Link dialog

In the link dialog all link attributes are shown and can be changed (see also 'Creating and manipulating links').

the link dialog

Style

Combo box Style allows to set by which named style the link shall be formatted in the editor. Any existing named style from the associated style sheet is listed in this combo box.

Type

With combo box Type a link type can be set such as 'local file', 'relative address', 'mailto', etc. Other elements of the link dialog are enabled or disabled according to selections in combo box Type.

When switching between types 'local' and 'relative' or vice versa, contents of text field Address is automatically changed accordingly (relative or absolute address snytax),

Address

In text field Address the address of the link target is shown. An address can be typed into this field at any time. No protocol such as telnet:/ or file:/ needs to be typed into field Address. The protocol information is automatically generated from the selection in combo box Type.

Browse (Address)

With button Browse next to text field Address a local file can be selected through a file chooser dialog. This button is enabled, if ' local' is selected in combo box Type.

Anchor

In text field Anchor the name of a link anchor can be entered (see also ' Creating and deleting anchor links'). The entered anchor name refers to an anchor link inside the target referred to by the entry in text field Address. The separator character (# ) for link anchor names does not need to be entered, it is completed automatically by the link dialog.

Browse (Anchor)

With button Browse next to text field Anchor an existing link anchor can be selected or a new link anchor can be defined throgh the link anchor dialog. The link anchor dialog is shown for the link targed specified in text field Address.

Show link as Text

With button Show link as Text is selected that the link specified in this dialog is to be entered as a text link into the associated document. When this button is selected, panel Text will be shown.

Text panel

In panel Text a text can be entered that is to be formatted as link. Panel Text is only visible, if button Show link as Text has been selected.

Show link as Image

With button Show link as Image is selected that the link specified in this dialog is to be entered as an image link into the associated document.

Image Panel

In panel Image an image and image size can be selected. The selected image will be shown in the associated document as link. All image settings in panel Image are only shown. They can be set or changed through button Set....

the link image panel

Button Set...

All image properties in panel Image are set through button Set... which will bring up an image dialog. In the image dialog an image file and its size can be selected accordingly.