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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