A custom action for Emaroo calls an executable with arguments built using macros e.g. for the full path of currently selected file/directory, or just the file name, the extension, etc.
Custom actions are defined per-application. They appear as buttons below the corresponding list of most recently used (MRU) items and as entries of the item's context menu. If you prefer hotkeys, you can also run a custom action via Ctrl+number.
Custom actions can be shared by copying/pasting a text string that you can put on an HTML page, insert into an email, or maybe even post on Facebook ;-).
You can also import/export individual custom actions to files (*.action.json).
The custom actions are categorized by the executable that is called:
- Visual Studio
- Visual Studio Code
- Tools related to Git
- Applications for designers
- Other applications/tools
As an example, here's a custom action that creates a new mail in Outlook and adds the current file as an attachment (read how it was done in "How to Write Your own Custom Action"):
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Select and copy the text for the custom action to the clipboard.
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In Emaroo, open the Settings tab (
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In the "Applications" list on the, select the tool/application you want to add the custom action to:
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In the "Custom Actions for ..." list, click the "Paste" button (or press Strg+V) to paste the custom action.
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Switch back to the application's tab page and you're good to go!
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Tip: You can view the custom action for a specific selected file or folder before running the custom action by opening the context menu on the custom action's button and selecting "Debug":
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In the debug dialog you'll see the actual command line to be used (and you can inspect the values of all macros):
Take a look at "How to Write Your own Custom Action"!
