AutoControl Trigger not working on edge:// pages

[A K]

I've got an AutoControl script that should take me to a certain page when I type in a shortcut keyword.

Because it is no longer possible to visit websites with an omnibox shortcut word without having a %s in the URL, I'm using AutoControl to fill in that removed functionality.

This is what I have so far

The issue is when I'm on edge:// pages (such as the edge://newtab or edge://settings), the script no longer fires.

I can tell it doesn't fire because I have an alert in the middle that doesn't trigger. The whole script works just fine when I'm on regular webpages however.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[AutoControl support]

Scripts cannot be executed in protected pages (this is a browser limitation, not an AutoControl limitation).

You can avoid that limitation by enabling the "Run in background" option in the "RUN SCRIPT" action.

 

[Test Test]

The only other issue I'm experiencing now is that when I hit enter the omnibox doesn't transfer focus to the webpage that is now loaded. My text cursor stays in the omnibox and the text I've typed in there doesn't clear to show the current URL.

Video attached.

Thanks for your help.

Kind Regards, 

A K

[AutoControl support]

You can use the "SYNTHESIZE INPUT" action to inject  an ESC keystroke followed by CTRL+F6. That will return the omnibox to it normal state and switch focus to the page.