60cc449248255df9e198db757a627cc31c8f6e4d dschmelt Thu May 30 15:19:57 2019 -0700 Code review changing quot char to " and adding spaces #23570 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlink.html src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlink.html index ec19c73..962f215 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlink.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlink.html @@ -32,41 +32,41 @@ indicate places where the user supplies information.

You will be able to share Genome Browser sessions with the following link format:

http://genome.ucsc.edu/s/<userName>/<sessionName>

For instructions on creating a saved session, go to the session user guide. If you want to specify track settings in a URL directly, please read the section on setting track visibility via URL for a complete description.

Or if you prefer the older style, which allows you to link to different tools, you may use the following format:

http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?hgS_doOtherUser=submit&hgS_otherUserName=<userName>&gS_otherUserSessionName=<sessionName>

-This longer format has the flexibility of replacing "hgTracks" with different tool names to share +This longer format has the flexibility of replacing "hgTracks" with different tool names to share saved settings on the Table Browser (hgTables), Variant Annotation Integrator (hgVai), or Data Integrator (hgIntegrator). This will preserve your option selections and can be useful to share. The following format will bring the recipient to a user's custom Table Browser selections:

http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTables?hgS_doOtherUser=submit&hgS_otherUserName=<userName>&hgS_otherUserSessionName=<sessionName>

Both session link formats have the advantage of being able to add URL parameters to the end. The shorter link format requires a question mark before any URL parameters, with ampersand characters separating different parameters like so:

http://genome.ucsc.edu/s/view/clinicalzoom?textSize=18

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The longer format requires an ampersand between each parameter, like so:

+

Both formats require an ampersand between each additional parameter, seen in the longer format like so:

http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?hgS_doOtherUser=submit&hgS_otherUserName=view&hgS_otherUserSessionName=clinicalzoom&textSize=18

Linking to the Browser at a specific position

How do I make a link to a specific genome or position?

You can link to a specific genome assembly and position in the Genome Browser using a URL with the db= and position= parameters.

http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=<assembly>&position=<position>

Where: