Now licensed under GPL Version 3 and available in the Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/background-tab-for-newsbl/ieeimmkgocgaaabphkgjdkophaejfnlk/
New in 0.5.0:
- Migrate to Manifest V3.
- Known issue: Customized hotkeys not working. It should still work with the default "o" and "v" hotkeys. Pull requests or suggestion welcome.
New in 0.4.1:
- Add support for beta.newsblur.com (Thanks @doofusdavid)
- Migrated from deprecated chrome.extension to chrome.runtime (Thanks @jscher2000)
New in 0.4.0:
- Able to override Newsblur hotkeys (default "o" and "v"). (Thanks to Gary Pandergast (@pento) for showing how this can be done and submitting a pull request)
- Added support for multiple hotkeys.
- Changed to local storage instead of using Chrome Sync to store extension settings.
New in 0.3.0: Added customizable hotkey support.
This Chrome extension allows you to open the currently selected story in NewsBlur in a background tab by pressing a defined hotkey (default "o" and "v").
Note: This extension was previously obsolete, with Newsblur implementing a function to open links in the background.
However, Chrome 41 broke Newsblur's implemnentation. This version was released to the Stable channel in March 2015.
See samuelclay/NewsBlur#655 for details on this issue.
To Install:
- Download files and put into a directory
- Go to chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode
- Select "Load Unpacked Extension..."
- Select the directory.
It should then be installed.
TODO:
Get feedback about international versionsAdd customizable hotkey- Determine if regular "o" hotkey can be overridden.
Distribute the crx file.
Notes:
Contributors:
- Gary Pandergast (@pento)
- Marc-Antoine Courteau (@macourteau)
- Randy (@TheQwerty)
- Mirco Macrelli (@mircomacrelli)
Icon based off of:
- Decorative Sun Icon from https://openclipart.org/detail/3367/ivak-Decorative-Sun-by-ivak (public domain)
- Tango Tab New from https://openclipart.org/detail/34297/tab-new-by-warszawianka (public domain)
Contact:
contact AT darryltam.com