Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: >> On Aug 12, 2008, at 3:27 PM, Michael O'Keefe wrote: >> >>>> while [ true ] ; do >>>> echo -n "url: " >>>> read url >>>> wget -b -c -nc --random-wait "$url" >>>> done >>> >>> But how do you get FF to talk to the stdin of this "deamon" ? >> >> >> Run it in a terminal window. Then: >> >> 1) copy link >> 2) switch to terminal window >> 3) paste >> 4) enter >> 5) ??? >> 6) profit! > > I already know how to do that. But that would take even longer than the > current way. > > I copy images to a directory that has many entries. I right click on an > image, choose Save Image As..., the dialog pops up right away, but the > stupid "Save" button doesn't become functional until it finishes reading > the directory. I don't want to duplicate images, so I have to wait. > But I remember that File Hound had the ability to monitor the windows > clipboard for URLs, and would leap when one appeared. It would be so > much simpler and quicker if I could just choose "Copy image location" > and let an automated process take over in the background, first checking > to see if the filename already exists, and then to do the download if I > don't already have it. > > What I want is something running in the background such that when I > choose "Copy image location": > 1) Something monitoring the appropriate clipboard grabs the URL > 2) Something begins to download it unless the file is already there > 3) Goes back to monitoring the appropriate clipboard for the next URL > >> >> Ralph, >> >> I'm surprised firefox doesn't have a plugin/extension to do what you >> want. >> >> Gregory > > I'd be surprised if one existed that does what I want. I've looked > twice, and I only see what looks like ways that would have the same > inconvenience I already have.
I thought someone already mentioned gwget and the firefox extension fireget? Did you look at that? Does that do anything like what you want? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
