Introduction: Open DownThemAll (Firefox Extension) Directly From the Unity Launcher

Hi folks

First of all I have to apologize for my bad English. Please write all errors and not well written parts you find in the comments and I will copy them to improve the quality of this Instructable. Many thanks in advance.

In my first Instructable I would like to share with you a solution I found to open the well known Firefox extension DownThemAll directly from the Unity launcher by right clicking on the Firefox icon.

So let's get started!

Step 1: Terminal

I suppose you have Firefox and the extension installed.

Launch your favorite Terminal. Then type in the following line and enter your password when prompted:

sudo gedit '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop'

This will open the Gedit editor but off course you can use any other.

Step 2: Find the Right Place

After the editor opened search for the end of the first section called:

[Desktop Entry]

Step 3: Add Some Lines

Create a new Section by entering the following lines:

[Desktop Action OpenDownThemAll]
Name=Open DownThemAll
Name[de]=DownThemAll starten
Exec=firefox -chrome chrome://dta/content/dta/manager.xul
OnlyShowIn=Unity;

Please adapt the text to your language. For example for English it could look like this:

Name[en]=Open DownThemAll

Now we have to add this new section (action) to the bottom of the first section like this:

Actions=OpenDownThemAll;NewWindow;NewPrivateWindow;

And we are done.

Step 4: Try

Right click on your Firefox icon and you will find a new option. With only one more click you now can open the extension without having to open Firefox first.

I hope this little trick is useful. If you have any questions and/or suggestions please write them in the comments and I will try to respond ASAP. Thank for your attention.