[etoys-dev] Re: URL links within Etoys

[Steve Thomas]

Okay, besides, my not being able to count to three ;)
FYI, the options that show up with <cmd-6> in a "Text" object are different
from those that show up in a "Scrolling Text" object.

Stephen

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Steve Thomas <stevesargon at gmail.com> wrote:

> I discovered yet another fun new feature in Etoys:
> When inside a "Text" object if you type <cmd>-6 (or for you windows folks
> <ctrl>-6) you get some color options, plus: *be a web URL link*
> *
> *
> Yet when I tried this, and clicked on the link, I two prompts:
>
>    1. Prompt: Open a browser to view this URL? (then clicked on Yes, with
>    great hope and anticipation)
>    2. Prompt: There are no WebBrowser applications registered (Darn, yet
>    another potentially cool feature, that doesn't work and disappoints me, IMO
>    we really should clean these things up, so kids have a better experience and
>    don't get frustrated)
>    3. Prompt: View Web Page as source (this worked, but of limited
>    utility, well my mind is not yet capable of figuring out a utility yet).
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen
>
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