Drupal 4.5.x or older

Hi,

I'm using Drupal for several years but could never figure out a sensible way for internal hyperlinking in my Drupal sites after setting up the modules "path" and "pathauto": As soon as I start using "real" URLs (semantic URLs which signify what the user can expect in the node), the Node ID becomes hidden for my users; the only way to display them is to edit the node. Since not every (anonymous) user has sufficient access rights to any node, even if the users would go such lenghts to identify the NID, they wouldn't succeed in many cases. All other methods for linking result in instable hyperlinks which tend to break over the time, since paths are modified or the pathauto config is changed. To make this even worse, neither Drupal nor any 3rd party module offers some kind of internal Link Management (e.g. link checking, like the new Plone offers).

Hi,

I'm using Drupal for several years but could never figure out a sensible way for internal hyperlinking in my Drupal sites after setting up the modules "path" and "pathauto": As soon as I start using "real" URLs (semantic URLs which signify what the user can expect in the node), the Node ID becomes hidden for my users; the only way to display them is to edit the node. Since not every (anonymous) user has sufficient access rights to any node, even if the users would go such lenghts to identify the NID, they wouldn't succeed in many cases. All other methods for linking result in instable hyperlinks which tend to break over the time, since paths are modified or the pathauto config is changed. To make this even worse, neither Drupal nor any 3rd party module offers some kind of internal Link Management (e.g. link checking, like the new Plone offers).

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Hello. I'm new to Drupal and so far I'm loving it. I have a problem in creating hyperlinks to nodes though. I use to make a text hyperlink to another node and it usually works the first time around. When you hover on the same link again though, the status bar of my browser will then read the link to . And when you click on it, it will bring you to the homepage.

How do I get rid of this "double node" problem? Is my tag wrong? Thanks!

This is a theme-specific question, but I did not get a response in the theme development forum, so I'm posting it here.

My site is running an essentially-unaltered zen theme. It renders beautifully in every OS/browser configuration I've tested except ... IE 6 on windows.

Basically, the content block gets pushed to the bottom (i.e. under the sidebars) if the user is using a small monitor and largish font. What's the best way to fix this?

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What is the best way to control access to parts of the site in Drupal? In other words, I want to restrict access to certain pages based on role or whether or not a user is logged in.