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-OPEN URLS-
-search for the action “open URLs”-
(it is listed in the “web section”)
*[right-click] + pin the action* —>
*[DOUBLE-CLICK] TO ADD THE “OPEN URL” ACTION TO THE [SHORTCUT]* —>
-CLICK “URL”-
*INSERT THE FOLLOWING URL* —>
x-apple.systempreferences:accessibility-voicecontrol
*CLICK HERE TO NAME THE “SHORTCUT”* —>
-[URL SCHEMES] CAN BE USED WHEREVER YOU CAN INPUT AN [URL]-
-CHROME macOS APP-
-OPEN NEW TAB-
*NAVIGATE TO “URL INPUT BOX”* —>
[COMMAND] + [ l ]
*TYPE IN THIS “URL SCHEME”* —>
shortcuts://
-HIT [RETURN]-
*IF THE “SHORTCUTS APP” IS NOT ALREADY OPEN ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU WILL GET THIS PROMPT* —>
-HIT [TAB]-
-HIT [SPACE BAR]-
-THE “SHORTCUTS APP” OPENS ON YOUR COMPUTER-
-THIS ALLOWS YOU TO INTERACT WITH [SHORTCUTS APP] FROM YOUR [WEB BROWSER]-
*TO CREATE NEW [SHORTCUT]* —>
shortcuts://create-shortcut
*TO OPEN A [SHORTCUT]* —>
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=[name]
(do not include the brackets when inputting the “shortcut name”)
*YOU CAN FIND THE NAME OF THE “SHORTCUT” ON ITS ICON IN YOUR “SHORTCUTS GALLERY”* —>
start pomodoro
(there are no “spaces” allowed in URLs)
(so you have to insert it as “Start%20Pomodoro”)
(ALTHOUGH THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF QUICKLY OPENING THE [SHORTCUT] FROM THE BROWSER)
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=start%20pomodoro
(capitalization doesn’t seem to matter)
A URL scheme, also known as a URI scheme, is the part of a URL that specifies the type of application or protocol to use when accessing a resource, like “http://” for web pages or “mailto:” for email addresses
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Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Purpose:
URL schemes act as identifiers, telling the operating system or browser how to handle a specific URL
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Structure:
A URL scheme is the part of a URL before the “://”, such as “http”, “https”, “mailto”, “tel”, or a custom scheme defined by an app
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Examples:
http:// or https://: Used for accessing web pages.
mailto:: Used for opening an email client.
tel:: Used for launching the phone app.
myapp://: A custom scheme that an app can define to open itself and perform specific actions
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Functionality:
When a URL with a specific scheme is clicked, the operating system or browser checks if there’s an application registered to handle that scheme, and if so, launches that application to open the link
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URI vs URL
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a specific type of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), which is a more general term for any identifier that can be used to locate a resource
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