Firefox – How to setup keyboard shortcuts to bookmarklets in Firefox

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I'm using the wonderful bookmarklet Readability by Arc90, and it's been useful to the point where I almost always load it on pages I intend to read.

I'm using Firefox 3.5 and/or 3.6 (it depends on if I'm at home or at work), and so far I've been using the following combination of keys to apply Readability:

(one time only) set up a keyword 'r' to the bookmarklet
Alt + D to go to the address bar
Type 'r'
Type 'Enter'

I'd like to be able to launch the Readability bookmarklet with a keyboard shortcut (for example Ctrl + Alt + R), but at the same time I'd like not to have too complex solutions (I could try and catch the keys with Greasemonkey, but I'd like a browser-only solution if possible).

What's the best way of doing this in Firefox? Is it possible in other browsers (if Chrome is doing this, that may be the proverbial straw on the proverbial camel 😉 )?

Best Answer

Maybe the SiteLauncher add-on to Firefox will help :

SiteLauncher is an add-on for Firefox that gives you a super-quick way to to open your favorite websites using only your keyboard. One special hotkey brings up the 'Launcher', followed by a unique key to launch a site.

It is claimed that it works correctly for bookmarklets, even if 'Open shortcuts in new tab' is checked.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigate search results quickly and easily, minimizing use of your mouse. Current keyboard shortcuts include:

Key     Action
J   Selects the next result.
K   Selects the previous result.
O   Opens the selected result.
<Enter>     Opens the selected result.
/   Puts the cursor in the search box.
<Esc>   Removes the cursor from the search box.

Accessible View

Navigate search results quickly and easily, with just your keyboard. As you navigate, items are magnified for easier viewing. If you use a screen reader or talking browser, the relevant information is spoken automatically as you navigate.

Current keyboard shortcuts include:

Key     Action
j or DOWN   Selects the next item.
k or UP     Selects the previous item.
l or RIGHT  Moves to the next category (results, sponsored links, refinements).
h or LEFT   Moves to the previous category (results, sponsored links, refinements).
<Enter>     Opens the selected result.
/   Puts the cursor in the search box.
n   Moves to the next result, and fetches more results if necessary.
p   Moves to the previous result, reloading earlier results if necessary.
=   Magnifies current item
-   Shrinks current item
A   Switches to Accessible Search Results
W   Switches to regular Web Search Results

For now, you need to use the Firefox 3 web browser with this experiment. Magnification already works with Google Chrome and Apple's Safari.

Firefox – Change the search engine used by about:home in Firefox

You may want to use Firefox with Bing

Bing will be set as your homepage and search engine.

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