Neat LinkClicked tip...

[Chipp Walters]

Below is an email from Trevor to this list, confirming the linkClick bug.

It basically doesn't always 'fire'. Just try clicking around in the docs 
sometimes and you'll see what I mean. Or, just create your own stack and 
set the htmlText of a locked field to:

<p><a name="apple">link to </a><a href="apple">www.apple.com</a></p>

then put in the script of the same field:

on linkClicked p
   answer p
end linkClicked

Now, try clicking it a few times. In my case (WinXP), it misses about 1 
out of 3 trys. Might have something to do with not clicking anywhere on 
the letters.

After talking some with Jerry, came up with this work-around (thanks 
Jerry!) (put this in the field instead of on linkClicked)

on mouseDown
   if the textstyle of the clickText is "link" then
     --> DO LINKCLICKED STUFF HERE
     answer the linkText of the clickText
   end if
end mouseDown


I've entered it as Bug 3533
http://support.runrev.com/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=3533

If you'd like to throw votes at it, be my guest.
http://support.runrev.com/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=3533

-Chipp

Trevor DeVore wrote:
> On Apr 12, 2006, at 11:47 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:
> 
>> I try and use the clickChar rather than the linkedText when I can.  I 
>> find the linkedText doesn't always 'fire' on WinXP. Anyone else  have 
>> similar experience? Sometimes it takes me up to 3 clicks to  get it to 
>> fire.
> 
> 
> Chipp,
> 
> I've seen this as well.  You just sit there and click until the  
> linkClicked message decides it wants to fire.
> 

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Chipp Walters
www.altuit.com