Question : Why Do Joomla Links Transform?

Hi,

I have a question that I'm sure there is a simple answer to. I am trying to set up a custom module that contains links to existing pages. I'm doing this using a simple unordered list. It's a long story as to why I'm doing this instead of using joomla's build-in menu system, but it's necessary in my situation.

Anyway, the only way I've figured out how to do this is to actually create a temporary menu and then create links to these pages and then activate the link and then copy the URL. I can then copy that URL into the custom module.

Anyway, here is the curious behavior that I am seeing. When I save the custom module, it's doing something to the URL that make them inaccessible. It's changing them from

1: 2:

http://localhost/spirit/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=2&Itemid=139

To...

1: 2:

http://localhost/spirit/index.php%3foption%3dcom_contact%26view%3dcontact%26id%3d2%26itemid%3d139

Can anyone tell me why it does this and maybe how to avoid it?

Answer : Why Do Joomla Links Transform?

You don't need to publish anything to the development server. DS allows you
to run and debug ASP.NET applications without IIS. It runs directly from VS
or VWD and works directly off VS Web project. You don't even have to compile
or build the Web.

Web sites are different from client projects, nothing is installed on the
client. Hence 'ClickOnce' term does not apply directly to VWD.