firefox extension that adds a script to a html page

Question

Hi,

I am asking about using javascript to add a script to a html tab in firefox. I'd like to avoid using greasemonkey. Is there a way to do this?

Thank you

Answer 1

You can use GreaseMonkey and then use the GreaseMonkey Compiler to turn the script into extension.

Answer 2

You could also use a bookmarklet for development purposes. Something like http://www.learningjquery.com/2008/06/updated-jquery-bookmarklet, although a Google search will bring up many other good ones. (ps. Why does stackoverflow hilight new stuff in orange, I thinik I like yellow (light) better.)

Answer 3

While I don't know if this is the OP's intent, there are certain things (e.g., writing to disk) that it's not possible to do in GreaseMonkey.

(There is, or was, when I did it three years a ago, a trivial change to GM that gets around these restrictions.)