Re: What actually are hypertext commands in vile?

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 02:01:41PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> While, just now, mucking about in my .vilerc I saw the hypertext macro
> that has been there for ages (copied from help):-
> 
>     22 store-macro
>         ~force execute-hypertext-command
>         ~if &not $status
>             ~force forward-character-to-eol
>         ~endif
>     ~endm
>     bind-key execute-macro-22 ' '
> 
> So what does vile understand/see as a hypertext link?  I tried a few
> possibles (http://, file://) but nothing actually appeared to do
> anything.  Only file:// would seem to make any sense as a file to go
> to and edit.  Maybe I'm misunderstanding what it's supposed to do
> (very likely!).

It's only used for vile's commands (no web browser).

"execute-hypertext-command"     ^X-z
  ( run the hypertext command attached to the region under the cursor )

Kevin added that stuff a while back:

 (kev) 980403 (p)
        + vile.hlp: Added new sections "Writing your own filters" and
          "Hypertext".
        + x11.c (multi_click): Added code to execute hypertext command,
          when present, on a double click.
 
> Just curious really, I can't think of an application for me at the
> moment.
> 
> -- 
> Chris Green
> 

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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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