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  1. Add an icon at the end (optionally) that would copy the URL to the clipboard

    Sometimes I would just like to copy the URL (like, when using Skitch, clicking the "Share" button tries to open the page in a browser, when I would rather just copy that URL and paste it in to an IM window.)

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  2. support non-greedy regular expressions, e.g., "https?://(.*?\.)twitter.com(/.*)?"

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  3. support firefox profiles best as possible

    Profile support for ffox on the mac is a bit opaque, but I use it to keep a completely separate environment for e.g. online banking.

    From the shell ".../Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -ProfileManager" lets you create new profiles, and then ".../Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -ProfileManager -P ProfileName" will launch firefox with a particular profile.

    When you launch ffox this way, you can have multiple copies of it running at the same time. I don't really expect choosy to know what to do here automatically (prompt maybe?).

    However, when you quit any ffox instance Choosy loses track of the other running ffox processes and no longer shows a check next to it in the menu. This I consider a bug... I have to exit and relaunch either choosy or ffox for it to start sending urls to ffox again.

    Profile support for ffox on the mac is a bit opaque, but I use it to keep a completely separate environment for e.g. online banking.

    From the shell ".../Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -ProfileManager" lets you create new profiles, and then ".../Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -ProfileManager -P ProfileName" will launch firefox with a particular profile.

    When you launch ffox this way, you can have multiple copies of it running at the same time. I don't really expect choosy to know what to do here automatically (prompt maybe?).

    However, when you quit any ffox instance Choosy loses track of the other running ffox processes and no longer shows…

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  4. Choosy keeps getting disabled

    Like once a day, it just stops working, and I need to enable it in preferences...

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  5. Choosy 1.3 cannot pick a "source application" on newest MacOS Mojave 10.14.3

    I can install the preferences pane, and rules that aren't based on "Source Application" seem just fine.

    When I pick the application for a "Source Application" rule, the file picker shows up and I can select something, but it isn't then reflected in the rule in the list of rules. I tried anyways hoping it was just a visual glitch, but alas the rule isn't working.

    Choosy seems like exactly what I've been looking for if I can get a source application rule working!

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  6. ChoosyFluid not detecting any fluid instances?

    Choosy looks great and the idea behind it is exactly what I want to achieve. But it's just not working for me.

    It seems to be functioning, but nothing happens when I click a link that should be trapped. They just open in Chrome as usual. I don't even get the popup to choose a browser.

    I'm trying to get links in Gmail to my SSB apps like basecamp to open in the SSB. I installed ChoosyFluid, but when it runs it doesn't detect any SSBs to work with (i have 5 in my apps folder and on the dock) whether they're running or not.

    I tried setting up a rule manually for all urls containing our basecamp domain, but again nothing happens.

    What am i missing??

    Choosy looks great and the idea behind it is exactly what I want to achieve. But it's just not working for me.

    It seems to be functioning, but nothing happens when I click a link that should be trapped. They just open in Chrome as usual. I don't even get the popup to choose a browser.

    I'm trying to get links in Gmail to my SSB apps like basecamp to open in the SSB. I installed ChoosyFluid, but when it runs it doesn't detect any SSBs to work with (i have 5 in my apps folder and on the dock)…

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  7. report bug

    extensions for Chrome crash my chrome everytime,

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  8. Opening files from hard drive fails

    With Choosy 0.9.1 beta there seems to be a problem when you try to open files (I tried with an HTML page) on your hard drive. Opening links (e.g. from Mail) works as expected but a file does not. Here is the console output (when Choosy starts):

    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for runningMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for generalMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for displayMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for iconSize (value was (null))

    There is no output when you open the file.

    I sent you a mail as well.

