This will show how to select a given browser when opening a URL from other applications.
Similar applications on other platforms: Choosy, Browserchooser, Browserosaurus.
It has been tested on FreeBSD 13.2 and KDE.
1. Install this more up-to-date fork of Braus
2. Create a shell script
3. Select script "browser-chooser.sh" as default "Web browser" app inside KDE's Default Application settings
4. Now, opening any URL will invoke Braus, from which any available browser can be chosen. Fonts/icons may not be perfect but functionality works smoothly.
Similar applications on other platforms: Choosy, Browserchooser, Browserosaurus.
It has been tested on FreeBSD 13.2 and KDE.
1. Install this more up-to-date fork of Braus
Code:
$ cd ~/src/
$ git clone https://github.com/thecodejedi/braus
$ cd braus
$ meson build --prefix=/usr
$ ninja -C build install2. Create a shell script
Code:
% cat browser-chooser.sh
#!/bin/sh
GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=~/src/braus/build/share/glib-2.0/schemas ~/src/braus/build/bin/braus $13. Select script "browser-chooser.sh" as default "Web browser" app inside KDE's Default Application settings
4. Now, opening any URL will invoke Braus, from which any available browser can be chosen. Fonts/icons may not be perfect but functionality works smoothly.