Brovator

Easy to switch each browser with each profile.

This used to be called "my-browser-profile-chooser".

Usage

web <profile_name> [*arg]
web - [*arg]
web

If profile name is not given, this script asks witch profile to use with Zenity dialog, and also if - is given as profile name.

Configuration

Config file

Define functions on $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/reasonset/brovator.yaml or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/reasonset/browserprofiles.yaml.

for example:

---
Profiles:
  fooprofile:
    pstr: profile.1
    opts:
      - "--incognito"
      - "--proxy-server=socks5://foobar:666"
      - "--password-store=gnome"
    type: chi
  foofxprofile:
    pstr: fooprofile
    opts:
      - "--private-window"
      - "--headless"
    type: fx
Override:
  gch: google-chrome
PathBase: /home/jrh/browser
Dialog: kdialog

Profiles

Each profile has name as key and settings as value.

key in settings	mean
pstr	Profile string. Chromium style browser wants profile directory path, and Firefox style browser wants profile name.
opts	Command line options array.
env	A hash. Overriding environment variables.
type	Browser type. This value is required.
url	String append to opts. Weaver (Fossil) requires this.

If pstr is not given, use profile name isntead of its value.

Avilable types are:

name of type	appname	as command	Alias
fx	Mozilla Firefox	firefox	firefox
fxbeta	Mozilla Firefox	firefox-beta
fxdev	Mozilla Firefox	firefox-developer-edition
wfx	Waterfox	faterfox
pm	Palemoon	palemoon	pmoon, palemoon
smk	Seamonkey	seamonkey
wolf	librewolf	librewolf
cachy	Cachy-browser	cachy-browser
ict	GNU IceCat	icecat	icecat
flp	Floorp Browser	floorp
mdr	Mirodi	midori	midori
flk	Falkon	falkon	falkon
ch	Chromium	chromium	chromium, chr, chi
chdev	Chromium	chromium-developer
gch	Google Chrome	google-chrome-stable	chrome
gchbeta	Google Chrome (Beta)	google-chrome-beta
gchdev	Google Chrome (Dev)	google-chrome-dev
op	Opera	opera	opera
opbeta	Opera Beta	opera-beta
opdev	Opera Developer	opera-developer
viv	Vivaldi	vivaldi-stalbe	vivaldi-stable
vivsnap	Vivaldi Snapshot	vivaldi-snapshot
edg	Microsoft Edge	microsoft-edge-stable	edge
edgbeta	Microsoft Edge Beta	microsoft-edge-beta
edgdev	Microsoft Edge Dev	microsoft-edge-dev
br	Brave	brave	brave
sj	Flashpeak Slimjet	slimjet	slimjet
sri	SRware Iron	srware-iron	iron, srware
he	Helium Browser	helium	helium
ott	Otter Browser	otter-browser	otter
epp	GNOME Epiphany	epiphany	epiphany
myb	mybrowse	mybrowse	mybrwose
wvf	Weaver (Fossil)	weaver	weaver
srv	Servo	servoshell	servo
lfx1	Logical Firefox style for override	firefox
lfx2	Logical Firefox style for override	firefox
lfx3	Logical Firefox style for override	firefox
lfx4	Logical Firefox style for override	firefox
lfx5	Logical Firefox style for override	firefox
lch1	Logical Chromium style for override	chromium
lch2	Logical Chromium style for override	chromium
lch3	Logical Chromium style for override	chromium
lch4	Logical Chromium style for override	chromium
lch5	Logical Chromium style for override	chromium

Falkon takes profile name not a profile directory. You cannot specify profile directory path.

Otter Browser takes profile direcory.

Override

Override browser command.

Key is a name of type, value is overriding command string.

For example, Google Chrome gch invokes google-chrome-stable command, but if Google Chrome is installed as google-chrome to your environment, set

Override:
  gch: google-chrome

Using this feature, you can use lfxN or lchN to override the command for web browsers based on Firefox or Chromium that have similar profile selection options but are not defined in this software.

Override:
  lch1: Chroronium

PathBase

Profile directory prefix on pstr means profile path.

If ommitted, use ${XDG_CONFIG_DIR}:-${HOME}/.config}/reasonset/browsers instead.

Dialog

What dialog to use for selecting profile.

You can choice yad, kdialog, rofi, dmenu, bemenu or else. zenity is used by default.

dmenu or bemenu refers menu_monitor configuration.

Important changes

Profile paramater

Change profile key name opt to opts

Defunct supports

• Qupzilla is renamed to Falkon.
• Midori losts configuration directory option. (Chromium based version)
• Maxthon web browser is discontinued.
• Rekonq is discontinued.

Uncompatibility

Version 3.x is not compartible to 1.x or 2.x!!

Default path base

Before version 3.3, PathBase is not set.

Since version 3.3, ${XDG_CONFIG_DIR}:-${HOME}/.config}/reasonset/browsers for PathBase by default. It may change in future.