Tilde Enhanced
Based on Cade Scroggins's Tilde.
Screenshots
Added Features
Most of the features are carried over from the original source. Few of the added features are:
- Added a "Quick Launch" functionality, which launches all the sites with
quickLaunchproperty set totrueupon enteringq!. - Color theme can now be inverted easily by either editing config or using
invert!command. - Added an option to show launch keys instead of icons again. Either edit config or type
keys!.
Usage
To use Tilde as your homepage, simply set your browser's home URL to
Tilde's index file.
To go to a site, enter the first letter of the site then hit enter.
To view the available sites, press ? or click on the clock.
If your input doesn't match any of the commands,
a generic DuckDuckGo search will be triggered. For example:
- Entering
rwould redirect you to www.reddit.com. - Entering
twould redirect you to twitch.tv. - Entering
catswould search Cats.
Note that by default, queries are searched on DuckDuckGo but this can be configured easily by updating two lines on. Check Configuration for details.
You might have to allow pop-ups for your homepage to use quick launch feature.
This version is not suitable for use on mobile as clicking on the clock will only bring up pre-defined sites.
Searching
You can search any of the sites by typing a colon after the site's key, followed by your search query. For example:
- Entering
g:tilde-enhancedwould search GitHub for tilde-enhanced. - Entering
y:catswould search Cats on YouTube.
Specific Locations
You can go to a specific location on a site by typing a forward slash after the site's key, followed by the location on the site you'd like to be redirected to. For example:
- Entering
r/r/startpageswould redirect you to www.reddit.com/r/startpages - Entering
h/popularwould redirect you to hypem.com/popular.
URL Redirects
If you enter in a full domain or URL, you will be redirected to said domain or URL. For example:
- Entering
stallman.orgwould redirect you to stallman.org. - Entering
keep.google.comwould redirect you to keep.google.com.
Query Paramater
Additionally, you can pass any query via the q query param. For example:
- Going to
file:///path/to/tilde/index.html?q=catswould search Cats.
This allows you to invoke Tilde with your native browser search bar.
Configuration
Open up the script.js file and read through the CONFIG!
Setting it up for new tabs on Firefox
By default Firefox won't let you set a custom URL for new tabs but there is a work-around to circumvent the problem.
You can follow Urimu's Guide to set your new tab to launch custom URLs.
License
Feel free to use this and modify it however you like.
