Forum:Link question mark

How can I make a link to change it into a question mark scroller?

13:06, January 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Not sure what you mean by "question mark scroller". You can change uncreated links (common known as "red links") from being just a plain red link to being a blue question mark after the word by going to Special:Preferences.
 * You may also be referring to "tooltips" which are bits of JavaScript individual wikis install which appear when you hover over a link or, on a handful of wikis, a question mark. If this is the case, please provide an example of where you are seeing it. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:11, January 16, 2012 (UTC)

I mean when you go to the link, it will show the question mark. I'm not sure how to do it in photos.

13:43, January 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * By "go to the link" do you mean when you hover you cursor over the link? You can use CSS to change the icon of the cursor when it hovers over a link or image.
 * Example:
 * this is a link
 * Code used:
 * --Gardimuer { ʈalk } 18:32, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * --Gardimuer { ʈalk } 18:32, January 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I meant that if we hover to the photo, it will show a question mark but I forgot how can I do it.

10:46, January 18, 2012 (UTC)

It seems no one is answering my question. I mean: HOW CAN I MAKE THE CURSOR TO BE THE QUESTION MARK WHEN I HOVER OVER TO A PHOTO?????

02:44, January 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Have you taken a look at the example given by Gardimuer and does it show what you want to have (hover over the text this is a link)?


 * Have you even read my question??? It says, "How can I make the cursor to be the question mark when i hover over to a PHOTO???"

09:08, January 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * I suggest that you calm down. You are more likely to receive help if you refrain from being rude to the people offering help. To answer your question, to change the cursor into a question mark over an image, you would have to use CSS. For example, you could place the image inside of a div with the class "question mark" and then style that class in the MediaWiki:Wikia.css on your wiki:
 * Code you would put on the page:
 * Code to put in MediaWiki:Wikia.css:
 * This method would be for if you only wanted to change the cursor icon over some images but not all. --Gardimuer { ʈalk } 17:24, January 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * What if I want to apply to all images? 07:39, January 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * This method would be for if you only wanted to change the cursor icon over some images but not all. --Gardimuer { ʈalk } 17:24, January 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * What if I want to apply to all images? 07:39, January 21, 2012 (UTC)

should do it. 11:46, January 21, 2012 (UTC) }

Should it be placed on Wikia.css? 04:15, January 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes. 08:48, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, now that I think about it, most images are inside a tags, aren't they? So something along the lines of  might work better. 19:15, January 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Wiki.png
 * Code:
 * It is true that you can change the cursor using span tags if the image doesn't link to anything, but you can't wrap a link around that. It doesn't work with the wiki markup. --Gardimuer { ʈalk } 18:23, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Conclusion: The one works more in Gardimuer. However, it creates chaos in Airhogs777 as it doesn't work.


 * Returning to DaNASCAT's earliest comment in the thread, can you still change to a "question-mark red-link" using Special:Preferences? I remember that being an option at one time, but I can't figure out where it is anymore, after Preferences got dumbed down recently.  19:59: Wed 08 Feb 2012


 * Yep, looks like that option has been removed. Congratulations again to Wikia for trying to fix what wasn't broken and thereby making it nearly useless... Gardimuer { ʈalk } 20:18, February 8, 2012 (UTC)