[Pine-info] Msg View Hilight Needs Bookmark Option

[Ross]

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006, Eduardo Chappa wrote:


> *** Gopi Sundaram (bagopalan at cse.sc.edu.comm) wrote in 

> the pine-info list today:

> Write a simple shell script:

>  echo $1 >> .bookmarks

> Save that as a script, then set up Pine to use it as a 

> url-viewer. Trouble is, how do you differentiate 

> between when you want to view the URL and when you 

> want to bookmark it?


Well the url-viewer worked out really great. Basicly a 
pipe job in a DOS batch file for me on this system, 
PC-Pine in Windoozzzz. Simple. I was looking at Save, 
Export, TakeAddr, ViewHilite & ViewAttach to determine 
the best solution. TakeAddr would be great & sensible if 
more open. Taking an address of email or website is 
about the same. I am taking bookmarks more often than 
viewing, so no trouble at all with your concern. Not now 
anyway.

I now hit Enter twice & the URL is taken for an html 
hotlink in a bookmark file for direct browser access 
later. Makes it fast, to quick view when online, & deal 
with as required once I view the website. Slick process.


> That's an excellent idea. I think you could get around 

> this by selecting it at the moment you try to open it. 

> For example, when you try to open it, you can press 

> the "A" command to "Edit application", which allows 

> you to change the path of the browser to the path of 

> the bookmark it script.


That works out too, very well for the few views I need 
real time.


> The only problem I see with this is that it will get 

> tiresome very quickly. This is where macros help. I 

> added the ability to use macros to Pine in my "Define 

> your own rules.." patch, and that will certainly help 

> a lot in this case, for this can be done with just one 

> keystroke.


If a constant need to change back & forth - Yes, but 
that is not my case presently. And macros work wonders.

I visited your webpage Eduardo, for your patch. I am not 
happy, you are deleting the webpage?  I just found out 
about it. Guess I better get busy taking what I might 
need.

Can it not be turned over to somebody else to continue 
what you started?  I understand your private desires, 
but is total termination required?  Shucks, just let it 
float unattended with a caveat to anybody that finds it.

Anyway I thank you guys!

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The Best to You & Yours,
RossARR
mrossarr.imapmail.org/
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