HTML anchor link – href and onclick both?

Just return true instead? The return value from the onClick code is what determines whether the link’s inherent clicked action is processed or not – returning false means that it isn’t processed, but if you return true then the browser will proceed to process it after your function returns and go to the proper anchor.

anchor jumping by using javascript

You can get the coordinate of the target element and set the scroll position to it. But this is so complicated. Here is a lazier way to do that: This uses replaceState to manipulate the url. If you also want support for IE, then you will have to do it the complicated way: Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/DerekL/rEpPA/Another … Read more

Cross-reference (named anchor) in markdown

should be the correct markdown syntax to jump to the anchor point named pookie. To insert an anchor point of that name use HTML: Markdown doesn’t seem to mind where you put the anchor point. A useful place to put it is in a header. For example: works very well. (I’d demonstrate here but SO’s … Read more

Navigate to an anchor on another page

Are you sure that you have placed the files in the same directory? I’ve tested the code that you have provided and it’s working. However, you could try this out (a different way of giving sections an id): If you have done this, just use the same way of linking:

Linking to a pdf file with html

LINK Here is my link I’m keeping my pdf file (path.pdf) in the resources folder and am trying to click this link to open the pdf. When I click it while running local the error is ” Your file was not found It may have been moved or deleted.” It’s clearly there. ive checked, spell … Read more