Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "David B." Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: URL expertise needed, please! Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 08:42:47 +0100 Lines: 56 Message-ID: References: <685e2ab1$0$10369$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <6869630d$0$5109$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net /8m8/IPhnDMYSwXOQl5PnAlq6N/kuen7sjm/OyETv1MrwmAyrc Cancel-Lock: sha1:e83KMRfJGnGeVGLQBLgkFEHz3uM= sha256:C3ahANPt0qPHe5gL843PzuBLCqwwqz1jnWK74qIpxJY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <6869630d$0$5109$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:47409 On 05/07/2025 18:38, Brock McNuggets wrote: > On Jul 4, 2025 at 12:33:12 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote > : > >> On 27/06/2025 06:22, Brock McNuggets wrote: >>> On Jun 26, 2025 at 12:04:19 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote >>> : >>> >>>> 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! Btw, the links in that darker part of your image STILL 'work' for me. VERY clever tech! ;-)