"prompt for user input" but make it look like "search the web"

[kcwhat]

@joegilder

I'm saying it'd be great if there was an additional input option. It doesn't have to mess with Prompt for User Input. It can be called Simple User Input and can use the exact same format as Search the Web, except it lets me define a variable with the text I enter instead of searching the web.

Here is an option, if I'm understanding your desire.

You can use a Trigger Macro by Name with a parameter and do anything you want.
I did a post about this a few years ago: Trigger Macro by Name Action - Passing Parameters Part 2. This action uses the Trigger Value to pass that parameter. In the link above, this is the important line: Passing Parameters

You can pass parameters (v8+) to the macro via the %TriggerValue% token by adding // and then the parameter to your search string. The //and anything after that will be ignored in the search.

I use it to tag, to search, to journal, etc.

Even though this is a web search that I'm showing below, you can still use it for other instances. This one I'm showing how to search for a topic or images of a topic. The macro is included in my identified post.

Bottom line, if you want something quick to enter a parameter, Trigger Macro by Name and using the //{variable/parameter} is an option.

I hope this helps, if not, please disregard.

KC