I apologise if this is a stupid question, but has anyone written a macro to wrap the selected text in html to make it into a link?
I have done this myself in a couple of scripting languages for other programs - autohotkey on windows and keyboard maestro on the mac, but I am not a real programmer and C# defeats me.
The algorithm is simple enough:
take the selected text and store it for a moment
search the clipboard history backwards for the first Url
prefix the text selection with '<a href="{foundurl}>"'
add the {selectedText} and then "</a>"
Paste the whole lot back, replacing the selected text
What would this look like in C#? I can't believe I am the first person to want to do this.
I was able to put together a Macro that should work for you. You should be able to copy a url at some point, then highlight some text. Once you hit the hotkey, the macro will automatically turn the highlighted text into a link with your previously copied url. Here's how to get it set up:
Download the file attached to this post
Open the ClipboardFusion Settings window
On the "Macros" tab, click the "Import" button
Select the file you downloaded in the first step
In the window that pops up, you can review the code and assign the Macro a HotKey
Click OK to close the Macro Edit window, then OK again to save and apply your changes
