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From: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: hypertext vs. hypercards
Message-ID: <2581@drivax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 17:44:53 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 13 17:44:53 1987
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References: <689@ufcsg.cis.ufl.EDU> <1267@cartan.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628))
Organization: Digital Research, Monterey, CA
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Keywords: hypertext hypercards

OK Atkinson et al, here's another obvious(?) addition to HyperCard:

In article <1267@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> lippin@jiff.UUCP (tom lippincott) writes:
>mfi@ufcsg.cis.ufl.EDU (Mark Interrante) writes:
>>Does anyone know if hypercards allows a user to associate a button with a 
>>particular word in a text field?

  But, Hypertext was defined this way.  Guide and other systems I've seen do it.

>I don't know whether a button can be associated with the actual text,
>but it's really easy to make a transparent button and put it over a word
>(or anything else).  Of course, if the text changes, the button won't stick to
>the word.
>					--Tom Lippincott

Now, can I do something like (sorry, it's not hypertalk but you get the idea)

	 put location of "word" in field 1 into curses
	 move button to curses  (or some other equivalent action)

I.E. so the button moves to always be under/over the text. and if the text 
is not visible, the button moves off screen?

Anyway, the concept model (as I understand it) does not seem to allow
buttons to be associated with text items within fields. I.E. they stick to
the card/background and not the text.
 Hey! why not allow buttons to stick to text as an added check-box in
the button info box?  

Anyway, I've bashed enough on a great product.
-- 
UUCP:...!amdahl!drivax!socha                                      WAT Iron'75
"Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler."  A. Einstein