AWSBrowser


AWSBrowser is the ACP Web Services browser. It lets you browse catalogues with web resources, test them, and export them to your Services menu where they can be further edited by AWSManager.

All you need to do to make it work is drag it to the location of your choosing and launch it. See below for details.

AWSBrowser is one of three modules in the ACP Web Services; the other two, AWS.service and AWSManager, are included in this package.

You will want 'services' catalogues containing the web resources you can put on your menu. Currently there are over one thousand available. They're also available in this package.

Compatibility, Requirements

64-bit 10.6; AWSBrowser takes takes very little disk space; there are no special memory requirements.

Installing AWSBrowser

The AWSBrowser.app bundle (found in the same folder as the file you're currently reading) needs only to be dragged into the folder of your choosing. It's ready to run.

About the ACP Web Services

The basic run-through:

  1. Select text somewhere.

  2. Go to your Services menu and choose a service.

  3. The AWS.service module will launch your default browser and take you to the service you requested.

OS X services are based on interprocess data exchange. A 'clipboard' is used for this exchange. Almost all OS X text has the ability to work with OS X services.

As with all services involving text, the ACP Web Services assume a selection of (in-focus) text. OS X determines what services are available and enables your service menu items accordingly.

Try this as an experiment.

  1. Select some text in this window (yes your browser window) and then go to your browser's Services menu and see which items are enabled. With text selected you should find almost everything enabled.

  2. Now click in your browser's location bar (but don't select anything) and try again. Most items should now be disabled.

  3. Now triple-click in your location bar and try again.

See? Almost anywhere you can select text you can get a service.


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