URL Autodetection for Firefox

[Linux711]

I am looking for a plugin for firefox that will autodetect a link and automatically make it underlined and blue so I can just click it instead of having to select it. I have been told by someone who uses an older version of firefox, that this happens automatically. I am suprised I'm not able to find a plugin for this because this seems like a feature that should be included in firefox by default.

[Geek-9pm]

Not sure what you mean. A shortcut? Bookmark?

[Linux711]

A shortcut? Bookmark?

No. It's very simple.

http://google.com

Is that clickable in your browser? That is what I want. An addon for firefox that will automatically make links clickable so I don't have to copy - paste.

For some reason, it seems to work for me on this forum, but the idea is to have it work on all sites.

[Linux711]

Maybe because it's inside a text field or some type of html frame. The reason I ask is because when my friend was using his email on my comp (browser based) he said that normally he would be able to just click links in his email, but on my comp he said he had to copy - paste. I am running the latest of firefox and he said that he runs firefox too, but that he has the old version before they started upping versions using their new naming convention.

[Geek-9pm]

Maybe because it's inside a text field or some type of html frame. The reason I ask is because when my friend was using his email on my comp (browser based) he said that normally he would be able to just click links in his email, but on my comp he said he had to copy - paste. I am running the latest of firefox and he said that he runs firefox too, but that he has the old version before they started upping versions using their new naming convention.

Normal behavior. The e-mail client, not Firefox, sets the link. For security an email client may turn off links. In which case, you have to copy and paste.That is normal.

[Salmon Trout]

Normal behavior. The e-mail client, not Firefox, sets the link. For security an email client may turn off links. In which case, you have to copy and paste.That is normal.

Absolutely.

[Kip]

As everyone above has stated, that is normal behavior, often for security reasons.
If you still want an add-on, here are three which might do what you want.

• Right-Click Link
• URL Link
• Text Link

(I have not tested any of these, I just found them in a search of the Firefox Add-ons library.)

[Linux711]

@Kip: The second one seems to be what I am looking for. Thanks!

Normal behavior. The e-mail client, not Firefox, sets the link.

Ok, thanks for the info. I would have thought that firefox overrides the email client because it runs within firefox. (You do understand that I am not talking about a separate email program?)

[patio]

Yes.