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kguil · 08-26-2014, 12:46 PM

You can do this. Just create a custom command with the URL pointing to some mapping service. For instance to use Google maps to search for a place: http://maps.google.com/?q=Eiffel+Tower

More generically: http://maps.google.com/?q={text}

This will replace the {text} placeholder with whatever text you have selected. Actually, there's a preset built into Marvin's command editor for Google Maps.

To use iOS' own maps app use http://maps.apple.com/?q={text}. Don't be fooled by the "http://" prefix. iOS will still launch the built in maps app.

More info here: http://blog.marvinapp.com/post/74510508547

08-26-2014, 12:46 PM	#2
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	You can do this. Just create a custom command with the URL pointing to some mapping service. For instance to use Google maps to search for a place: http://maps.google.com/?q=Eiffel+Tower More generically: http://maps.google.com/?q={text} This will replace the {text} placeholder with whatever text you have selected. Actually, there's a preset built into Marvin's command editor for Google Maps. To use iOS' own maps app use http://maps.apple.com/?q={text}. Don't be fooled by the "http://" prefix. iOS will still launch the built in maps app. More info here: http://blog.marvinapp.com/post/74510508547