From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CI9k6-0000wQ-00 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:50:22 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9EHo1Lt032573 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:50:01 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9EHo1Tv032572 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:50:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:50:01 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20041014175001.GZ10616@rednote.net> References: <20041014163522.GX10616@rednote.net> <20041014170111.GA28294@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041014170111.GA28294@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.rootsmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Links the chain X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:50:27 -0000 My memory is hazy on that, Gregg, but I think they eventually discovered they had more in to gain fro cooperation. I do, however, want to suggest something to everyone. If you try to use a hyprelink and it won't work in the cat, Take at look at it with the capital E command. Here's an example I just came across on the Montgomery County web site. This is for a url to take you to the U.S. Government's web pages: javascript:openScript('/redirect.asp?redirect=http://www.firstgov.gov',650,450) To my mind it's an outstanding example of bad coding practice. What's the point? HTML already provides a perfectly usable hyperlinking feature. In fact, the above syntax only wraps the inherent HTML functionality. So, what's the tip? You can edit off the extra junk and get a perfectly usable link. Or, you can just use the Speakup clipboard to grab the href and go there directly with the g command. Gregory Nowak writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > In fact, I recall hearing that there was legal action by Sun Micro > Systems against Netscape, to make them rename java script, but I guess > it must have failed, or what I heard was wrong. > > Greg > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 12:35:22PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Slight correction, Karen. It's not java sites we access with the chain, > > but javascript sites. > > > > Unfortunately, these two are not the same thing. Ten years ago Netscape > > saw fit to start using the term "javascript" for their scripting > > language. This was in the early days of Sun Microsystems promotion of > > Java. Seems they wanted the glitz to rub off on Netscape. Ever since > > we've had to explain this difference away.