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Re: Hyperlinks

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  • Subject: [mg98412] Re: [mg98371] Hyperlinks
  • From: peter <plindsay.0 at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <200904080902.FAA23066@smc.vnet.net>

hello, the macbook has core duo intel processors.
Peter

2009/4/8 A. B. <functionalcoatings at gmail.com>:
>
> Thanks ! I was not aware of SystemOpen.
> I think that if mathematica had the superb help facilities of another system  or Igor
> Pro (Wavemetrics), it would surely become a fantastic tool. I feel that
> things have worsened in this area since version 6.
>
> As a side note to Peter: do you think there is any chance that your
> favourite note-taking application will make it some day to the Intel
> processors ?
>
> All the best.
> A. Berkani
>
>
>> I'm no expert, as many will happily testify. However, as an example:
>>
>> SystemOpen["noggin1.flv"]
>>
>> Opens a favourite children's animation sequence on my macbook using
>> the application VLC.
>>
>> Or
>>
>> SystemOpen["tbx2.tbx"]
>>
>> Opens a file "tbx2" written in my favourite note-taking application.
>>
>> Hope this is what you were looking for
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/4/8 A. B. <functionalcoatings at gmail.com>:
>>> Dear Mathematica experts,
>>>
>>> Hyperlinks in notebooks can only link to tagged cells in the notebook or to
>>> URLs on the web, or so it seems.
>>> I would find it useful to be able to link to an external file (not a
>>> notebook nor a text file) and having the file opened by the default external
>>> application that handles the given file type.
>>> Would it be possible to implement this, maybe programmatically (functions
>>> sending commands to the operating system ? Applescript ?) ?
>>>
>>> Many thanks.
>>> A. Berkani
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



-- 
Peter Lindsay



2009/4/8 A. B. <functionalcoatings at gmail.com>:
> Dear Mathematica experts,
>
> Hyperlinks in notebooks can only link to tagged cells in the notebook or to
> URLs on the web, or so it seems.
> I would find it useful to be able to link to an external file (not a
> notebook nor a text file) and having the file opened by the default external
> application that handles the given file type.
> Would it be possible to implement this, maybe programmatically (functions
> sending commands to the operating system ? Applescript ?) ?
>
> Many thanks.
> A. Berkani
>
>
>



-- 
Peter Lindsay


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