Navigate on paste - 0.1

by vandebo

Please use the version in the Google Extension Gallery: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/bpeohalpamaeaimliodkepkphdnhdidf

Middle click on a page navigates to the content of the primary selection. Doesn’t work on the new tab page. [Requires Linux and build 25669, works best with build 29474 or newer.]

  • 0.1
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More about this extension

Change Log:

New version available in the official extension gallery.

Older Versions

  1. Version 0.1
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    Developer Builds (Linux)

    Change Log:

    None

Reviews

  1. Zak Smith says:

    The most common action I do to open a URL on a unix machine is to select a URL from an text email client (e.g. a new-forum-post notification) using standard X selection, change focus to a browser window, hit C-t to create a new tab, and then middle mouse button somewhere in the new tab (ie, where it ended up from the change in focus) to open the URL in the new tab. This is very fast and efficient and uses a minimal number of mechanical/logical steps.

    This extension does not work with Chromium 4.0.279.0 with regard to this behavior.

  2. vandebo says:

    Zak,

    The chrome extension system does not permit modifications of pages like the new tab page so this extension won’t work for your workflow. However, chrome has built-in support for your workflow. Instead of hitting C-t to create a new tab and then middle clicking, just middle click the new tab button. It will create a new tab, using the content of the primary selection as the url.

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