launch-phrasereader.sh

#!/bin/sh

# About:
# Highlight text and launch a PhraseReader.com window for speed-reading it!

# Setup:
# Uses xdotool and makes use of the fact that highlighting text on Linux makes it paste-able via middle clicking.
# Make a nwe firefox profile via `firefox --no-remote --ProfileManager`, use it as the profile flag below.
# Open the profile and adjust its look to be very minimal, like a popup. Suggestions:
# ctrl+shift+b hides the bookmark toolbar
# right clicking the toolbar and "customizing toolbar" lets you turn on the title bar, which I like for window chrome
# in the menu bar, you can check things in view to turn off, before turning off the menu bar itself
# install ubo
# in about:config, set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets = true
# in the profile folder below, make a dir called chrome/ and add userChrome.css
# I added:
# #TabsToolbar {
#   visibility:collpase;
# }
# #sidebar-header {
#   visibility: collpase !important;
# }
#
# #titlebar { display: none !important; }
#
# #urlbar {
#   visibility: collapse !important;
# }
#
# Now you may need to adjust the default width/height/offset below.

# Usage:
# Set this script to launch in response to a keyboard shortcut for easiest use. I use meta+F1.

firefox --profile ~/.mozilla/firefox/dffppvt9.phrasereader/ --new-window https://phrasereader.com &
win_id=`xdotool search --sync --name "PhraseReader — Mozilla Firefox" | head -n 1`

W=900
H=500
eval `xdotool getmouselocation --shell`
xdotool windowsize $win_id $W $H
new_x=$((X - W / 2))
new_y=$((Y - H / 2))
xdotool windowmove $win_id $new_x $new_y
xdotool windowactivate $win_id

# middle click paste:
xdotool click 2
# move down to the parse button and click it
xdotool mousemove_relative 0 200 click 1