On 5 Nov 2007 Michael Drake wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Richard Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 5 Nov 2007 Michael Drake wrote:
>>> Sometimes you may come across a link that's so long it wouldn't fit on >>> your screen. If you want to check the destination before following >>> such a link, the best way to see the full URL is to Shift+Adjust Click >>> the link ad drag the URL to an editor such as Zap or Edit. >> Ugh! That is inconvenient. > Surely saving a link URL like that is as convenient as Shift+Select > clicking on a link to force a download of the link target, which is common > enough on RISC OS browsers. Certainly, I find it convenient. No, I meant that having to drag the link into an editor just to view it is inconvenient. Shift-Select is OK. >> Also Shift-Adjust isn't shown on the menus so you need to know about >> it. Why can't we have the "Object" option enabled for links, with a >> submenu including: > It's in the documentation. > http://www.netsurf-browser.org/guide#BrowserWindowContentLinkHandling Yes, but you need to remember these things or have an easy way to find out. I can't remember everything that's in the documentation and don't really want to have to delve into it whilst browsing unless I want to do something really out of the ordinary. > Anyway, the shortcut is not shown in the menus because, as you've noticed, > there is no menu option for that functionality. >> Info - full link URL, title, target, etc. >> Save - save target as (Shift-Select) >> Export - save target as text file >> Save location - save link as Acorn URI, ANT URL or Text >> New window - open in new window (Adjust) (also for images) >> Reload (greyed out)? > The reason this hasn't yet been done is it needs a lot of work and > restructuring to get it right. Much of the menus need to be sorted out. > Another issue with the current code is that the Page submenu is used for > standalone images instead of the Object one. This means you can't save, > for example, a standalone PNG as a Sprite. I've never found this a problem. I normally want to save images in the original format anyway. > So, it's planned but, as ever, it's waiting for a developer with free time > to spend on this part of NetSurf. > One of the issues with your suggestion is if the object submenu is used > for images and links, what happens when an image is used as a link? ... or is an imagemap. Good point! > Does "Save location" save the location of the image or the target of > the link? One of the ideas for restructuring the menu is here: > http://vlists.pepperfish.net/pipermail/netsurf-dev-netsurf-browser.org > /2006-August/000048.html > I think there's a more up-to-date one somewhere too. That looks sensible. I'm glad it's being thought about. Cheers, -- _ |_|. _ Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ |\_||_ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
