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  1. Jalview
  2. JAL-443

enable clickable URLs to relevant help from modal dialogs

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Component/s: gui design issue, jvdesktop
    • Labels:
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    • Mantis ID:
      57273

      Description

      User dialogs should included links to relevant pages of the built in help. This can be done via the Swing HTMLKit HTML display mechanism - allowing links to be embedded in help text - but JOptionPane, the basic Swing dialog box builder used in Jalview 2.4 does not allow HTML link handlers to be registered.

      Suggest building a new set of Jalview option dialogs, following model like:
      http://java.dzone.com/tips/tip-displaying-rich-messages-u

      and pass of URL requests to either external viewer, or the internal Jalview Help.

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. JAL-852 make URLs in alignment Properties window clickable

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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              Assignee:
              jprocter James Procter
              Reporter:
              jprocter James Procter
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