owner of it.  
Would it make sense to set up a new project for my module and then  
put a note on the project page for URL Alias Filter saying that it's  
no longer supported and has been superceded by ...  ?

> IMO internal://node/5 is better so if someone wants to create a  
> white label installation for a client who doesn't want anything  
> labeled "Drupal"-specific.

I have no strong preference, but I had to pick one. Switching it to  
internal:// is obviously a trivial change. Any other opinions on this?

	Ray