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This is almost certainly already here somewhere. I can't figure out how to find this by searching.
Implemented either via firefox extension or small program, a bit of code which takes either selected text (in the Firefox case) or clipboard text (in the second case) and opens a new browser with the
text as the URL.
Useful for when people paste links instead of linking them.
Lazy, yes, as all it does is save you
Ctrl-C
Ctrl-T (firefox)
Ctrl-V
Useful if you are surfing with just the mouse and too lazy to head for the keyboard, or if you're on a mobile device with an inconvenient keyboard.
Problem with the second case is running the program. Binding it to a keyboard shortcut defeats the purpose, finding an icon for it on the desktop could be equally inconvenient. Perhaps a system tray icon.
Kudos to boysparks for reminding me that this will also need to work in other software, such as notepad and when ms word doesn't properly format a URL.
Enso
http://www.humanize...sowebsearchanywhere
i think enso can do this [ironfroggy, Mar 04 2008]
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Installed programs can add to context menus, I'm just not sure if they can add to the context menu of a specific program, but I would think it is possible. |
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1: select the text that consists of an
unlinked url
2: go up to the 'Safari' menu
3: come down to 'Services'
4: select 'Open URL'
5: make a cup of tea
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Sounds like it might need an OS that parses all URL-like text into links - which means any unusual punctuation or esoteric emoticons get the treatment. but maybe! |
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As it stands, in firefox -
1. select text intended as link
2. drag to URL bar
3. hit enter/click arrow thing
4. Robert is your mum's brother. (Your aunt's name is unrepeatable in good company.) |
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holy-moly, navel-gazer, i had no idea that firefox treated text as drag and dropable to the address bar. Thanks! I'll be thinking of you next time i don't need my left hand to operate an unlinked address...... :) |
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I'm gonna leave this idea up, though, as it still stands for other software, like notepad, wordpad, even some email clients (i still use pegasus - which only links when it feels up to it) |
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Easily done with OnMyCommand on
Mac
OS X, which lets one add context menus
and specify in which programs they
should
be active. I have CM items for opening
selected text in various browsers,
searching for selections as author or
title
in various libraries, google scholar, etc.
etc. Ironically Firefox is one of the few
programs on the Mac for which
OnMyCommand doesn't work, b/c FF
uses its own context menu list rather
than respecting system settings like
most programs. |
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Select some text. Hold down the middle mouse button. Swipe the mouse. Try to end the swipe inside your current selection. |
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Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. It's working for me on the halfbakery site viewed through Firefox. |
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Normally it works when I least expect and/or want it. |
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With Google's toolbar installed (on IE), you can highlight and right-click text to search for that selected text in Google. Using it as a URL can be a monumental leap forward from that technology. |
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It also provides "send to" shortcuts for: Blog, SMS and Gmail. Shouldn't be too hard to have it "send to" a
browser. |
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Deef: I'd rather not have to buy a mac to do what i want. |
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Mylodon: Your method does nothing for me but activate the scroll thing. |
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Half- I'm so sorry that you use IE. my sympathies. Did you know that firefox is free now? (Firefox does what you are describing, btw) |
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Scroll wheels should be banned.
But most allow you to click. Try clicking without scrolling. Then dragging. |
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I dislike the feature though even with a regular middle button, it's real fiddly. |
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Thanks, but I have no issues with IE. I've never been attacked or exploited because of it, the performance is at least on par with Firefox. |
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Firefox 2.0 is still buggy, especially when it comes to rendering images, I've found. I'll stick with IE7, thanks. I tested my own webpage in FF2 and it was a complete shitfight. |
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There's also this, from Slashdot:
“Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12, mere hours old, is vulnerable by default to a directory traversal trick, via the view-source mechanism. Although mitigated by the NoScript plug-in, this is quite a serious bug — the default installation is vulnerable from the get-go.” |
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What you want is a WYSIWYG feature (URL tagging) in your browser? |
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// i don't need my left hand to operate // I suspect you will be suggesting a right-click tissue dispenser next. |
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You're a bit of a crawler, aren't you, [zeno] ? |
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I love having a scroll wheel. In CAD software, it makes a tremendous difference in speed. |
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I've tried your push button but don't scroll (was the first thing i did) and i can't get it to work. |
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That aside, i love navel's method. works like a champ. |
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So we still have the problem of this idea not being present in things like notepad, ms word, etc. Any ideas on how to activate a small program without minimizing all windows to find an icon on the desktop or involving a keyboard shortcut? |
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I am thinking system tray or start menu icon in the main chunk of start menu real estate. |
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Anyone have a better idea? I might just bake this later today... |
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//how to activate a small program//
I typically keep useful shortcuts in the QuickLaunch area (beside the Start button). Create the shortcut on your desktop, then drag-n-drop into the QuickLaunch. A shortcut there only requires a single click to operate (instead of the usual desktop double-click). |
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[ericscottf wrote Deef: I'd rather not have to buy a mac to do what i want.] |
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I can see that. But I have to say having switched about three years ago that OS X between its unix underpinnings,
OnMyCommand and Applescript (& Quicksilver, which I haven't ventured into) is incredibly flexible and customizable.
When there's a feature missing on an app., if someone else hasn't already written a script to provide the feature, I can
almost always write the script I need, with some pretty modest programming skills. |
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Anyway back in the Windows world, what happens if you put a shortcut to the browser in the Send To... context
menu? |
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When macs can run solidworks and autocad natively, i might consider using one. |
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That aside, one could put a browser in the send to context menu, however, that appears when clicking on an icon, not on text inside notepad/word/whatever, so it wouldn't be very useful. |
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