[NTLUG:Discuss] Sending url in terminal window to firefox

[Terry]

On 1/24/06, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 07:50:14PM -0600, Terry wrote:
> > > So, Klipper doesn't seem to work well for me.  Anyone have any other
> > > ideas for a good terminal program to use besides Konsole?  (I know
> > > about xterm already, and it's probably not what I'd like to use.)
> >
> > Use the mouse, it's easier
>
> I *am* using the mouse -- the issue I'm having is that it takes too
> many button clicks and mouse movements to get to what I want.
>
> If I see a url in my terminal window, I ought to be able to click
> directly on the url and have that url show up in my browser.
> I can do this easily in Windows.  The process is essentially:
>   1. Double-click on url in terminal window
>   2. Start reading page in Firefox
>
> With Konsole I have to (with the mouse):
>   1. Highlight the url in the terminal window (double-click sometimes works)
>   2. Go to the Edit menu
>   3. Click "Copy"
>   4. Find the browser window
>   5. Double-click in the address box
>   6. Go to the "Edit" menu
>   7. Click "Paste"
>   8. Click "Go"
>   9. Start reading page in browser
>

You're making it harder than it should be:
With Konsole  (with the mouse):
1. Highlight the url in the terminal window (double-click  works)
2. Click the middle mouse button the empty address box of the browser
3. Hit enter