Re: hyperlink problem in a ActionMenu
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- Subject: [mg98681] Re: hyperlink problem in a ActionMenu
- From: ragfield <ragfield at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:14:07 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <gs47n0$7qm$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Apr 15, 4:00 am, meitnik <meit... at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> Way does this ActionMenu fail to work:
>
> ActionMenu["help",
> {"Plotwww" :> Hyperlink[ "http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/
> ref/Hyperlink.html"],
> "PlotLocal" :> Hyperlink["paclet:ref/Plot"]}]
>
> Nothing happens when I select the menuitems. What is missing in my
> code to get it to work?? Thanks.
When the action menu item is selected that item's action is
performed. Hyperlink[] does not itself open the hyperlink. Hyperlink
evaluates to an expression which, when typset in the Mathematica user
interface, gives the visual appearance of a hyperlink and which, when
clicked, performs the action of opening the hyperlink. What you're
looking for is the code which Hyperlink[] uses to perform its action.
Try this instead:
ActionMenu["help", {"Plotwww" :>
SystemOpen[
"http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/Hyperlink.html";],
"PlotLocal" :> Documentation`HelpLookup["paclet:ref/Plot"]}]
-Rob