Hi Jeremy, Thanks for you reply, but let me rephrase my question: Jeremy Goecks wrote, On 01/12/2010 01:29 PM:
I make a history 'importable via link' and it appears on the public list, but what's now ? how does somebody else import it ? there's no clickable URL or button.
First, to be clear: we've not broken/replaced/removed any functionality with any recent changes; these changes provide enhancements.
I assume we're starting from the history grid. When you make a history importable from the grid, you can see the link to its public location by clicking on the text "importable" in the history's status column. This link takes you to a page where you can see two links for each importable history: a link for importing the history and a link for viewing the history. The view link takes you to a page where you can view the history *or* import the history (there's a link at the top of the page to import it).
The existing functionality of the 'import via link' is great, and I use it a lot. My question is about the new "list public histories page": http://main.g2.bx.psu.edu/history/list_public The history I shared (via link) appears there, but there's no action associated with it. Meaning: I can see that it is public, but I can't do anything about with (and my expectation would be that I would be able to click on it and import it, because it is public). Otherwise, what's the purpose of the "list public histories" page? is it just to let me know about the names and owners and dates of public histories (but without the ability to import them?). -gordon