Re: URL expertise needed, please!

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On Jul 6, 2025 at 1:29:46 PM MST, "%" wrote
<T6GcnfBSTdZeQff1nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com>:

> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 7:21:52 AM MST, "%" wrote
>> <WHydnQmvuePoG_f1nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>> 
>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> i'm just completely knocked out by the whole thing
>> 
>> Seriously, I feel like I live in a sci-fi world.
>> 
> 
> when you're here you do

We all do now.

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