On 1/15/02 8:44 PM, "Jim Warthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> So once again, am I missing something here? Why won't Entourage allow such >>> hyperlinks to be "clickable"? >> >> Think it through. If a link became clickable the instant it became a valid >> URL, then as soon as you had typed http://w or maybe >> http://www.macsurfer.com you would never be able to get your cursor in there >> to extend it or fix it or change it. It would click you off to a 404 every >> time! >> >> That's why editable text is not clickable. > <snip> > > Paul, > With all due respect, when I do the same thing in MS Word, it behaves just > as I might expect! When I insert a URL, it's immediately clickable. If I > type the URL, instead of inserting it, it becomes clickable as soon as I end > the URL with a <space> or <return>. If I try to click inside the URL to > adjust it, I can't for the reasons you explain. On the other hand, I can use > the arrow keys to move the insertion point into the URL, and edit away! > > I encourage you (and anyone else who is interested) to launch Word and see > how it works. Yes, you are right and it works that way in Word, but I find it extremely frustrating. As Paul said, fixing the text is a headache. Oftentimes, I use the cursor technique you describe, but it takes a while to get to what you want to change. To me, Entourage way makes more sense. After all, the link should be clickable to the person whom I am sending the message; my browser is already open to that window. ==Tamer -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
