From: Ian Lawrence <physics.rooted@gmail.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: A bit more help with referencing local filenames
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:46:24 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAK9u4iB2-ea=eJqq8BQ4=agy5MwO84vUMhf59c8-W7XB-qQjbA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAK9u4iDDWzrHuwAoGhg62SKoJRg2hbXpOUB5q_wPxaUr2fV7mg@mail.gmail.com>
OK, a bit early! This one
> swfURLPath={\\PN01_media/},
> supportURLPath={\\PN01_support/},
works with Acrobat, but not with the Preview PDF viewer on the Mac
Anyone know why, or can suggest a more robust mechanism?
On 15 February 2012 10:18, Ian Lawrence <physics.rooted@gmail.com> wrote:
> At the moment I have two bits of code that conspire to build a link to
> a file that is on a website.
>
> So, variables set on a per-document basis, giving the folder:
>
> swfURLPath={http://some location or other/PN01_media/},
> supportURLPath={http://some location or other/PN01_support/},
>
> These combine with a macro, ending with:
>
> [url(\swflocation#1/#1.swf)]}
>
> and a piece in the actual file that gives the filename to be retrieved
>
> \PlaceSWF{ModelACircuit}
>
> What I'd like to do is be able to alter swfURLPath to designate a
> local folder for retrieving the swf and launching it in a browser
>
> Same thing for the supportURLPath, which always opens PDFs in a browser.
>
> I tried stuff like:
>
> swfURLPath={\\PN01_media/},
> supportURLPath={\\PN01_support/},
>
> And have trawled the context wiki and documentation, but cannot find
> anything authoritative on linking to local files using relative
> references, as you might in html.
>
> I'm keen not to try and use the same hooks so that I can switch back
> and forth between remote and local access to the supporting files.
> There is a good reason for this - honest.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Ian
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