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Google Reader Quick Links
Adds shortcut keys for links in the body of an item in Google Reader.
What you need to know
The 'f' is the control character used to avoid conflicts with Google Reader's built-in shortcuts.
Key Sequences
f-f: Open the original item in a new tabf-l: Enumerate the links in an item's body text
f-<0-9>: Open the corresponding link in a background tab.
Details
A few new shortcut keys are added to the Google Reader page. These shortcuts are activated by a control character 'f'. The key 'f' was chosen for simplicity and because it was currently unused.
The first shortcut is simply 'ff' which opens the current item in Reader into a background tab in Firefox.
The other and perhaps more useful keystroke is 'fl'. This runs some script that scans the body of an item displayed in the Google Reader Lens (viewer area) and add s shortcut keys for all of the links that it finds. The shortcut keys are 0-9 indicated by the "[digit]" appended to each link. Typing 'f-<0-9> will open the desired link in a new background tab.
Great for keyboard junkies.
It should not affect any built-in Google Reader shortcuts.
Customizations
The shortcut keys described above are the default settings. The script (as of version 0.9) now supports user-defined shortcut keys. To set your preferences, use the new menu command available. Tools->Greasemonkey->"User Script Commands"->"GRQL: Set the shortcut keys". This will lead you through three prompts to set the three shortcut keys used.
tomasso
User
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Why is this not in Reader as a setting already? This is one of the first things I install when I do a fresh Firefox install. Great script! THANK YOU!!! |
Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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I have updated the script for the apparent recent changes in Google Reader. It was not marking the links properly in an entry. |
Leif
User
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This rocks! I love it! Thank you! |
RobP
User
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Google Reader Quick Links FTW. This is the definitive script for Google Reader. Keyboard navigation through posts, including quick and easy enumeration and opening of links. Best of all: links open in a tab *behind* your current tab. |
Alysssa
User
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i feel so lost without this script. thanks a ton. |
metropol
Scriptwright
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Ben,
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Ben,
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Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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Metropol -- I installed Google Gears to test and was still able to see the icon. Maybe it is another script interfering with the page? Or maybe Gears is suffering its beta status? Let me know if the problem persists or if you figure out the cause. |
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Hi Ben. I've just installed Google Gears and it seems there are 'interferences' with this script.
Just noted this, and didn't look at the code yet to try to understand why. |
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Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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I have just posted an update that will allow you to set your own shortcut keys. The defaults will remain as described in the documentation, but now a menu item is added under Greasemonkey to guide you through customizing these keys. |
Josh
User
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F1 is hardwired to Help for Windows users. Is it possible to move this to another Key or make the key a variable which can be modified by users? |
dsjkvf
Scriptwright
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the correct link to the modified version will be the following: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/8235 |
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dsjkvf
Scriptwright
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nevermind, Ben :). modified version can be found here. the only difference comparing to the original script is that shortcuts are changed in order to make the script work with the "Find as you type" Fx's feature enabled. new keybindgs are the following: press F1-F1 to enumerate links;
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dsjkvf
Scriptwright
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Ben, your site seems to be hacked. is there any way to contact you? [my email would be dsjkvf at gmail.com] |
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Ben, thanks for the integration. The updated scripts looks in better shape than my hack.
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Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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metropol, I have updated the script with your changes. Please try it out and send back any comments. Feel free to keep your own script. |
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Ben, the script is posted in Google Reader Block Links; can you get it from there and update your script? Once it is done, I will modify the Google Reader Block Links page to inform about the update in the original script.
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Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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metropol, I haven't been monitoring the comments here (now I see that I should) and would be more than happy to add your additions to the original script. |
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Hi, it's me again. no reply here, so I am posting the extended script as a *new* script named "Google Reader Block Links". |
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metropol
Scriptwright
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Hi. I have extended the script as follows: 1) Added support for handling post with more than 10 links. Pressing keystroke f+l multiple times will move by blocks of 10 consecutive links, tagged [0-9] as in the original script. At any give time, only a subset of 10 links will be available. Blocks will restart from top when the last link in the post is reached. 2) Added secure (https) versions in include directives. I'd like to submit the script and I wish Mr. Beckwith could comment if he prefers to have it as a update to his work. Thank you.
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Ahkin
User
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dsjkvf, you need to go to Firefox Options->Advanced. Under the General tab-> Accessibility, uncheck "Begin finding when you begin typing". Works for me. |
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dsjkvf
Scriptwright
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the same situation under Win XP / Fx 2.0.0.1 |
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dsjkvf
Scriptwright
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strange, but it doesn't seem to work for me: i see no numbers on links (should i?) and pressing 'f' just makes Find As You Type to start. Mac OS X, Fx 1.5.0.9 |
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Ben Beckwith
Script's author
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Updated the script (long overdue) and added a 'control key' so that my shortcuts do not interfere with the built-in Reader shortcuts. |
风的朋友
Scriptwright
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hi, This is a gread script, any updates?
Thanks |
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