+- nixers (https://nixers.net)
+-- Forum: Development & Graphics (https://nixers.net/Forum-Development-Graphics)
+--- Forum: Programming On Unix (https://nixers.net/Forum-Programming-On-Unix)
+--- Thread: Needs improvment! (/Thread-Needs-improvment)
Needs improvment! - Houseoftea - 28-07-2015
I have a short script:
#!/bin/bash
xclip -selection clipboard
xdotool key F6
xdotool key control+c
xclip -o > ~/sites
On firefox f6 selects the url, I use this with sxhkd to quickly save sites that I may want to go back to.
Basically this relies on xdotool and xclip, I was wondering if there is:
1. a way to do this that does not need so many programs (xclip/xdotool)
2. A better (elaborate) way to do this and why
If you do something similiar let me know how you do it.
Im thinking of either writing a script that will launch iceweasel and open each saved link in a new tab. Or somehow having a startpage that would display a link to each of these sites.
I need to put some more thought into both.
all feedback, comments and stories welcome!
RE: Needs improvment! - z3bra - 28-07-2015
bookmarks.
RE: Needs improvment! - cfoobaz - 28-07-2015
Not that it matters much since you're writing scripts, but it happens that C-l (l as in lynx) works the same as F6 to select the url in Firefox. I use it manually all the time.
RE: Needs improvment! - Houseoftea - 28-07-2015
I might have overengineered a little.
rip KISS principle
RE: Needs improvment! - cfoobaz - 28-07-2015
Indeed. I just use bookmarks if I intend to return to the site as a whole somewhat frequently. If it's just an interesting image, article, video, etc. I paste the url into a file full of links.
RE: Needs improvment! - greduan - 29-07-2015
I use Pinboard.in. I got an account before it was a yearly fee, so I have a lifetime account there.
RE: Needs improvment! - z3bra - 30-07-2015
In dwb, there is the "quickmark" feature, which lets you associate a few letters to a link. You can access them by pressing b (open quickmark) and then type those letters. This forum is marked as "nx" for me for example. So when I want to save something, I mark the page with a quick word, so I can easily come back to it.
Vimb also has this nice feature which is the "read it later" queue. You push link to a FILO list, so you can save the URL until you read them. This is a pretty cool feature which COULD make me switch away from dwb. But vimb has no tabs...