qutebrowser: use fish as a file manager

src/.config/qbprof/dsc/config/config.py

@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ c.fonts.default_family = "JetBrains Mono"
 c.downloads.location.directory = "~/quar/"
 c.scrolling.smooth = True
 c.downloads.remove_finished = 1000
+
+# homegrown file selector
+c.fileselect.handler = "external"
+c.fileselect.multiple_files.command = ["st", "-e", "fish", "-C", "set -x OUTPUT {}; source ~/.local/bin/fish-fm"]
+c.fileselect.single_file.command = ["st", "-e", "fish", "-C", "set -x OUTPUT {}; source ~/.local/bin/fish-fm"]

src/.config/qutebrowser/config.py

@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@ config.bind("ct", "hint title userscript code_select.py")
 # use libre redirects
 config.bind(",fl", "hint links userscript fixlink.sh")
 config.bind(",fL", "hint links userscript fixlink-tab.sh")
+
+# homegrown file selector
+c.fileselect.handler = "external"
+c.fileselect.multiple_files.command = ["st", "-e", "fish", "-C", "set -x OUTPUT {}; source ~/.local/bin/fish-fm"]
+c.fileselect.single_file.command = ["st", "-e", "fish", "-C", "set -x OUTPUT {}; source ~/.local/bin/fish-fm"]

src/.local/bin/fish-fm

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/fish
+# simple wrapper to let you select files in the terminal
+# call it like this:
+# 
+# 	fish -P -C "set -x OUTPUT [output file]; source fish-fm"
+#
+# if specified, $OUTPUT will contain the selected paths
+# otherwise paths are printed to stdout
+# in the shell, write the following to select files:
+# 	
+# 	sel file1 file2 file3
+#
+
+if test -z "$OUTPUT"
+	set OUTPUT /dev/stdout
+end
+
+# clear output
+printf "" > "$OUTPUT"
+
+function sel
+	for arg in $argv
+		realpath "$arg" >> "$OUTPUT"
+	end
+	exit
+end