Can I meddle with xdg-setting to open a popup asking me with which browser to open a link I just clicked?

Asked Oct 17 '17 at 21:17

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I work on multiple browsers simultaneously. I wish that every time I open a link from outside a browser( let's say from a pfd) a window or a terminal pops up to ask me which browser to use.

Is there any way to configure xdg-settings to make that happen? or any other way?

If there's no way, what should I read and understand to code my own thing? Thanks

asked Oct 17 '17 at 21:17

Salim Mahboubi

My initial reaction is to associate links to your own script which uses zenity or yad to prompt with chrome or Firefox, etc. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Oct 17 '17 at 21:49
That's a good way to do. Isn't there something already included with xdg that does the thing? I remember that clicking on magnet links from a browser prompts an xdg dialog. – Salim Mahboubi Oct 17 '17 at 22:21
Related: File / Application association using a custom command is gone? mentions mimeopen that has option to ask which application to run. Not an XDG tool, but good starting point to write own script. – Feb 16 '19 at 07:58

Can I meddle with xdg-setting to open a popup asking me with which browser to open a link I just clicked?

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