Can’t you just ask commenters to add their links in a civilised fashion? 😉
I think Kafkaesqui was working on a plugin for this problem, but I can’t find it in the forums, possibly because some of his comments have mysteriously disappeared.
I hear if you say his name three times to a mirror in the dark, though, he comes and answers your questions.
The trick is saying his name right.
Yes, I cobbled together a plugin to deal with this:
http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Kafkaesqui/Projects#Break_Text
mdawaffe is correct in that the forum post about it was wiped (I’m seeing a lot of this…), so here’s a brief explanation of use:
Install plugin, activate it, and in wp-comments.php, replace
<?php comment_text(); ?>
with
<?php break_text(comment_text); ?>
The parameters are:
<?php break_text(func, 'args', cols, 'cut'); ?>
func -> WP function name – this is the function name break_text() replaces, without all the php syntax. In this case, comment_text.
args -> Parameter(s) passed to the WP function.
cols -> Number of columns or characters to break a line of text at. Defaults to 60.
cut -> Character(s) to use for the break. Defaults to a space.
Another example is:
<?php break_text(comment_text, '', 72, '- '); ?>
Note: I still prefer Anonymous’ recommendation. :)
mdawaffe: Emphasis is on the first and third syllables. That’s why I took so long. The mirror is optional.
TinyURL is a good alternative solution:
http://tinyurl.com/
tinyurl has it’s own problems… I’ll say no more – just trust your source.
Kafkaesqui: Well, I had the stresses right; must have been one of those vowels. I’m betting on the second syllable. Of course, I’ve assumed all along there were four syllables total. I suppose there wouldn’t have to be.
But I’ll let you keep your secrets.
mdawaffe: I provide support for the name, too:
http://guff.szub.net/2003/06/24/in-the-nom
