Using the above corrections, all links give the same result. When i click on any of them i get no apparent response and when i left click and open in new tab, i get about:blank.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:45 AM, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 6:32:34 PM UTC-7, Nathan Gleaves wrote: >> >> I have a tiddler refined as show above. It renders as above, but the >> blue test does absolutely nothing when clicked( in chrome). In Firefox it >> takes me to a new tab with the file system address to the file but does >> nothing after that. >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x_QTCcjJf30/VDXkFKY180I/AAAAAAAAAGE/0MLu6F_M9sc/s1600/wiki%2Btext.JPG> >> > *all* of the links shown in your snapshots are blue... so which one is > supposed to be "the blue test"?!? > > However, I don't think that really matters, as none of your examples uses > a proper local file URL for your external reference. A local URL should > begin with "file:///" (yes, THREE slashes) preceding the drive letter, and > the entire path should use *forward* slash (/), not backslash (\). > > Thus: > [ext[Character Sheet|file:///D:/misc/Wallpaper/05.jpg]] > [[Character Sheet|file:///D:/misc/Wallpaper/05.jpg]] > <a href="file:///D:/misc/Wallpaper/05.jpg" download="somename.jpg">click > to download</a> > > I also note that in your previous post showing what you tried, the last > attempt has a link to a .jpg file, but uses ".xlsx" as the extension on the > download filename. As a general rule-of-thumb, the extension of the > downloaded filename should match the actual file content so that the local > system can invoke the correct associated program when you open the file. > > enjoy, > -e > Eric Shulman > TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios > > YOUR DONATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! > HELP ME TO HELP YOU - MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MY "TIP JAR"... > http://TiddlyTools.github.com/fundraising.html#MakeADonation > > Professional TiddlyWiki Consulting Services... > Analysis, Design, and Custom Solutions: > http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#Contact > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/95ASxgo7nQg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Thanks, Nathan Gleaves -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
