Name/Version: OpenURL v1.0
1st Release : 02.04.2002
Last Update : First Release

Short Description
Opens high-lighted (text-) URL in the browser.

Reason for the Development

This module was developed to include into RemoteKeys.
After small changes (hotkeys..) it was ready to be
used as a stand-alone application.

Sometimes there are not click-able URL-tags shown on websites.

Normally the procedure is like this:

1. High-light the URL
2. Select "Copy"
3. Open or switch to a new browser instance
4. Click into the address-line
5. Select "Paste"
6. Press [Enter]
7. Return to 1st instance and restart with 1.

OpenURL will reduce step 1-6 to only 2 steps:

1. High-light the URL
2. Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Space]

Note 1
OpenURL will automaticly add "http://" at the beginning of the URL,
if nothing else was found (http, ftp...).
Therefore it is enough to high-light the domain ("altavista.com").

Note 2
Sometimes there are "ranges" shown like
http://xy.com/img[01-05].jpg
OpenURL converts them to
http://xy.com/img01.jpg

Note 3
After using OpenURL there is a file named "dummy.htm" in the OpenURL folder.
You can leave it or remove it but next time you start this app you will find
it again (no virus).

Tip 1
To high-light a whole line in the browser:
- high-light at least one character from line-end to left (note! direction right to left)
- then press [Shift] + [Home] (ger: Pos1)

Tip 2
To close the 2nd browser instance:
- Click into the window if not active
- then press [Alt] + [F4]

Tip 3
Several browser instances can be closed in one procedure only:
- click browser tasks in the taskbar while pressing [Ctrl]
- then click a pressed task-button with the right mouse button
  and select [Close] from the pull-down menu

Tip 4
With RemoteKeys (freewarehits.de) you can use OpenURL function with mouse clicks
instead of hotkeys (one of several hundred functions, also freeware).
The command is {/APP.OPEN.URL}

Appearance
Language ..........: English
User Interface/Form: Yes
Input  by Interface: No
Input  by Command$ : No
Input  by Clipboard: No
Input  by Drag&Drop: No
Input  from Disk ..: No
Input, Other ......: Auto-Input by hotkey
Output by Interface: No
Output to Clipboard: No
Output to Disk ....: For internal use only
Output by Drag&Drop: No
Output, Other .....: to browser address-line (URL)

More Requirements
No

Instructions
See chapter "Reason for the Development"

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Limitations
Unknown

Future Planning
No

Updates
1.0    02.04.02 > New: First Release
