>You have a field in which some of the text has a grouped text style
>applied and when the user clicks it takes them to another destination
>(standard hot text, as with a web browser).
>
>What method do you prefer to maintain an association between a specific
>chunk and the destination descriptor associated with clicking on it?
I tend to use your Method 2 and make links based on the clickText. To allow
for the flexibility of multiple destinations, I have in the past added an
item as a descriptor and used that as the link eg "[Ref1] Click here for
details" so word 1 of the clickText is the activating hyperlink. Not
elegant I grant you, but functional nonetheless.
For static or image text, overlaying transparent buttons can be a useful
alternative.
Similarly, the use of carefully located icons. Since MC does not suffer
from the problems of automatic active field opacity as in SC which
obliterates any underlying text, this can be an option in some circumstances.
>ToolBook has probably the best solution for this: grouped text is
>treated as a discrete object, in that it has its own properties and
>script. Bound directly to the group, it is not reliant on position or
>spelling.
And one which begs for embedded field objects. Rats' nest time, guys!
/H
Hugh Senior
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