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action:Open_a_URL [2016/02/28 02:46] AlainLifchitz add link to action |
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+ | ====== Open a URL ====== | ||
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The Open a URL action allows you to open a specified URL with a selected application. | The Open a URL action allows you to open a specified URL with a selected application. | ||
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+ | ===== How to Use ===== | ||
Enter the full URL in the //Open URL// text area. | Enter the full URL in the //Open URL// text area. | ||
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Select the application to open the URL from the //with// pop-up. | Select the application to open the URL from the //with// pop-up. | ||
- | ===== See Also ===== | + | :!: Keep in mind that the URL **must** be properly formatted. It cannot contain spaces or other invalid characters (the [Percent Encode for URL](/action/Filter) filter may be useful for this purpose). |
- | ==== Documentation ==== | + | {{ open-url.png?nolink&575x112 | Open URL Action }} |
- | * [[action:Open a File Folder or Application|action:Open a File Folder or Application]] | + | ===== Action Options ===== |
+ | The action (gear) ⚙ menu provides options to control the action. | ||
+ | {{ open-url-gear-menu.png?nolink&252x537 | Open URL Gear Menu }} | ||
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+ | You can(v7.3+) control the text processing is applied in the URL block before it is send to the application : | ||
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+ | * Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters) | ||
+ | * Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters) | ||
+ | * Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters) | ||
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+ | You can also (v9.0+) whether the URL is opened in the background or the browser application is brought to the front. | ||
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+ | If the action fails (because the URL is invalid), you will be notified but the macro will continue on. You can adjust these in the gear menu. | ||
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+ | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Actions ==== | ||
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+ | * [[action:Open a File Folder or Application|action:Open a File Folder or Application]] |