Re: [Swftools-common] highlight links (not on hover)

[Chris Pugh]

Likely story!  ( Don't you just 'hate' people who are so busy on their
mobile phone,
that they can't be bothered to communicate properly? )  :o).

.. and why don't you start you *own* viewer Roger?  There are so many out there
to copy/reinvent!


Chris.

2009/1/28 Roger Chinchilla <address@hidden>:
> Sorry I was on my mobile phone and forgot to put a (wink) or something. By
> the way the Rusu Viewer is looking really good. Anyone know when it will be
> Open Source?
>
> Roger
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Chris Pugh <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> *I* didn't.  ( In fact, I'd have been very surprised indeed if you'd
>> even tried  doing that! ) But maybe you should have added  a
>> qualifier, as in '(tic)' or ';o)' somewhere Roger??
>>
>> On the contrary, pushing your thunbs firmly up on the base of the brow
>> bone under the top of the eye socket ( the
>> 'supraorbital foramen' I think ),  is supposed to help with stress and
>> relief of migraine.  Just watch they don't slip .. ;o)
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> >2009/1/28 Roger Chinchilla <address@hidden>:
>> > I just kidding about the holding the finger to your eyes to make the
>> > links
>> > pop out. Please don't take it the wrong way.
>> >
>> > Roger
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Chris Pugh <address@hidden>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> As I said, links *ARE* buttons.  However, you didn't state you were
>> >> using pdf2swf..
>> >>
>> >> The only command that I know of for an on the fly change, is,
>> >>
>> >>   pdf2swf -v -s linkcolor= <RRGGBBAA>  file.pdf  { where linkcolor
>> >> value is in Hex ).
>> >>
>> >> but this only affects the background color of the link itself, on
>> >> hover, and is not
>> >> permanent   ( option is sort of misleading  really).  Looks like
>> >> routine could be
>> >> opatched to produce the reverse effect, or else, it's a two stage
>> >> process.  Mattias?
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Chris.
>> >>
>> >> 2009/1/28 Matt Cline <address@hidden>:
>> >> > Hi chris,
>> >> > Thank you for your input.  I don't need an example of manipulating
>> >> > buttons
>> >> > but do need an example of how to include that manipulation for every
>> >> > link on
>> >> > a page during pdf2swf sad generation.
>> >> > Thank you
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Jan 27, 2009, at 3:45 PM, Chris Pugh <address@hidden>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Matt,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A link is simply a button made up of text.  Therefore whatever you
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> do with the attributes of a button you can also do with a 'link',
>> >> >> i.e. change almost everything about it's appearance, and function.
>> >> >> Do you need an example?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Incidentally, I hope Roger's post was intended to be well tic.  It
>> >> >> was
>> >> >> reminiscent of that old non-pc joke about how to make a Venitian
>> >> >> Blind!  Sooner him than I!! ;o)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Chris.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2009/1/27 Roger Chinchilla <address@hidden>:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Only way I know is these specials glasses I saw on amazon.com. They
>> >> >>> are
>> >> >>> good
>> >> >>> for you when you look at the screen a lot. Another way to make text
>> >> >>> stand
>> >> >>> out is, close your eyes, put pressure on it with your index finger
>> >> >>> for
>> >> >>> about
>> >> >>> 10 seconds, open your eyes and get really close to the screen.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hope that helps,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Roger
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Jan 27, 2009, at 5:26 PM, matt cline <address@hidden>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>> Hello, is there a way to highlight links w/o having to hover them
>> >> >>>> to
>> >> >>>> see
>> >> >>>> the highlights(so their easier to spot in the swfs)?  Thank you.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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