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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="guide"
+ id="txt-links">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#textoutput"/>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-03" status="candidate"/>
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email>sindhus@live.in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
+ <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="copyright editor">
+ <name>Michael Hill</name>
+ <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <desc>Open links to web and email addresses.</desc>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Hyperlinks and email addresses</title>
+
+ <p><app>Terminal</app> parses the terminal output and automatically detects
+ snippets of text that are web addresses or email addresses. Web and email
+ addresses are automatically highlighted when you point your cursor to the
+ text, indicating that the link can be opened in an application.</p>
+
+ <p>For example, you may see <output>http://www.gnome.org</output> or
+ <output>username@example.com</output> generated as a part of terminal output by
+ programs such as <app>wget</app> or <app>curl</app>.</p>
+
+ <section id="hyperlinks">
+ <title>Open or copy web addresses</title>
+
+ <p>Web addresses are also called hyperlinks. They can be copied to the
+ system clipboard or opened in your preferred web browser.</p>
+
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Copy a hyperlink:</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Right click on the link in <app>Terminal</app>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Copy Link</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Open a hyperlink in your web browser:</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Right click on the hyperlink.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Open Link</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="email">
+ <title>Email or copy email addresses</title>
+
+ <p>Email addresses can be copied to the system clipboard or opened in your
+ preferred email client.</p>
+
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Copy an email address:</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Right click on the email address in <app>Terminal</app>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Copy Mail Address</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Send mail to the email address using your email client:</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Right click on the address.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Send Mail To…</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+
+ </section>
+
+</page>