→ you can set up ~ 150 keySstroke shortcuts howto on a keyboard who supports the technique
[in the worst case you must set up 2 shortcuts ' 1 & 2 ' + ' 2 & 1 ' ]

→ you can shorten urls on german keyboards by hiting [#|ENTER]
• set the cursor to the end of your disired url
• hit [#|ENTER]
[ in the worst case you must control your finger tip -_- push the # a little earlier ]