<strong>Opening URLs from Jalview</strong><br> Both the applet
and the desktop application are able to open URLs as 'popups' in
your web browser. <br> Double-clicking on the ID of a sequence
- will open the URL designated for 'popups' in the "Connections" tab of the <a
+ will open whichever URL is selected for 'popups' in the "Links" tab of the <a
href="../features/preferences.html">Jalview desktop
preferences</a>.
This is by default the EMBL-EBI site, but you can easily configure your own <a
href="#urllinks">sequence URL links</a>.
</p>
<p>
- Other links for a sequence either derived from any other configured
+ Other links for a sequence, either derived from any other configured
URL links, or imported from the sequence's annotation, are accessed
by right clicking to open the sequence pop-up menu, and selecting
from the <em>Links</em> submenu.
parameters</a>.</p>
<p>
By default, the list of available links in the preferences dialog box
- contains the item "EMBL-EBI Search",
- which is set as the URL which opens on double-clicking on a sequence ID, and as a
- menu item in the Links menu. This link will show a web page in your default
+ contains the item "EMBL-EBI Search".
+ This link is initially configured so that it is the URL which opens on double-clicking on a sequence ID. It is also a
+ menu item in the "Link" menu. When clicked, this link will show a web page in your default
browser with the selected sequence id as part of the URL.
<br>
- Also by default, the list of available links contains persistent URLs for many common
+ Also by default, the list of available links in the preferences dialog box contains persistent URLs for many common
bioinformatics databases. These links are downloaded by Jalview from
the <em>identifiers.org</em> website, and the names and URLs are not user editable.
<br>
- The list of links is sortable, by clicking on the headers of the table. The list
+ The list of links can be sorted by clicking on the headers of the table. The list
can be filtered using the free text search box below the table, or the
"Custom Only" button, which displays only user-defined links.
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<p>
- In the preferences dialog box, the links which appear in the Links menu
+ In the preferences dialog box, the links which appear in the "Link" menu
can be configured by selecting or deselecting links in the "In Menu"
column. The names of selected links will be displayed
- on new menu items under the "Link" menu when you right
+ as menu items under the "Link" menu when you right
click on a sequence id.<br>
You can configure which link is used when double-clicking on a sequence
by selecting or deselecting links in the "On Click" column. Exactly one