On Feb 21, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Timothy Miller wrote:
Oh dear, this isn't supposed to be difficult. Maybe I'll get used
to the new documentation format. So far, it seems to have evolved
from "terse" to "overwhelming."
All I want to do is put a clickable link in a field that will open
a web browser and navigate to the URL specified in the link.
I.e., I might like to enter a link like http://
www.nigerianmillions.com in a field. There might be text in the
field, before and after the link. If I click on the link, I want my
web browser to open and go to that web page.
Let's say fld "bunchamoney" contains the text "You can get millions
by going to this web site." and you want to make the word "millions"
clickable. Make the word "hot" and associate a string of text with it
like this:
set the textStyle of word 4 of fld "bunchamoney" to link
set the linkText of word 4 of fld "bunchamoney" to "http://
www.nigerianmillions.com"
Now lock the field and write a linkClicked handler in its script. The
linkClicked message returns the linkText of the linked text you
clicked on so you have to provide a variable to hold the linkText
contents:
on linkClicked linkTextOfTheWordIClickedOn -- (or any variable
name you want)
if linkTextOfTheWordIClickedOn contains "http://"; then
revGoUrl linkTextOfTheWordIClickedOn
end if
end linkClicked
The revGoURL command opens the url in the browser that is set as the
default browser for your system.
I can't quite figure out how. It will be obvious *after* someone
tells me. It never seems obvious *before* someone tells me.
After a few times of having it become obvious *after* someone tells
you, you'll start to get a feel for what "obvious" is in the Rev
context. :-)
I have several web browsers installed on my machine. Can I specify
a browser with the link? Like, "Use any browser that happens to be
open." or "If no browser is open, use Safari"? Otherwise, just "Use
Safari; launch it first if necessary"?
HTH
Devin
Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University
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