dash:// url scheme support on Windows

[wolph]

Mostly due to the lack of an installer on Windows there is no easy way to open Zeal right now. Because of this the Intellij plugin cannot properly support Zeal on Windows right now (relevant discussion: gdelmas/IntelliJDashPlugin#36 (comment))

Here's an example of a Windows register file to support Zeal:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash]
@="Zeal Search (Dash Protocol)"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Zeal\\Zeal.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Zeal\\Zeal.exe\" --query \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash-plugin]
@="Zeal Search (Dash Plugin Protocol)"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash-plugin\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Zeal\\Zeal.exe,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash-plugin\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash-plugin\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dash-plugin\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Zeal\\Zeal.exe\" --query \"%1\""

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[trollixx]

We definetely need this, thanks! I will try setup a Windows environment and implement it.

[gdelmas]

add dash-plugin:// scheme. please do NOT use dash:// scheme. it was the old way how plugins used to call dash and does not support multiple docsets. multiple docset filters is an integral part for good search results. zeal added support for this lately. of course it is possible to add dash:// scheme additionally to support other older plugins.

see: gdelmas/IntelliJDashPlugin#36 (comment)

[trollixx]

Now Zeal registers for dash: and dash-plugin: protocols. Zeal does not overwrites existing association, unless run with --register parameter. Similar --unregister parameter allows to remove protocol association. These options are especially convenient for use with installers.

In addition, Windows 8 requires more work for a proper integration with the system, see #278.

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