in reply to Re: New types of links
in thread New types of links

1) Using perldoc://grep will generaly do close to the right thing (points to a perldoc.com search for foo). Also, using perlfunc:grep will link to the "the onsite docs are out of date, but..." page.

2) I'd personaly like the whatis:// scheme, and dict:// pointing to http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=$whatever. I generaly find m-w.com to give nicer results then dictionary.com, but either way. The important part is that dict:// is better then dictionary://.


We are using here a powerful strategy of synthesis: wishful thinking. -- The Wizard Book

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Re: Re: Re: New types of links
by brianarn (Chaplain) on Jun 14, 2002 at 16:24 UTC
    In response to point 2...

    I like shortening it to dict:// like you did here and demerphq suggested below, and I also like the idea of using merriam-webster's dictionary better. I just didn't realize it was there cause I went to dictionary.com. hehe. :)

    ~Brian