Omnifocus Task Links not clickable in Evernote
 

Putting Evernote links in Omnifocus works fine, but when I copy a task link from Omnifocus and paste it into an Evernote note, the link URL appears but it is not clickable and does not work.

However, if I copy the OF task link, then paste it into a task in OF, it is clickable. If I then copy the new clickable link and paste it into an EN note, it works!

The syntax of the link is exactly the same:
[LIST][*]non working link - omnifocus:///task/n2l8S1mQaCw[*]working link - omnifocus:///task/n2l8S1mQaCw[/LIST]So I don't know why I do the extra step of pasting it in OF first?


PS: I tried using Command-K Add Link in Evernote but it won't accept the URL as a link either.

[QUOTE=Rockyroad;127320]Putting Evernote links in Omnifocus works fine, but when I copy a task link from Omnifocus and paste it into an Evernote note, the link URL appears but it is not clickable and does not work.

However, if I copy the OF task link, then paste it into a task in OF, it is clickable. If I then copy the new clickable link and paste it into an EN note, it works!

The syntax of the link is exactly the same:
[LIST][*]non working link - omnifocus:///task/n2l8S1mQaCw[*]working link - omnifocus:///task/n2l8S1mQaCw[/LIST]So I don't know why I do the extra step of pasting it in OF first?


PS: I tried using Command-K Add Link in Evernote but it won't accept the URL as a link either.[/QUOTE]

Doesn't work for me. Can I explain it in more details?

[QUOTE=Rockyroad;127320]Putting Evernote links in Omnifocus works fine, but when I copy a task link from Omnifocus and paste it into an Evernote note, the link URL appears but it is not clickable and does not work. ... [/QUOTE]

Are you using Copy as Link from OF?

It's probably because OS X copies all the metadata and rich text of things as well - as plain text that link won't work, but when it's in OmniFocus it becomes rich text and thus has a link attached etc. Kinda like how you can copy bold, colours etc. out of windows and paste them into things (and why "Edit > Paste and Match Style" exists as a thing, to avoid pasting rich text).

It's very hit and miss which applications support this. The problem is that not all apps recognise the link as a URL. If the app/format supports explicitly marking it as a link (RTF, markdown etc.) then it seems more likely to work. I don't use Evernote myself but have had similar problems elsewhere.