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Is there an existing greasemonkey script, firefox plugin, etc, that will help me enter data into forms?

RustyBrooks — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:02:48 -0800

Is there an existing greasemonkey script, firefox plugin, etc, that will help me enter data into forms? Basically I have a web application that our company uses for bug tracking. The field where you enter most of the data is a regular textbox, that accepts HTML. Our process is to fill out a "form" and put it in this box - we have a template that we paste in and then type the data in. This is a bit tedious to say the least, error prone, etc.

I'd like to have a script that lets me "add" a button above or below the textbox, which will pop up a window with a user-defined form (checkboxes, radios, text widgets, maybe calendar widget, etc) and let me enter data that way. When I'm done it pastes this into the form in html.

I'm having trouble even figuring out good search terms for this so I come up with tons of greasemonkey scripts but it's mostly little one offs for facebook or mafiawars or something like that.

I realize that there are no shortcuts in life, but...

kjackelen05 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:52:37 -0800

When I use Grooveshark, I can no longer use Firefox's standard keyboard shortcuts. How can I fix this? Greasemonkey, maybe? I'm a habitual ctrl-tabber to switch tabs, ctrl-t to get a new tab, ctrl-shift-t to open a recently closed tab, etc. But when the active tab is Grooveshark, these commands don't work. This is especially frustrating when I'm trying to ctrl-tab my through a bunch of tabs, and I get stuck in Grooveshark.

I feel like this is something that might be solvable with Greasemonkey, but I don't know where to start. Does anyone know how to fix this?

How to use a different default funding source?

Solomon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:16:26 -0800

How can I get a visual warning every time I pay for something with Paypal, warning me to change my payment source? This Greasemonkey script would do what I want, but it's US-centric, so it doesn't work with the UK version of ebay, or apparently any UK Paypal sites. It could just be out of date, I guess. I use Firefox, always.

Is there another method by which I can get some kind of visual reminder (preferably a big neon sign...) that I'm on a Paypal payment page and that I should take a look at my payment source?

[I don't want to open another account with Paypal, as I already have a credit card associated with my current account, which means they won't let me register it again with a new account. Nor do I want to remove my bank account from my Paypal account, as I sometimes find it useful. Paypal don't offer any way to set a credit card as a default payment method, as it costs them more in fees. And no, "just remembering" isn't enough, sadly.]

Can greasemonkey open a link in a different browser?

Roger Dodger — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:51:32 -0800

Is it possible to use a greasemonkey script in Firefox to open specific links in Internet Explorer? If so, what would it look like? The particular element in the HTML page is an input button which executes some javascript, which opens a different webapp in a new browser window. However, that webapp only works with IE, and I use Firefox. The element looks similar to this:

<input value="New Webapp"  class="btn" name="webapp" onclick="openIntegration('/servlet/servlet.Integration?scontrolCaching=1&lid=00b70000000zL1t&eid=50070000009tNYv&ic=1', 'height=600,location=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=1', 1)" title="New Webapp" type="button" />

The openIntegration function (which sits in a separate .js file) looks like this:

function openIntegration(url, props, positionType) {

    var newWindow = window.open(url, "_blank", props, false);

    if (positionType == 2){

        newWindow.moveTo(0, 0);

    } else if (positionType == 0){

        newWindow.moveTo(0, 0);

        newWindow.resizeTo(self.screen.width, self.screen.height);

    }

}

Can javascript be used to specify a browser other than default? How would I go about doing this?

Script/extension to display third-party shipping costs on Amazon?

IndigoRain — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:27:07 -0800

I am looking for a Greasemonkey script or Firefox add-on that will show me the shipping cost for Amazon third-party items in search results. Example: I found a bottle of Aloe Vera gel for $10.37. Thinking there had to be a better deal, I scrolled down the search results page and found a larger bottle for $8.79, making it look like the better deal. Once I clicked into the second link, the price instead was $8.79 + $8.22 shipping, making the first bottle the actual better deal.

I want a script that will get that $8.22 shipping cost (you can see where it is displayed on the page here - just above the shopping cart button) and at least display it on search results pages, if not add it in to the original cost. If this isn't possible I would also welcome a script that simply indicates on the search results page whether a product is a third-party item (indicated at the above link by the text "Ships from and sold by CosmeticMall.com") or shipped directly from Amazon.

Failing the existence of this script, I don't know javascript, so is this something I could do myself using the Platypus extension?

I found the Amazon TotalUsed 2.0 script but it doesn't work. Unfortunately, even if it did work, I'm not sure if it would only display shipping costs for items shipped by Amazon using their standard shipping prices, or also be able to retrieve third-party shipping costs.

Greasemonkey, that funky monkey

ellebee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:45:20 -0800

Greasemonkey is causing my Firefox error console to go crazy & impossible to use. Any ideas? When I look at the error console it continuously lists the error "element is undefined" on line 427 of greasemonkey.js: dummyElm.setAttribute("id", "_firebugConsole");

I don't have firebug installed. I've uninstalled greasemonkey, reinstalled it, disabled it, etc., but no dice.

