A small program built into a browser that can perform special tasks, such as debugging.
A browser add-on can do almost anything. If you are in Chrome you can find add-ons from chrome.google.com/webstore/
Questions tagged [browser-addons]
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Get Current URL
I tried to make an add-ons to send the URL of a website that I'm open,
function xxxx()
{
a = "mailto:xxx@xxxx.com?subject= xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" + document.title;
a += "&body=" + escape("url" + window.location.href);
window.location.href = a;
}
but…
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Block browser addons with JS?
I notice that LOTS of people (majority that use IE) have gazillions of adware browser addons and many of them replace text on my site with links to ads etc.
This looks like I am advertising spammy stuff to the end user and I was wondering if there…
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3rd Party Add-On Blocking Site Content - How to Prevent?
Recently I had a friend tell me that the navigation on my site was not working. After looking into the issue on his computer I realized that it was the Yahoo Toolbar (A 3rd Party Firefox Addon) that was somehow blocking the menu. I could see the…
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web-browser addon and java applets?
I have an online service which uses a java applet to perform client side task but the user must left open the webpage hosting the applet to let it work, my question is -
if I run this applet locally via an web-browser addon can the user close the…
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How doesFirefox and Chrome's quick update cycles affect the development of add-ons and extensions, if at all?
Would a developer simply be wise to check if their extension functions properly upon every release or is there a more efficient way?
Thanks!
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Addon for metro version of IE10
I need to create simple addon, that may read current site's page and modify it (like Chrome's javascript extensions). Also it would be great if it can add its menu item to browser's context menu, or add its icon to some place in browser (like in…
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How to hook browser Print command like File->Print or File->Save
Is there a way to HOOk browser commands in IE/FF/Chrome Like Office applications? we can hook keyboard events, but how to hook menu items??
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How does streak.com create an integrated gmail experience?
streak.com is able to create a very rich experience integrated with gmail. As far as I know, gmail doesn't allow plugins specifically. How do they accomplish this?
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Communication between browser addon and C# application
Can anyone help me about my project?I'm trying to create an application using c# that will capture the Active URL of a browser and then scan it to a database for comparison.
My 1st approach is to create a javascript addon that will get/capture the…
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How to call picture-in-picure when clicking the extension icon in Firefox?
I'm trying to make a simple extension that does what "Ctrl+Shift+]" does on any page when you click it.
So far I have manifest:
{
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "Picture-in-Picture Button",
"version": "1.0",
"description": "Opens the video…
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Building Android Webkit Plugins?
I have an application I built (based on OilCan) that modifies some popular webpages with basic enhancements.
When I distribute it as a .apk, I can launch my new application called MyApp that emulates the browser, editing the target pages to my…
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How to create a registry value name with the first available number
I want to install browser add-ons using local group policy. Here, for example, for Firefox the add-on Zotero Connector. For this I use the Powershell module PolicyFileEditor.
Write-host "Trusting PS Gallery"
Set-PSRepository -Name 'PSGallery'…
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With Javascript can you make browser to let you type bookmark name and it loads the page for you?
So, I am not a fan of using Mouse unless something cant be done with the keyboard through shortcuts.
My internet explorer is made to search in Google when keywords are typed in the Address bar.
Is there any setting I could in the browser that…
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Google Chrome Web Store Extension - Internationalization Problem
I would like to internationalize my extension on the Google Chrome Web Store. More precisely: I would like to display a title, a description and a detailed description in the native language of each country I target.
To do this, I followed the…
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To publish a Microsoft Edge extension, is payment required for registration?
I have build an extension to publish on Microsoft Edge Add-ons and I wanted to know if the registration is free or paid to submit extensions. Can anyone help with information on this?
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