Is it possible to bind '2M' to a single key in w3m?

Question

Pressing M in w3m launches the 1st external browser, 2M the second. While it is easy to bind the built-in command EXTERN to another key, is it possible to bind the second to another key?

Answer 1

No, this isn't possible. There is only a single EXTERN command, and it invokes the first, second or third browser depending on the preceding numeric argument. W3m doesn't have a macro facility: you can't bind a key to a sequence of commands.

You could use an external macro facility: have a key send 2M when you're in w3m. That would require the macro facility to be aware of when you are in w3m. One way to do this is to always run w3m (and nothing else) in a dedicated screen or tmux configuration.