Just heard about this application today:http://www.choosyosx.com/
Acts as your default browser and dispatches links to different browsers (for example, Fluid instances) Neat. On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:49 PM, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just stumbled upon some interesting settings in iTerm Preferences. It > allows you to set URL handlers by hand assigning them to an iTerm bookmark. > A bookmark can be any command, so effectively we could send all http and > https requests to a shell script, where using some customized regular > expressions launch the specific SSB passing along the url.... > Only caveat is it might bring iTerm to the front.... maybe not. would have > to test it out. Unfortunatley im killed on time this week. Maybe sunday > I'll see if i can write something up. > > Heres a snippet from iTerm help: > > *URL Handler* > > This tab allows user to specify a session to be a handler of URL > schemes. When "Connect" button is clicked, iTerm offers a chance to become > the default handler if it is not so yet. To disconnect a handler, choose > "No > Handler". However there is no way to restore the original handler > application within iTerm. You can also break a URL into components and use > them as parameters in the bookmark's command. Six parameters can be used: > - *$$URL$$* The complete URL as the way it is passed in. > - *$$HOST$$* The host name in the URL. > - *$$USER$$* The user name > - *$$PASSWORD$$* The password > - *$$PORT$$* The port number > - *$$PATH$$* The pathFor example, a bookmark's command is: *telnet -l > $$USER$$ $$HOST$$ $$PORT$$*, and the URL is:*telnet:// > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:23*. This will give you this command: *telnet -l joe > fancyland.com 23* > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 10:19 PM, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> OS X extends a way for applications to register themselves as a "handler" >> for specific protocols. The yojimbo links come to mind >> (eg, x-yojimbo-item://E60D211C-9965-4B13-9F59-0F637075DAFA). >> Would have to see if there's a way to tap into this. It might not be along >> the same lines, as im just kinda brainstorming, but would need to handle one >> specific protocol (HTTP). Seems the person that could do this would need to >> know a little about how OS Xs link-firing event handler mechanisms work to >> tap into (read, hijack) it and reroute dynamically. This might be an >> opportunity to create an API for apps (browsers and ssbs) to expose their >> regex rules for processing to the third-party handler. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Todd Ditchendorf < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, I've also been asking the Fluid community to build this for a long >>> time. It would be much better if it were not part of Fluid itself. >>> so c'mon... who's gonna do it? ;o] >>> >>> Todd >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Jake McKee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Sign me up for someone who would LOVE this! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 4, 2008, at 4:25 AM, Brian Lalor wrote: >>>> >>>> > >>>> > On Oct 3, 2008, at 6:48 PM, jrguitar21 wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> It would be FREAKIN awesome if there were a way to configure my mac >>>> >> to >>>> >> open a Basecamp url in my basecamp Fluid app. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > I keep thinking about this, myself. You've stated the problem >>>> > perfectly. A prefpane with a background helper app would probably fit >>>> > the bill, and would probably be useful even for people *not* using >>>> > Fluid. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Brian Lalor / [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> > Notmeflex (nŏt mē´ flěks) n. The involuntary act of hitting >>>> > the brakes >>>> > when you see a cop, regardless of whether you're speeding or not. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "fluidapp" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fluidapp?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
