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Re: URL expertise needed, please!

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From Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
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Subject Re: URL expertise needed, please!
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On Jul 6, 2025 at 12:42:47 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
<mcunnnF65g7U2@mid.individual.net>:

> On 05/07/2025 18:38, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 4, 2025 at 12:33:12 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>> <mcqojoFghm9U1@mid.individual.net>:
>> 
>>> On 27/06/2025 06:22, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>> On Jun 26, 2025 at 12:04:19 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>>> <mc5jtjF93kU1@mid.individual.net>:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 26/06/2025 17:21, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> [....]
>>>>>>>> You clicked a link on an image?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *YES*!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In THIS image https://i.ibb.co/LXtfG3Kk/Image-26-08-2023-at-10-09.jpg
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The lowest three items in a blue font are LIVE links! (Using Safari)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> No, it is am image.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Some tools will do automatic OCR, though, to try to read it. Sounds like
>>>>>> whatever tool you used had a failure in that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Using Shottr I had it look at a rectangle and it got this:
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>> found here: https://www.canadacompanyregistry.com/companies/etresoft-inc/
>>>>>> PO Box number!!!!!
>>>>>> C forums - https://discussions.apple.com/profile/HunterBD/participation - but
>>>>>> was 'banned' whe
>>>>>> ils on Linkedin here:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaterdave/
>>>>>> duct!
>>>>>> -----
>>> 
>>>>> All I do is hover my cursor over the blue font item(s) and it turns into
>>>>> an active link. This only happens with Safari, not Firefox or Chrome.
>>>> 
>>>> Not even loading for me right now. But it is still OCR. Odd it errored like
>>>> that.
>>> 
>>> Can you please explain the 'jumble' shown in your post at the left side?
>>> 
>>> https://i.ibb.co/5hgDBkRK/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-18-00-04.png
>> 
>> Rectangular selection from the image. This is just a mock up of such a
>> selection but gives the idea:
>> 
>> https://shottr.cc/s/PUB7/SCR-20250705-frm
>> 
>> The OCR just "saw" what I selected (the darker rectangle).
> 
> Ah! NOW I understand!

Glad to help.
> 
> Btw, the links in that darker part of your image STILL 'work' for me.
> 
> VERY clever tech! ;-)

It is pretty amazing.


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