Address bar with commannds modify

Add-ons Development
#1

Hi,

I do not find in the documents any help for my problem.

I want with Shortcuts manipulatet the Address bar content. For example a Seachstring in Addressbar must modify with alt+g.

The Commands must only run, wenn the focus is in addressbar.

Thanks for help

jens

#2

Are you asking how to do that when coding an extension or looking for an extension that does that?

#3

Yes I am asking how to do that when coding an extension

#4

You can not do anything with key events in the awesomebar. The only APIs for that area are https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/omnibox

You may want to consider different tools that allow you to modify input behaviors like AHK (Auto hotkeys or something) on Windows.

#5

Hi,thank you, but i need other function. for exampel:

In addressbar is a url with long path. With alt + x the path make shorter and load the resource.

Those function I need on principle.

#6

Principle won’t help you much here. The APIs in Firefox simply don’t offer this flexibility. As mentioned before, you can likely use keyboard macro software to achieve the desired effects.

#7

Thannk you for help