Questions tagged [crossrider]

Crossrider is a cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions while maintaining a single codebase.

Crossrider is a an emerging cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions. It uses a single API and supports JavaScript and jQuery so developers with basic knowledge in JavaScript can write code that is easily maintainable while working across all major browsers - Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari.

This tag should be used for general questions regarding how the Crossrider framework works and how to use the API.

Questions about browser-specific extension issues should not be tagged with Crossrider if the question is specifically about a certain browser's API (use , , etc.).

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How to upload a crossrider extension to Safari and Mozilla Extension store

I have created a crossrider extension that is working superbly well across all the supported browsers. I could easily install this extension from the download link that crossrider supplys. But as the extension will be used mostly by our clients, how…
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Multilple files instead of one single extension.js file when using crossrider?

I'd like to port my chrome extension using crossrider. I'd also like to maintain different extension js files instead of one gigantic extension.js file. I am assuming I can add the extension js files as "Resources". Is that correct? Will js…
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lean&fast way to make an addon work for all major browsers? firefox,chrome,[opera,internet explorer,safari]

Yet there are tools to make one addon for all major browsers at once, see: crossrider, kangoextensions and http://besttoolbars.net/products/addon_framework With greasemonkey and a converter to a full firefox addon, i already made an addon, that…
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Crossrider Messaging API is not supported by IE

I got this error when STAGING my extension in IE10, I though crossrider has APIs that internet explorer The Error: [Sun Aug 11 2013 13:08:32] Extension staging Need help in solving this from any crossrider employee out there or anyone in this…
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how to set html page as popup in browser action in crossrider

Hi, I am creating a IE Extension using crossrider. In this extension i want to open a html page as popup by clicking the icon in the browser action. when i click the icon the html page is not getting popped up. please help In…
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realtime with non-event programming

I am currently trying to make a browser plugin using crossrider that will sync bookmarks but as there is no "on new bookmark" event how do I sync all upload new bookmarks to the server and update bookmarks lists on other connected machines in…
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crossrider popup content manipulation

I am working on an application using the crossrider application framework to create chrome/firefox/safari extensions. The feature is when a user is surfing he/she can bookmark the website they are on once that is done there are features to be added…
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JavaScript Load Image from URL in a Crossrider browser extension

I'm currently writing an extension using Crossrider, and I need to load an image directly using the URL for doing some image processing on it. However, the onload event doesn't seem to be firing at all. Am I doing something wrong or is it even…
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Javascript post timeout

Problem description: I'm making a post request inside of $.each loop: $.each(companies, function() { appAPI.request.post({ url: url, postData: postdata, onSuccess: onSuccess(), onFailure: onFailure() …
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Adding select options to a combobox with crossrider

I'm writing an extension using Crossrider. I'm displaying an HTML form that contains a combobox and am trying to add selection options to it. (Outside crossrider the code is working.) for (var i=0;i
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Using jquery in crossrider background contextMenu

I've this following piece of code in background.js. appAPI.contextMenu.add("key2", "Add", function (data) { var key=0; alert('hi'+data.selectedText); var tableRow = $("td").filter(function() { return $(this).text() == data.selectedText; …
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Crossrider: external db?

Is it possible to access Sql Server instance from Crossrider? It has doc for local db and i am assuming that is used to store data on the browser's machine. I have central data that gets constantly updated/read by plugin users and need a way to…
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how to open a popup (popup.html) whenever we click on browser's button(browserAction) using crossrider

I am working on to develop extensions using crossrider . I have added popup.html file to resources of my extension , but how to link it to onclick event of a browser button .I have been trying with appAPI.tabs.create('popup.html') to atleast open…
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DatePicker using CrossRider is not working?

Using CrossRider, I want to add a DatePicker to page's DOM, here's my code: appAPI.ready(function($) { appAPI.dom.addRemoteCSS('http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css'); …
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How to store a value( stored on PHP server variable ) to the extension made on crossrider when it is being installed into browser

Is there any way around to store a value( stored on server variable ) to the extension made on crossrider while the user installs the extension to his browser ? This is something when the user initiates the installation of the browser add-on !! Say…