Ian Zimmerman wrote: > On 2018-01-05 15:04, Dale wrote: > >> Without this, I'll have to copy and paste all the links I want to >> open. That is just not a good option. No matter which way I go, >> something is broken. > You can write a script that takes the contents of the clipboard [1], > possibly makes sure it is a valid URL, and then runs firefox with that > arg the way you want (ie. specific profile and new tab inside existing > instance, I'm sure firefox can do it if palemoon can). > > Then bind the script to a short key sequence using your favorite desktop > environment method. Now, to follow a link from from thunderbird, do > "Copy Link Location" from the context menu, then type the key sequence. > It is longer than a single click, but not prohibitively so, IMO. > > [1] the xclip program is handy for that >
Well, I switched back to Seamonkey. At this point, I may just have to find a new password tool to use. LastPass did all I wanted and then some but since it no longer works in Seamonkey, I've got to find something that will. I still have the problem of some sites not working but that doesn't happen to often. Dale :-) :-)
