Bookmarklets

[SLR]

Just a quick question regarding bookmarklets.

First off, I know that with bookmarklets, I can execute code on other
people sites. I know that I use them to modify the way I view other
peoples sites. For example lets say, I wrote some basic code:

Javascript:document.getElementById('body').setAttribute(...,....) //
You get the point...

I can then save this as a favorite and have it execute when on any
site.

Basically, its a two step process: I go to a site. Then I have to
execute the bookmarklet that is saved in my favorites.

What I want to know is if there is any way to make this one fluid
motion? What I want to do is basically create a bookmarklet that loads
a page (such as yahoo or google) and applies my custom scripts to it.

Is this possible?

 

[Scott]

Just a quick question regarding bookmarklets.

First off, I know that with bookmarklets, I can execute code on other
people sites. I know that I use them to modify the way I view other
peoples sites. For example lets say, I wrote some basic code:

Javascript:document.getElementById('body').setAttribute(...,....) //
You get the point...

I can then save this as a favorite and have it execute when on any
site.

Basically, its a two step process: I go to a site. Then I have to
execute the bookmarklet that is saved in my favorites.

What I want to know is if there is any way to make this one fluid
motion? What I want to do is basically create a bookmarklet that loads
a page (such as yahoo or google) and applies my custom scripts to it.

Is this possible?

you can try greasemonkey if you use firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

 

[Jorge]

What I want to know is if there is any way to make this one fluid
motion? What I want to do is basically create a bookmarklet that loads
a page (such as yahoo or google) and applies my custom scripts to it.

Is this possible?

No, ISTM that it's not possible. Because as soon as the browser is
about to load a page, the environment is reset to a fresh, new, clean
one, and that includes trashing the bookmarklet's code/data.

 

[SLR]

No, ISTM that it's not possible. Because as soon as the browser is

about to load a page, the environment is reset to a fresh, new, clean
one, and that includes trashing the bookmarklet's code/data.

Yeah, that's what I'm noticing. I was just hoping there was some work
around.

 

[Jorge]

Try to doc.write an iframe into a blank page and listen for
the onload event.

But then the S.O.P. won't let you touch the iframe's content.

 

[Jeremy J Starcher]

Just a quick question regarding bookmarklets.

Javascript:document.getElementById('body').setAttribute(...,....) // You
get the point...

I can then save this as a favorite and have it execute when on any site.

Basically, its a two step process: I go to a site. Then I have to
execute the bookmarklet that is saved in my favorites.
Is this possible?

If you are running Firefox, GreaseMonkey will do what you'd like.
If you are at all comfortable in Javascript, its not hard to write
simple GreaseMonkey scripts.

If you are running IE6 or IE7 on XP+ then you can use something called
IE7PRO which has a GreaseMonkey script. I have some very complex scripts
that run, unchanged, in both environments.

Opera has a beta version somewhere, but it doesn't allow saving of any
data. Should work for bookmarklet-type things, but I've got very little
experience with it.

I've read of several people trying to put one together for Konq, but I
have yet to see it.

(Chrome is rumored to have one as well, but it IIRC it was kind of
'hacked' in.)

 

[BootNic]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:48:18 GMT

Opera has a beta version somewhere, but it doesn't allow saving of
any data. Should work for bookmarklet-type things, but I've got very
little experience with it.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Opera+user+scripts

[snip]


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BootNic Tue Dec 16, 2008 02:24 pm
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touches.
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[Jeremy J Starcher]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:48:18 GMT

Opera has a beta version somewhere, but it doesn't allow saving of any
data. Should work for bookmarklet-type things, but I've got very little
experience with it.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Opera+user+scripts

[snip]

*nods*

Searching that site reveals no hits for "setvalue" or "GM_setValue." It
may be out of Beta now, but it still isn't complete enough for my uses.

(I have a set of GreaseMonkey scripts that work with a popular web-chat
forum and re-orders or hides a lot of things based upon user
preferences. The ability to save those preferences is essential.)