Simple tutorial on linktext and clicking list text

[Sarah Reichelt]

Hi Steve,

Nicholas supplied you with the info for using clickChunks, but here is 
some additional stuff on using linktext.
- enter your text in a field
- select a chunk that you want to make into a link
- go to the Text menu and set it's style to "Link"
- if you are using the default settings, the text will go blue & 
underlined, like the link on a web page.
- when you have finished setting all the links you want, lock the text 
of the field
- edit the script of field to include a linkClicked handler e.g.

on linkClicked pLink
   -- pLink contains the complete text of the clicked link
   if pLink contains "@" then
	revMail pLink
   else if pLink contains "http" then
	revGoUrl pLink
   else
	-- do something else
   end if
end linkClicked

As a further refinement, you can make the linkText of a selected chunk 
into something other than it's text.
Suppose you wanted a link to Google. In your field, type the single 
word "Google" and set it's style to Link
In the MessageBox, type: set the linkText of word 1 of fld "MyField" to 
"http://www.google.com"
and press Enter.
When the field is locked and you click on Google, the parameter passed 
to the linkClicked handler will actually be "http://www.google.com"

Cheers,
Sarah


On 26 Jan 2005, at 8:21 pm, Stephen Van Esch wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I'm new to Revolution and I'd like basic, step-by-step
> instructions on making text in a field clickable. I've
> gone through the Rev docs but can't seem to get
> anything to work.
>
> Please note that I have never attempted this type of
> thing before so some things that may be obvious aren't
> for me. For example, when I enter code, where exactly
> do I enter it? As a card, object, or stack script?
>
> Sorry for the annoyance. I've managed to build a
> simple stack using buttons but I'd prefer to use links
> and clickcable lists if possible.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve
>
>
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