Open a website with a keyboard shortcut.
Hello,
Is there a way to open a website (in a new tab) with a keyboard shortcut. For example, use Alt+X to open google.com and Alt+V to open gmail.com
Thanks in advance
Modified by MahmoudJ
Chosen solution
A possibility might be to use the PrefBar extension.
This extension allows to define buttons and add a shortcut key to the button.
This is probably the easiest way with a direct URL:
gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab("<URL>");
You can use a bookmark with a keyword assigned with this code (replace <keyword> with the actual keyword):
[shortcutURL,postData] = PlacesUtils.getURLAndPostDataForKeyword("<keyword>");
gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab(shortcutURL);
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I can't think of a built-in way to do this.
The closest feature that comes to mind is the keyword feature. When you view the properties of a bookmark, you will find a keyword field. You can enter one or more characters. Hypothetically, let's say you assign 1 to www.dilbert.com. This would lead to the following possibility:
- Same tab: Ctrl+L, 1, Enter
- New tab: Ctrl+T, 1, Enter
We're definitely not down to one keypress... You might find an existing add-on that has can do that, or you could conceivably create a userscript for it (userscripts can globally on all regular websites, but may not work on internal page such as the built-in home page or new tab page for security reasons).
Chosen Solution
A possibility might be to use the PrefBar extension.
This extension allows to define buttons and add a shortcut key to the button.
This is probably the easiest way with a direct URL:
gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab("<URL>");
You can use a bookmark with a keyword assigned with this code (replace <keyword> with the actual keyword):
[shortcutURL,postData] = PlacesUtils.getURLAndPostDataForKeyword("<keyword>");
gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab(shortcutURL);
Modified by cor-el
@cor-el Thanks a lot, this is the best add-on ever :D
Just one thing, flash keeps steeling the keyboard focus preventing the add from capturing the hotkeys is there a way to solve this ?