Benjamin, This has already been discussed (watch out my email create line breaks):
// http://www.mozdev.org/pipermail/conkeror/2009-February/001334.html // select text and google it. See also "**c" for selecting text interactive("search-clipboard-contents", "Search in Google the content of the X clipboard (the selected text)", "find-url", $browser_object= function(I) { return "g "+ read_from_x_primary_selection(); } ); interactive("search-clipboard-contents-doublequoted", "Search in Google the content of the X clipboard (the selected text) as a fixed string", "find-url", $browser_object= function(I) { return "g \""+ read_from_x_primary_selection()+"\""; } ); define_key(content_buffer_normal_keymap, "l", "search-clipboard-contents"); define_key(content_buffer_normal_keymap, "L", "search-clipboard-contents-doublequoted"); Now try "l" and "C-u l" with your copied text. -- Vinh On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Benjamin Slade <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to write a command similar to the 'paste-url' command (open > clipboard/selection in new buffer), but which searches for the text in the > selection/clipboard instead. > > I tried two things: > > (1) // use M-y to google current selection in new buffer > interactive("search-for-selection", "search for selection in new buffer", > $browser_object = 'google '+browser_object_paste_url > ); > define_key(default_global_keymap, "M-y", "search-for-selection"); > > (2) // use M-y to google current selection in new buffer > interactive("search-for-selection", "search for selection in new buffer", > function (I) { > let searchsel = "google "; > searchsel.append = browser_object_paste_url; > $browser_object = searchsel; > }); > define_key(default_global_keymap, "M-y", "search-for-selection"); > > But neither seems to work. Any suggestions? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Benjamin Slade > Dept. of Linguistics > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > [ http://www.jnanam.net/slade/ ] > > Stæfcræft & Vyākaraṇa (lingblog) - http://staefcraeft.blogspot.com > The Babbage Files (techblog) - http://babbagefiles.blogspot.com > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > परो ऽक्ष॑कामा हि देवाः > 'The gods love the obscure.' (Śatapathabrāmaṇa 6.1.1.2) > > _______________________________________________ > Conkeror mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror > > _______________________________________________ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
