quirky stuff when clicking on links made in Sigil

Gregg Bell · 03-15-2015, 04:06 AM

I put some links to book vendors in the back of my ebook made in Sigil. When I went to the ebook in Kindle Cloud Reader and clicked on the link for say Amazon, a box appeared giving me the definition for Amazon: a river in South America. Then when I clicked on the link again it opened it the way it should. I tried it a couple of hours later and it opened the links the way it should on the first try. But then when I tried those links again I got a box (like for iBookstore) saying 'no definition found for this word.' After that I tried again and it opened the iBookstore link for the book.

Is this normal quirkiness or is there something wrong with my links? Here's a couple of sample links:

<p class="center margintop"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-God-Gregg-Bell-ebook/dp/B00DH4SSY6">Amazon</a></p>

<p class="center"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/man-of-god/id664309578?mt=11">iBookstore</a></p>

Thanks very much.

Toxaris · 03-15-2015, 06:06 AM

The links are fine, but not all reading platform honor external links. It seems to me more a Kindle issue than a Sigil issue though.

DiapDealer · 03-15-2015, 09:49 AM

Seems like an issue with the Kindle Cloud Reader to me. There's nothing wrong with your links. Clearly, KCR has some trouble distinguishing between clicking a link, and clicking a word for a dictionary lookup.

Gregg Bell · 03-15-2015, 03:17 PM

Thanks guys!

03-15-2015, 04:06 AM	#1
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,264 Karma: 3917588 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	quirky stuff when clicking on links made in Sigil I put some links to book vendors in the back of my ebook made in Sigil. When I went to the ebook in Kindle Cloud Reader and clicked on the link for say Amazon, a box appeared giving me the definition for Amazon: a river in South America. Then when I clicked on the link again it opened it the way it should. I tried it a couple of hours later and it opened the links the way it should on the first try. But then when I tried those links again I got a box (like for iBookstore) saying 'no definition found for this word.' After that I tried again and it opened the iBookstore link for the book. Is this normal quirkiness or is there something wrong with my links? Here's a couple of sample links: <p class="center margintop"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-God-Gregg-Bell-ebook/dp/B00DH4SSY6">Amazon</a></p> <p class="center"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/man-of-god/id664309578?mt=11">iBookstore</a></p> Thanks very much.

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03-15-2015, 06:06 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	The links are fine, but not all reading platform honor external links. It seems to me more a Kindle issue than a Sigil issue though.

03-15-2015, 09:49 AM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Seems like an issue with the Kindle Cloud Reader to me. There's nothing wrong with your links. Clearly, KCR has some trouble distinguishing between clicking a link, and clicking a word for a dictionary lookup.

03-15-2015, 03:17 PM	#4
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,264 Karma: 3917588 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	Thanks guys!

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