This is one of the "enhancements" of the NYT that drives me crazy.
I frequently select text for various purposes, including lookups
using the LibX plugin, and dislike intensely the intervention of
the Answer Tips lookup.
Selden Deemer, Library Systems Administrator
Emory University Libraries
Atlanta, Georgia
EMAIL: libssd_at_emory.edu
PHONE: 404-727-0271
FAX: 404-727-0827
On Apr 7, 2008, at 11:01 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:09:21 +0200
> From: Weinheimer Jim <j.weinheimer_at_AUR.EDU>
> Subject: Answer Tips
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> All,
>
> I don't know if anybody has implemented the Answer Tips from
> answers.com. I saw =
> it on the NY Times this weekend and decided to try to implement it.
> An example r=
> ecord is at:
> http://www.galileo.aur.it/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=3D19902
>
> Double-clicking on any word in the record searches answers.com.
> Very nice. It do=
> esn't work with text that's already linked, however, so I'm
> thinking of reworkin=
> g my record display a little bit.
>
> And best of all, it only took about 10 seconds to implement!
>
> James Weinheimer
> The American University of Rome
> Rome, Italy
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