>>>
>>> `htmllink` can never be used to generate an external link. So,
>>> patching it seems the best approach. --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>> I had a quick look to this issue. Internal links are generated at
+>>>> 11 places in the Perl code and would need to be patched (this
+>>>> number could be lowered a bit if a htmllink-like function existed
+>>>> for CGI urls; such a function would use `cgiurl`, and be used in
+>>>> most places where `cgiurl` is currently called by plugins).
+>>>>
+>>>> Also, more than 30 `<a>` links appear in templates, most of those
+>>>> being internal links.
+>>>>
+>>>> Sure, patching those few dozen places is trivial. On the other
+>>>> hand, I'm wondering how doable it would be to make sure, on the
+>>>> long run, any generated internal link has the right CSS class
+>>>> applied. One would need to write tests running against the code
+>>>> with all plugins enabled, all templates put to work, in order to
+>>>> ensure consistency is maintained. --[[intrigeri]]