AWSManager


AWSManager is the ACP Web Services editor. It loads the configuration of your ACP Web Services so you can make changes to their item titles and search URLs; copy, cut, delete and paste in services; create new services; and so forth.

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.

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

Compatibility, Requirements

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

Installing AWSManager

The AWSManager.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.

AWSManager requires the presence of AWS.service.

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 text OS X 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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