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

[Patrick R. Michaud]

I just wanted to follow-up on my previous posting...I ended
up installing and using the hotkey+xclip suggestion from
Kyle Davenport -- many thanks, Kyle!

Yes, I did have to install xclip, but it's so nice to be
able to double-click a url and hit a simple hotkey to view it.
Now I should probably get me a multimedia keyboard with special
buttons for this... :-)

Thanks again,

Pm

On January 25, Kyle Davenport wrote:
> ... I also mapped the multimedia keys
> on my keyboard - for example, I have a key labeled "Search".   Highlighting
> any text on the desktop, and hitting that key gives me a google search on
> that text.  The keys maps to this script:
> 
> SEARCHFOR=`xclip -o`
> exec mozilla http://www.google.com/search?q=$SEARCHFOR
> 
> you'll probably have to install xclip.