Firefox – Open a firefox new tab in reader view

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I'm using Firefox and I like to use the distraction-free "reader view" when I'm reading some text.

My current process is right-click on a link, click in "Open in a new tab" and then click on the reader view like in the image below.

firefox reader view

Now, I want to find some way to open the new tabs in this mode automatically (when the site allows).

I intend to make it automatically, but I'm also open to some shortcut or even a extension, if necessary.

  • Firefox 43.0.4

Best Answer

I found the perfect solution

  1. add this extension Menu Wizard to your FireFox, and restart the browser.

Steps 2 to 6

  1. open Menu Wizard config page by clicking "Alt+Shift+M" on your keyboard or from the right click menu or by typing about:config-menu in the address bar.
  2. Expand Main Context Menu
  3. click on the add button (green plus icon)
  4. drag a new menu item from the right panel to the position you desire in the menu
  5. Click on the Properties of the New Menu Item

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  1. set the Title to whatever you like to appear in the menu (e.g. Open Link in Reading Mode)

  2. paste this code in the Command > onCommand field:

    if (gContextMenu.onLink) {
      var selectedLink = gContextMenu.getLinkURL();
      var URL = "about:reader?url=" + selectedLink;
      var mytab = gBrowser.addTab(URL);
      gBrowser.selectedTab = mytab;
}

  3. Click Ok button and exit the Menu Wizard config tab

All Done!

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