Marquee Tag 2.0

gum — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:59:30 -0800

What do web designers call the slideshowy flipbook of stories that appears in the upper left corner of these news websites? Are there effective ways to block or replace these (browser plugins, Greasemonkey scripts, etc.)?

What add-ons to Firefox do you find useful?

melodykramer — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:39:47 -0800

I just learned about Firefox add-ons and grease monkey scripts (I know, I know....) There are literally thousands of these things and I was wondering which ones you find useful and how you use them. Any recommendations? I'm really open to anything, from easy to complex -- so I'm not going to write how I use the internet -- because I'm interested in varied responses. What streamlines your browsing? What do you have now that makes life simpler or that you find yourself glad you have?

Thank you in advance. :)

I need a kid friendly Mac-based web browser

dancinglamb — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:59:19 -0800

Which web browser with parenting controls for a Mac? We recently bought the girls (aged 6 and 4) an iMac. By default, we installed Safari as their web browser because it seems to have pretty decent parental controls. However, since it doesn't allow favicons, the girls (well, really, the younger one), is having a difficult time finding the sites because she can't read the bookmark bar.

I have Firefox on my Macbook and know that depending on the skins, you can see the favicons. Unfortunately, though, I've not been able to find any decent parental control scripts on Greasemonkey. Granted I'm a total dork and only installed Greasemonkey on my computer so I could install the Meta deleted thread script, so maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

Right now, the current protocol is for the girls to come running to find us any time they want to go to a new website. And it is getting old. Quickly. So, while Sophie is learning to read at a frightening pace, maybe somebody can provide insight sooner? :)

Thanks!

A Warning for My Forgetfulness -- on Firefox

bluefly — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:43:58 -0800

Is there a way to get Firefox to warn me or ask me if I'm sure about closing a tab or navigating away from a webpage? I don't want the warnings to always happen because then I will just learn to ignore them. But maybe when I get to a page that I don't want to close willy-nilly, there would be a way to tell Firefox to warn me before I navigate away. Does a Greasemonkey script exist for this? I want it because I often listen to music streaming through a little flash player on a webpage, and I always unthinkingly leave the page.

Thanks.

Is there a way to kill the "story comments" section on CBC.ca?

Decimask — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:35:21 -0800

Every time I scroll too far down on a CBC.ca news story, I feel a piece of my humanity being chewed off by the mire that is the CBC reader comments section. I wasn't able to find a greasemonkey script to hide or expurgate them, at least not one that mentioned the CBC specifically. Any suggestions? The brain bleach is chewing up my budget.

How do i use two instances of firefox at the same time?

freddymetz — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:58:51 -0800

How do i use two separate instances of firefox at the same time? The thing it, it has to be firefox (because of greasemonkey) so i cant use a different browser (or can i?) and i have to be able to log-in to the same website with two different accounts.
Any ideas?

hardscrabble scripting

pinto — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:45:37 -0800

Is it possible to write a greasemonkey script or FF add-on to have the online scrabble dictionary default to exact matches only? It's sooooooo annoying to have to select the radio box every time!

What happened to clean URLs, Google? Jeez.

arielmeadow — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:51:58 -0800

Is there a script I can use to work around the google-fied URLs that now show up in searches? Here's the scenario:

1. I'm writing a blog post about Mefi. I can't remember the URL. I go to google, search for metafilter, and there it is!

2. I right click on the link in the google search results and select "copy link location." Until recently, this would give me http://metafilter.com.

Now it gives me this:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metafilter.com%2F etc etc (I truncated to spare you all the ugliness.

I can't paste that mess!

Are there any scripts (greasemonkey, maybe?) to get around this irritating issue?

Custom client-side CSS to change background colours.

pompomtom — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:38:44 -0800

CSS, greasemonkey, sunglasses? Is there a way to stop white web pages hurting my eyes (firefox, osx). Even on the lowest brightness setting, I find, of an evening, that white-backgrounded web pages are too bright on my macbook. I suspect there's some way for me to have a local CSS file or something that I can turn on and off at will, to just swap white backgrounds for a more muted grey. Or something. Everything I see on google seems to be about blogs, but I want this on the client side. I suppose there could also be a greasemonkey way to do this, but greasemonkey scares me more than CSS. Corey Hart scares me more than both.

So, in question form: what is the simplest way to have a switchable setting to darken white backgrounds? (and/or: is there a good client-side CSS tutorial site which could teach me to work this out myself?)

I miss my monkey

SansPoint — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:07:20 -0800

Why did Greasemonkey stop working? For some reason, no Greasemonkey scripts on my Mac running BonEcho (G4 Optimized Firefox) 2.0.0.8 actually get applied. None.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the extension, selectively disabling extensions, etc. No luck. Help!

