Re: [tlug] [OT] transition firefox greasemonkey scripts to google chrome extensions

[黒鉄章 <akira@example.com>]

Hi Christian.

    I've never had any luck any using a greasemonkey script .. the fact they install clearly shows that there is supposed to be some compatibility, but I don't know what that is.

    A lead developer for Chrome extensions is the original the guy who made Greasemonkey for Firefox, b.t.w. If Greasemonkey-related scripts are still blocked from doing certain operations in Chrome by now I assume its For A Good Reason (TM) and it's not going to change.

    Knowing what I do of the APIs for extensions in Firefox and Chrome, there's no way there could be a compatibility layer. But you know what? Chrome extensions are easy. If you were only thinking about something a greasemonkey script could do, and you already know _javascript_, it'll be a piece of cake.

Cheers,

Akira

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Christian Horn <chorn@example.com> wrote:

Hi all,


someone with experiences on $topic?

I like quite some aspects of chrome over firefox3/4, but would like
to keep using the functionality of some Greasemonkey scripts on firefox.
These were not written by me, they are modifying intranet pages.  A
number is aquired from the page, other content on the intranet is looked
up and presented inside of the first page.

Chrome does not require an addon like Greasemonkey, it can natively run
'extensions'.  Yet there is apparently no compatibility layer for
firefox scripts.  I spent some hours yesterday, but did not even see
simple examples modifying content of webpages, like changing words.

Has someone done this?
Maybe even discovered a firefox compatibility layer in some corner
of the internet?


Christian

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