GeckoFX is a Windows Forms control written in clean, commented C# that embeds the Mozilla Gecko browser control in any Windows Forms Application. It also contains a simple class model providing access to the HTML and CSS DOM.
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How to deploy a Firefox extension in XULRunner/GeckoFX?
I have a developed a binary extension that works fine under Firefox, but cannot manage to deploy it in XULRunner/GeckoFX. The extension doesn't have a UI and just provides an API to our main application (in .NET).
All tutorials I could find explain…

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Why my GeckoFX browser doesn't load videos?
I'm using C# + GeckoFX-18.0 (bitbucket.org/geckofx) for developing a web browser, but when I visit a page which contains a video, it simply doesn't load the video - the area of the video stays all black. I have Firefox 21.0 installed and the videos…

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Add listener to DOM element HTML update. Gecko, C#.Net, Java
I'm looking at the following site: www.example.com
I'm navigating to the site with a GeckoWebBrowser object and taking a snapshot of the HTML of the object every second. Then I navigate the DOM to get the table I want (div = 'tableContainer'), get…
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How do I embed Developer Tools into GeckoFx web browser?
I'm building a developer-themed browser in a C# .NET Windows Form Application and want to allow users to use Chrome or Firefox DevTools to edit/debug the current page they are viewing. I have found several repositories online but none of them seem…

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Using GeckoWebBrowser (v45.0.34.0) in a VB.NET project
I am trying to make GeckoWebBrowser (version 45.0.34.0) control to work into my VB.NET project with no luck!!!
Here is the steps I follow...
1. I do right click on my project into Solution Explorer list and then Manage NuGet Packages.
2. I find and…

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How to print GeckoWebBrowser to default printer?
I'm trying to print the document in a GeckoWebBrowser, but documentation is limited and to me, it's not at all clear.
I found some code on the internet that at least communicates with the printer (it starts beeping) but I think the printer is asking…

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Embedding Firefox/Gecko as a control into .Net (forms/wpf) general beginner questions getting started
I am looking into moving away from using IE and the webbrowser control for .NET application ie. C# or VB.NET.
I would like to use Firefox instead, however I am new to this and am very confused with all the different packages, forks, old tutorials…

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C# Gecko Select a Specific ListBox or ComboBox
I using gecko browser and i need select a specific listbox or combobox but same page have in more than one listbox and combobox. I try the following method but it applies to all. And there is no id tag, just a name tag.
GeckoElementCollection…

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Using MutationObserver in GeckoFx with C#?
I am using GeckoFx to perform a login to a specific website. This website edits the page with new information should the login fail (or require additional authentication, such as a ReCaptcha). Unfortunately, it is vital that I have access an event…

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how to know if gecko browser completed loading a webpage?
As the title says, how can i know if the gecko browser completed loading a web page?
I know there is document_completed event. But it will get triggered for every time a web page loads.
Are there any other ways to check if the current webpage is…

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Change screen resolution info in Geckofx
I am writing a browser application using C# Language and GeckoFX Browser library.
When i test the browser with whatismybrowser.com, it show my screen resolution (1366x768). I want to change this info like firefox responsiveUI tool.
I try the…

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Add http header to all requests to GeckoFx
I am trying to figure out a way to add a custom http header to all requests made through geckoFX. I tried to add a header using
GeckoMIMEInputStream strea=new GeckoMIMEInputStream();
strea.AddHeader("head","val");…

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Usage of Firefox Add-ons in C# GeckoFX control
I am writing a browser application using C# Language and GeckoFX Browser library.
Now, I want to add the Mozilla Firefox Add-on to my application.
To be precise, I want my application to block undesirable advertisement using AdBlock Plus add-on…

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GeckoFX 33.0: issue with permissionDBPDir not implemented?
I have a VS 2013 project which using GeckoFX 33.0 and XULrunner. It runs OK on my local machine. However after I deployed to the server, I got following exception:
Gecko.Xpcom.DirectoryServiceProvider.GetFile: not implemented: permissionDBPDir
Has…

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Help With Proxy Username & Pass with GeckoFX?
I am trying to set the proxy username and password. I saw this posting (http://geckofx.org/viewtopic.php?id=832) and I thought it might be a similar setting for the username/password, such as…

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