How to copy link with title in markdown format?

[ooker777]

I'd like to have [title](url) be copied instead of bare url when yy is pressed. Any thoughts?

Edit: I have asked this on Super User

[lydell]

You can steal this custom command:

https://github.com/autopp/vimfx-config/blob/1629d79e09ae6c464f68c0aeb6b13e79f7210860/config.js#L3-L13

vimfx.addCommand({
  name: 'copy_markdown',
  description: 'Copy as markdown link',
  category: 'location',
}, ({vim}) => {
  let url = vim.window.gBrowser.selectedBrowser.currentURI.spec
  let title = vim.window.gBrowser.selectedBrowser.contentTitle
  let fmt = "["+title+"]("+url+")"
  gClipboardHelper.copyString(fmt)
  vim.notify("Copied String: "+ fmt)
});

[ooker777]

It doesn't change how yy functions, nor show in the location category. I've followed the tutorial.
I notice it creates extensions.VimFx.custom.mode.normal.copy_markdown in about:config, but changing its value doesn't work.

Testing on this very page:

https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx/issues/906#event-1409806435

I've edited the Custom Commands.

[lydell]

The tutorial you link to says:

If you add custom commands, remember to add shortcuts to them!

And the above link goes to:

Note that you have to give the new command a shortcut in VimFx’s options page in the Add-ons Manager or set one using vimfx.set(...) to able to use the new command.

vimfx.addCommand({
  name: 'hello',
  description: 'Log Hello World',
}, () => {
  console.log('Hello World!')
})
// Optional:
vimfx.set('custom.mode.normal.hello', 'gö')

Is that what you're looking for?

[ooker777]

The new command doesn't appear in the panel until I restart Firefox. It works, thanks.

[ooker777]

ugh, this does not work again, even though the command has been shown in the panel. yy works fine, but Firefox search for u when I press yu.

I've also already added this at the end of the script

vimfx.set('custom.mode.normal.copy_markdown', 'yu')

[lydell]

Ahw, sad to hear it's working so badly for you :( I hope you'll figure it out.

[ooker777]

I really like to have this worked. Do you know where should I investigate this?

[lydell]

If I were you I wouldn't spend time on this. VimFx is dead.

[ooker777]

If you're still sad for its death, then let me be sad with you. If you're now feeling thankful for what it had brought to you, then let me share feeling 😄 Another question: would you think it's worth to keep using the old Firefox? I miss this add-on and Tree Style Tab. The new TST addon can't move top tab bar to side bar and semi-hide it, without having the userChrome.css customized. But it is not guaranteed to work in future versions and "may lead to hard-to-diagnose bugs or crashes".