    With Choosy 0.9.1 beta there seems to be a problem when you try to open files (I tried with an HTML page) on your hard drive. Opening links (e.g. from Mail) works as expected but a file does not. Here is the console output (when Choosy starts):

    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for runningMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for generalMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for displayMode (value was (null))
    10/02/09 21:01:40 Choosy[514] Failed to get an int preference for iconSize…

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    Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    There are several improvements to this in the 0.9.3 release:
    1) Choosy properly registers itself with the OS as a viewer app for HTML files
    2) There are separate settings for using Choosy as the default app for HTML files and the default app for HTTP URLs
    3) The advanced behaviour rules system allows you to set up specific rules for local files (e.g. I have them set to open in TextMate by default but if I hold shift while opening the file I get a TextMate/Firefox/Validator prompt)

    I’m hoping updates should solve the problems you’ve been having, let me know in the comments if there are any more issues. If not I’ll close this issue.

    There was another issue that’s just been fixed: There was a problem opening local files that had special characters (e.g. spaces) in the file names.

  9. search google in not just Safari

    I'd love to have the option to search google in whatever browser is currently running. For some reason, searching Google from a cocoa-app always opens Safari, which isn't always the best choice.

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  10. Make choosing browsers with shortcuts 1,2,3,4(etc)

    Make choosing browsers keyboard friendly with shortcuts 1,2,3,4 (etc) default behavior and allow users to modify with their own definable keys when the modal window comes up to choose a browser. Example I could see someone using f for firefox, c or gc for chrome s for safari, and so on. Since we have to choose a browser often in the beginning anyways before we setup a ton of rules, best make it as painless as possible.

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  11. Opening non-incognito in Chrome

    Thanks for adding opening specifically to incognito on Chrome! It's really great.
    The current issue I have is that even when specify to open non-incognito, Chrome seems to open the url in the front most window, even if it's incognito.
    I understand that this is this has always been the existing behavior, and I'm not sure if this is possible, but the new feature made me want more :)

    Thanks for the great product.

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  12. Allow skinning of the browser selection dialog

    It would be neat if we could really tweak the UI of the browser selection dialog. I'm thinking similar to the way QuickSilver allows different skins for their interface. This way, Choosy can really fit into the overall aesthetic the user has set up.

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  13. offer for sale in Mac App Store

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    planned  ·  Admingeorgebrock (Admin, Choosy) responded

    This is planned, but involved some fairly big changes to the way Choosy is built.

  14. When I click on a link with Choosy activated on my Intel Mac

    When I click on a link with Choosy activated on my Intel Mac Pro with
    OS X 10.5.5 nothing happens. I do not get a choice of browsers no menu
    or bar is visible no browser is chosen.

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  15. Add an option to remember your selection

    Like if you visit a domain semi frequently, but not enough that you want to create a new rule, have a setting so it will automatically create the rule if you want it to.

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  16. Integrate macOS 10.13 Mojave Dark Mode functionality into the Choosy preference pane

    Integrate macOS 10.13 Mojave Dark Mode functionality into the Choosy preference pane so that it flows seamlessly with the rest of System Preferences in Dark Mode.

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  17. Fix spawning of windows from Fluid

    I am using Choosy at work, where I use Firefox for work stuff, Safari for personal stuff, and Fluid for Gmail. I have Choosy set to launch links from Entourage in Firefox and links from the Fluid/Gmail application in Safari. Works great -- except that it's spawning an extra window when I click on a link in Fluid. Can you fix?

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  18. add support for recognizing different Slack teams, similarly to how you recognize different Chrome profiles

    This would allow me to make rules that say things like "when I click a link in Slack team A, use Chrome profile B to open it." Right now I have it set to always prompt for every link in Slack, but I almost always choose the specific Chrome profiles for specific Slack teams (work, personal, etc).

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  19. Open links clicked in Entourage in background instead of bringing browser to foreground

    When I click a link from an email in Entourage, it brings the browser called by Choosy to the foreground. Would love to tell Choosy to always open links in the background

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  20. Choosy to Chrome stopped working

    Not sure what happened but after a Chrome restart, if I now try and select Chrome to open a URL, the choosy dialog graphic just moves down to where I clicked. I see the menu bar switch to "Google Chrome" however, so it seems like it's activating Chrome just not able to get the URL to it.

    Is there a log file or something I might be able to look at to try and figure out what has happened? Is this a known issue at all?

    I'm on Chrome 55.0.2883.95, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5).

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