Besides being a research tool, DEVONagent Pro is a full-fledged web browser, based on the Safari engine (a.k.a. 'WebKit'). Open a new web browser window by choosing File > New Browser, clicking a link, or by choosing File > Open Location when no web browser window is frontmost.
To visit a website, enter its address into the address field of the toolbar and press ↩︎ or ⌤︎. Alternatively, drag a URL to DEVONagent Pro's application icon in the Finder or in the Dock, or into an open browser window.
Instead of a URL, you can use keywords to directly send a simple query to a search engine. This effectively replaces the search field found in Safari and other browsers. The keywords are defined by the plugins, but can be edited individually. If the plugin supports it, keywords use a search engine specific to the system language. Another option is to use DuckDuckgo Bangs in the address field.
The tab bar below the toolbar lists all tabs of the web browser window. Each tab contains a different webpage. Use tabs to open multiple webpages without cluttering your screen with dozens of separate windows. Switch between tabs by simply clicking the tab you want to bring to the foreground. If all tabs do not fit into the available space, DEVONagent Pro shows an optional pop-up menu at the right-hand side of the tab bar listing all available tabs.
Point to a tab for one second without clicking to show a tooltip with a thumbnail preview of the webpage displayed on the tab. This is useful when you cannot remember which page you opened on which tab. Right- or ⌃︎Control-click a tab to show a context menu.
Inactive tabs show a close button instead of the webpage icon. Also, after the last tab, DEVONagent Pro shows a "+" button for creating new, empty tabs.
The toolbar of a web browser window can be customized like any other toolbar using View > Customize Toolbar. The following tools are available:
If a bookmark for the current page exists in the open DEVONthink Pro databases, a small DEVONthink icon is shown on the right-hand side of the address field.
The Inspectors pane presents additional information about the displayed web page, e.g., metadata or extracted objects. Depending on the displayed page, none, one, or multiple of the following tabs, can be available:
Properties
See Also
AppleScript scripts
Audio
Code
Downloadable archives
Electronic business cards (.vcard)
Email addresses
Twitter posts
Images
LaTeX files
Links
News feed (Atom, RSS, JSON)
Office documents
Spreadsheet documents
Thumbnail galleries
Cooking recipes
Video (live)
Videos
Wallpapers, desktop pictures
WebcamsProperties tab: The Properties tab shows metadata about the displayed web page.
See Also tab: The See Also tab lists other pages related to the displayed page from three sources:
Click any item in the pane to display it; double-clicking opens it in a new tab or window. The original page stays at the top of the list so that you can easily go back to it. Results from DEVONthink that have a URL associated with them are also shown with a single click; results without URLs open in DEVONthink on a double-click.
Objects: Which, if any, of the other above tabs are available depends on the web page shown in the window. DEVONagent Pro collects all objects from the page using the available scanners and lists them in separate tabs in the sidebar. Click any found object to display it (double-click to open it in a new tab, if tabbed browsing is enabled, or a new browser window). Click with ⌘︎ pressed to open the result in a new tab. The Back button brings you back to the original page.
Botttom bar: The bar at the bottom of the sidebar gives you access to commonly used commands, depending on which tab is active.
Context menu: The context menu gives you direct access to commands acting on the selected items. Commands are only available when applicable.
The sidebar is the place in a web browser window where all additional information is presented, from bookmarks to the list of search results (if the page is part of the results of a current search run) to extracted objects. The sidebar is divided into several sub-tabs:
Bookmarks
ResultsBookmarks: Use the Settings to choose what bookmarks and additional elements, e.g., Web servers announced via Bonjour, DEVONthink Pro bookmarks, or workspaces, are listed on the Bookmarks pane. If you are using DEVONagent Pro for your bookmark management, use cut/copy/paste, drag-and-drop, or the context menu (see below) to edit your bookmarks.
Results: The Results pane lists all results of the search run that the shown webpage belongs to. This pane is unavailable if the page does not belong to a currently open search run.
Bottom bar: The bar at the bottom of the sidebar gives you access to commonly used commands, depending on which tab is active.
Context menu: The context menu gives you direct access to commands acting on the selected items. Commands are only available when applicable.
The context menu, which appears when you click something with the right mouse button or when you click while holding the ⌃︎ Control key down, offers a range of commands tailored to what you can do with the clicked object, for example a text passage.
Most of the commands offered by the context menu have counterparts in a main menu, so you'll recognize them immediately. However, to save menu bar real estate, DEVONagent Pro gives you access to some options only via the context menu.
If the WebKit developer extras are enabled more options are available.
When you ⌃︎-click or right-click the background of the page instead of a item, additional options can be available:
For PDF pages, different options become available:
On the Results pane of the sidebar, the following additional options are available: