Changing the address bar after a redirect using Javascript.

Question

I'm writing an extension for Firefox that involves using a link to a site that redirects to another. After it redirects I want to alter the url in the address bar. Any ideas on how to do this?

Answer 1

Maybe if you do:

window.location = newURL;

but then add an onunload event handler just before to cancel the actual loading? Dunno if that will leave newURL in the address bar, but it might be worth a shot.