aabaeabcd0ff25b35909e747ff24714885b07490 brianlee Wed Sep 15 14:18:27 2021 -0700 Adding links to the new blog about sessions in session help pages refs #27945 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/sessions.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/sessions.html index 537e95d..ce6691f 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/sessions.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/sessions.html @@ -359,31 +359,33 @@ <a name="What2"></a> <h3>What is the session gallery?</h3> <p> The Session Gallery is a collection of track views that help highlight viewing different topics in the browser. The sessions in the Session Gallery were created in the browser and then saved to a local file, which was then uploaded to an online location. This allows creating a single link, such as http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?hgS_doLoadUrl=submit&hgS_loadUrlName=U, where <strong>U</strong> is the URL of the session file, e.g. http://www.mysite.edu/~me/mySession.txt, enabling users to maintain external control of the content file for easy update.</p> <a name="links"></a> <h3>Don't copy that link -- make a Session!</h3> <p> Please see the <a href="http://genome.ucsc.edu/blog/how-to-share-your-ucsc-screenthoughts/" -target="_blank">How to share your UCSC screenthoughts</a> blog entry for a thorough +target="_blank">How to share your UCSC screenthoughts</a> and +<a href="http://genome.ucsc.edu/blog/sharing-data-with-sessions-and-urls/" +target="_blank">Sharing Data with Sessions and URLs</a> blog posts for a discussion about sessions.</p> <p> Most new users make the mistake of sharing a URL of the current view to others for collaboration. This can lead to many problems as each URL is given a unique identifier called a <strong>"hgsid"</strong> that allows users to continue actively manipulating their data across different platforms (FireFox,Chrome,IE). The person one shares the link with will be interpreted as the same user and will have the power to continue manipulating the original shared content.</p> <p> When you want to share information in the browser in a more permanent fashion you should create a session and share the resulting URL. From the Session page, copy the link that says "Browser" with a right-click. The URL should look something like the following:</p> <pre><code>http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?<strong>hgS_doOtherUser=submit&hgS_otherUserName=</strong>sessionGallery<strong>&hgS_otherUserSessionName=</strong>hg19_watsonKriek</code></pre> <p> In the above case a user name was created called <code>sessionGallery</code> and a session was