One click text adding - now with added BBCode.

Solomon — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:13:05 -0800

I'm looking for a Greasemonkey script/Firefox extension that will allow me to add some text to a text box. I need to be able to customise the text and preferably be able to store up to 5 different snippets. I have some text that I repeatedly have to type into various message boards, and I'd like to be able to automate the process a bit. Ideally it would place the text right after the cursor, but that's not essential.

For example, I post a message to a message board that links to a specific thread. I'd like a button on the status bar that I could click, that would insert a pre-formatted link to that thread, instead of repeatedly having to type in the URL and format it with BBCode.

I've done some extremely basic editing of Greasemonkey scripts, but I'd rather not have to if I don't have to. :)

Where can I find such a thing?

How does one commission a Firefox Extension/ Greasemonkey script?

Smarson — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:04:11 -0800

How does one go about hiring someone to create a specific Greasemonkey script or Firefox extension for them? As per a previous post, I'm in the market for a web browser with gray-scaling abilities (a la ghostzilla). Ghostfox wasn't the answer and searching through numerous Greasemonkey scripts and Firefox extensions yielded nada. So how does one go about commissioning a script or extension from the developer community? Anyone have experience contracting or being contracted to work on a such a project? What kind of fee is associated with this kind of labor? Does it matter that I would want this script/extension to be available to everyone?

Firefox 2.0.0.6 is Making Me Cranky!

abbyladybug — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:52:35 -0800

Firefox 2.0.0.6 doesn't work with most of the extensions I'm using, including Greasemonkey. What can I do? Two nights ago, my Firefox automatically updated itself to 2.0.0.6. Now many of my extensions don't work, including the all-important Greasemonkey. Does anyone know what, if anything, Firefox is doing about this? Is there a way to go bak to the version I was using before that actually worked with all my preferred bells and whistles? Does anyone know where there is a centralized discussion about this issue? I'm sure I'm not the only one having this kind of trouble. Right now, there's no mention of this on the FF blog.

Can't install any Greasemonkey scripts

lemonfridge — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:52:12 -0800

Why wont Greasemonkey let me install anything? For the first time ever I actually want to use a greasemonkey script (to prettify my gmail).

I've installed greasemonkey but when I click the Install button when attempting to load the gmail script it doesn't do anything. neither does using the Manage Scripts window.

I'm running the latest version of Portable Firefox on my work PC, but I've also tried installing it at home with no success.

I should note that the Profile directory for the Portable Firefox is copied over from my Profile at home. So if there is a problem with my Profile it may be what's stopping it working on both.

Help me save my poor eyes.

zardoz — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:20:06 -0800

Like most of you, I do a lot of reading online, but notice that some websites default the font size to a teeny, weeny size. I'd like to read these sites at a larger font size, but when I change the default in FF, from say 16 to 18, some pages don't display optimally (text is cut off by images, I need to scroll right to read, etc.) I believe GreaseMonkey can fix this so that the pages will read better at a larger size, but that's just a guess and I'm not sure how to use it. Any tutorials out there?

Greasemonkey script for Gmail

wildster — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:04:23 -0800

I'm looking for a Firefox Greasemonkey script that will hide a conversation in Gmail. I subscribe to a number of mailing lists and be it would be great if there was a script I could use to a "Quite" or "Silence" button to move that email and any replies to my straight archived or deleted folder. Maybe I will have to make it myself but I have had a look for it and cannot find what I am looking for. Cheers

One-click single page for nytimes.com?

ericbop — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:22:54 -0800

Anyone know of a firefox extension/greasemonkey script that would cause all nytimes.com articles to automatically open in the "single page" format. I read the whole paper online, and it's really annoying to have to click the "single page" button for every article that's longer than one page. Alternately, how hard would it be to write such an extension/script?

Help me make Greasemonkey play nice with Firefox (and Gmail)

allkindsoftime — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:16:59 -0800

Gmail-Hack-Attack-Filter: I installed the Greasemonkey script for Gmail as spelled out here, and it works just super-awesome, except for one thing... When I try to bring up the Greasemonkey help menu (by hitting "?"), it only brings up part of it. In FF 1.5 it brought up the top half, but the bottom half fell off the screen and I couldn't figure out how to scroll it up. Now, in FF 2.0, its falling off the top half of the screen, so I only see the bottom half of the Greasmonkey overlay. Gmail in the background still appears as normal.

Any ideas?

How can Greasemonkey Change My Life?

MadamM — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:33:50 -0800

I don't really understand Greasemonkey, and I feel like I should. I get what it is more or less, but I want to know how it can Change My Life. So, for those of you who use Greasemonkey extensively, what do I need to be using? People tend to talk about Greasemonkey like it's a magic cure- all for anything a website doesn't do that it should. I don't have any specific problems, so I guess I'm looking for things I didn't know I wanted until I knew I could have them.