Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 37066
edit links not avaiable, intuitive editing impossible
Last modified: 2004-11-16 19:17:47 UTC
I type a document and some paths were automatically assignet as links by OOo. I want to remove the link parameter, I want them as clear text. Manual states that I should use Edit -> Links to edit the links. The filed Links under Edit menu is greyed out (not avaiable). I can even select the link in text, the Links command is still not avaiable. When mouse cursor is over the area, changes the shape to action hand. Clicking on the area tryes to open the location (and fails). Right clicking at the link in document dosen't offer any editing feature, what is wrong I think because context menu should reflect such thing as the link attribute and offer actions related to it. I see no intuitive way to achiewe the simple task -to remove "link" attribute that was automatically assigned to some text areas by OOo.
Well, you have to differtiate between links and hyperlinks... you talk about hyperlinks, when I got you right. These can be edited via Edit.Hyperlink or Format.Character.Hyperlink. If you don't want such adresses to turn into hyperlinks, switch it off in Tools.Aotocorrect
I'm talking about Links, not Hyperlinks. Link is automatically assigned when You for example type C:\MyDocuments I don't see this as worksforme -please read the issue once again. There is not intuitive way to remove automatically assigned Link, and Edit -> Links dosen't work either.
Yes, these ARE hyperlinks, you are talking about! Changing an expression like C:\MyDocument IS a format change into Hyperlink format and exactly the thing, which can be turned on and off in "Tools.AutoCorrect.Options" by the option "URL recognition". Links which can be edited by "Edit.Links" are links which are created by linking content to the content of a different file, e.g. linked graphics or linked sections.
Closed.
Well, there are 2 more issues than: 1, Autohinter suggests that what I have created is Link (not Hyperlink) 2, Yes, I can disable Autocorrect so that he dosen't add Hyperlink. You stil haven't answered however, and I must insist on that, _how_could_I_edit/remove_existent_links_in_comfortable_and/or_intuitive_way_. The Edit.Hyperlinks dosen't function too, by the way.
In this case, this is of course not a defect. More an Enhancement request. MRU->BH: a way to make removing hyperlinks from a text is requested.
The Edit|Hyperlink dialog works to edit the target of hyperlinks. It does not work to *remove* hyperlinks -> duplicate. To remove hyperlinks, choose Format|Default (or use the context-menu) or Choose Format|Characters->tab "Hyperlink" and remove the link-target. If you want to edit the text (not the target), you can klick on the "HYP" in the statusbar to switch between "SEL" (selection-mode) and HYP (hyperlink-mode) duplicate. If the Edit|Hyperlink-function really is grayed out, please file a seperate issue. (you have to put the cursor in the link-text or select the link-text. you must not include other (non-hyperlinked) text in the selection) *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 7311 ***
closing duplicate. And to avoid confusion: You must use Edit|Hyperlink, not Edit|Links as mru pointed out. If the help really states to use Edit|Links to modify an hyperlink, please file an issue against the documentation project (and mention the issue number here).