Broken link in Example2-Backlight.ino

sparkfun / SparkFun_SerLCD_Arduino_Library

A library to seamlessly control the SparkFun SerLCD over I2C, SPI, and Serial.

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Broken link in Example2-Backlight.ino #12

Closed PaulskPt closed 3 years ago

PaulskPt commented 3 years ago

In the example at: https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_SerLCD_Arduino_Library/blob/master/examples/Example2-Backlight/Example2-Backlight.ino, line 29, is mentioned the link: "http://librarymanager/All#SparkFun_SerLCD ". Using this link results in the error: "ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED".

nseidle commented 3 years ago

Works for me. Arduino v1.8.13 on Windows 10. What version of Arduino IDE are you using on what OS?

PaulskPt commented 3 years ago

Hi, thank you for the reply. I just tried again in: a) MS Windows 10 Edge; b) Google chrome browser. I get these errors ( the Edge screenshot text is in Portuguese language, but you'll get the notion). SerLCD_link_not_accessable

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This problem has nothing to do with which type of Arduino IDE I am using on what OS. It just copied the link from the text in Example 2 and pasted it in each of the two mentioned webbrowsers. Maybe it's a DNS problem.

nseidle commented 3 years ago

Oh - that link is not a browser link, it's supposed to be clicked inside the Arduino IDE. The IDE will then open the library mgr window: