I've been using the approach described here for over two years to capture links from firefox (and Lotus Notes) into OmniFocus. Basically it's an applescript wrapped in a .app that is associated with an URL protocol.
I think better ways of doing this have emerged since then, but this has been working fine for me so I've left well enough alone. Most recently of course, OF 1.8 will support inbox capture via the omnifocus:// URL, and that'll certainly be best, so I've been planning to revamping my URL capture when 1.8 is out. Yeah, I know about the sneakypeak - and I've been tempted, but for the last couple releases I've been waiting for GA - just too busy to be an early adopter most of the time. If 1.8 will be a while longer, I may take the plunge especially in view of the following:
So last night Firefox prompted me to upgrade to 3.6, same as it has several times over the last couple years. Firefox appears to have forgotten about its associate for the "cutof://" URL protocol:
Using the URL outside of firefox (i.e. in Safari) still invokes the .app fine.
I've followed the instructions here but to no avail. Anyone else observe anything this when upgrading to FireFox 3.6? If so, did you get it figured?
I think better ways of doing this have emerged since then, but this has been working fine for me so I've left well enough alone. Most recently of course, OF 1.8 will support inbox capture via the omnifocus:// URL, and that'll certainly be best, so I've been planning to revamping my URL capture when 1.8 is out. Yeah, I know about the sneakypeak - and I've been tempted, but for the last couple releases I've been waiting for GA - just too busy to be an early adopter most of the time. If 1.8 will be a while longer, I may take the plunge especially in view of the following:
So last night Firefox prompted me to upgrade to 3.6, same as it has several times over the last couple years. Firefox appears to have forgotten about its associate for the "cutof://" URL protocol:
Code:
Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (cutof) isn't associated with any program.
I've followed the instructions here but to no avail. Anyone else observe anything this when upgrading to FireFox 3.6? If so, did you get it figured?