Counter Link Rot with Snippets in Lagrange

One of the great features of Lagrange is snippets. Snippets are not just text snippets, which can be pasted from a menu, they also allow to define a shortcut, which triggers some functionality.

I currently only use one shortcut, but I use it a lot: !dl

The bang (`!`) allows it to be used in URL fields as a query shortcut, just like the ones DuckDuckGo introduced years ago. I use it to query Kennedy’s Archive, the DeLorean Time Machine, for dead or unresponsive links.

gemini://kennedy.gemi.dev/archive/search

This is how it works: I follow a link, which turns out to be either dead or result in a timeout. Then I enter the URL field (CMD/CTRL+L), jump to the beginning (CMD+CURSOR-LEFT, CTRL-A, whatever your OS supports), type `!dl`, space, and hit enter. Then a remote flux generator magically produces Gemtext from the past.

Thanks to skyjake and Acidus for providing awesome software.