Sometimes, when we are surfing the web, we’ll encountered some URLs which are not linked. Just plain text. That is when you need to highlight that URL, copy it, and paste it into the address bar. I am actually tired of doing so. If I’m not mistaken, there is a feature in Opera that allow you ‘go to URL’ that you highlighted. No copy-pasting into the address bar. But since I’m a Firefox addict, I need to figure something out.
After several searches, I found Fetch Text URL - a firefox extension that does exactly what I wanted to. With Fetch Text URL, you just have to highlight the URL, then right click to get the option from the context menu.
The context menu is customizable from the extension preference menu
You can open it in new tab, current tab or new window. This is definitelt a time saver for me! Download it now.
I would like to see this ability to be built-in into the future version of Firefox.
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nice tips!
and oh there is a typo “definitelt - definitely??” on the last paragraph. Nothing huge but just letting u know (^,^).
18 Jul 08 | 9:21 amitu adalah benda yg best.. terima kasih..
18 Jul 08 | 1:04 pmsy mula belajar….
21 Jul 08 | 11:31 amthe feature is also available in Safari too..
23 Jul 08 | 10:58 pmless addicted dah dengan firefox - cause more security holes found in firefox compared to ie ngan safari. - but no offense n who give a crap - just browse safely.
Highlight the URL, click & hold, move & release it in the tab bar. Fx automatically open a new tab with that website address.
02 Aug 08 | 5:21 amOf course, the extension adds some other features that are very useful.
Regards!