firefox

JS - Why is this hidden div not showing in IE?

Hello. I've made a page which should show a div when the user clicks on a input text box. The div will contain more information about the required input, etc. The page works fine on FireFox and the div shows, but when using IE the div just doesn't show. It seems like I've tried everything and nothing has worked so far. This is the page. ...

Firefox XUL toolbar with javascript to IE?

Hi, I have developed a Firefox toolbar in XUL, which uses javascript to manipulate the DOM. I'd like to export this to IE. I know that IE doesn't support XUL, but wonder: (1) is there an easy way to use the existing javascript code for the IE toolbar as well? (2) is there a IE installer that easily creates all necessary registry val...

How can I dispatch Firefox or Google Chrome with Python?

How can I do this with Firefox or Google Chrome? ie = win32com.client.Dispatch('InternetExplorer.Application') ie.visible = 1 ie.navigate('http://google.com') Is there a way to do it? ps: I need to use the ReadyState with it... for example while (ie.ReadyState != 4):, or in other words, I need some command that wait until the page lo...

Javascript window resize doesn't work in Safari but does in Firefox

I have this basic javascript code: window.resizeTo(1000,800) set to run when the page loads and it works perfectly in Firefox but not in Safari. Thanks in advance! ...

It's possible make an OCR in Python to check words...

in opened applications? I want to automate firefox in some web page and I don't have a way to "know" if the page already load completely or if it still loading... I was thinking about making an OCR to check the status bar... it's difficult ? For example, when the word DONE appears at the status bar, the program continues to the next ...

Firefox extension dev: observing preferences, avoid multiple notifications

Let's say my Firefox extension has multiple preferences, but some of them are grouped, like check interval, fail retry interval, destination url. Those are used in just single function. When I subscribe to preference service and add observer, the observe callback will be called for each changed preference, so if by chance user changed a...

Firefox cursor hotspot

Does anyone know if there is a Firefox extension which shows the exact mouse cursor hotspot? ...

tree element in firefox sidebar with dynamic elements and click functionality

I have created an extension to show a sidebar in firefox. Now i need to display a tree like structure where the third level will be dynamic and loads a particular link on clicking. I know how to create the three level hierarchy but with static data.. heres the code <treechildren> <treeitem container="true" o...

HTML5 <section> element doesn't accept a negative margin-top in Firefox 3.6.x

I'm trying to use a negative top margin on a element and it is not working in Firefox. Chrome and IE (using HTML5-shiv) are rendering it properly. I have given the HTML5 elements (including a display: block). Thoughts? CSS if you need it: aside, article, section { display: block; } section#banner { background: url(images/banner.png...

Listing like appstore in firefox or any other browser for windows/desktop linux

A little question about the listing in iPhone OS and some other applications, and possibly in Android Market. When listing the apps, it fills the list in an automatic process, when reaching or is near to reach the end. My question is: How is that written in iPhone applications. But the main question is: Is that possible to make for Fir...

Firebug kills -webkit Settings in CSS File - Why?

style.css - Original File .box { -webkit-border-radius:8px; -moz-border-radius:8px; padding:10px; } style.css - In Firebug CSS Console .box { -moz-border-radius:8px 8px 8px 8px; padding:10px; } How can I force Firebug to show my -webkit css styles as well? Thanks for your help! ...

open a link in a new tab in the same window

Hi I am making a firefox extension which needs to open a link in anew tab in the same window of firefox. How should i do this? This opens in a new window (replacing the old window): window.location = url; This opens in the same tab window.content.document.location = url Any idea on how to open the url in a new tab? ...

407 Proxy Authentication Required

getting following exception while making call using XMLHttp object asynchronously in mozila firefox. can anybody help me to resolve this issue? 407 Proxy Authentication Required The ISA Server requires authorization to fulfill the request. Access to the Web Proxy filter is denied. Description of cause- actually i am trying to make as...

Firefox extension: how to read a cookie name and value on the current page

My extension works on an application, which requires user login. Once the user has logged in, I need to read the cookies and use them in my XMLHttpRequests. So initially I need to check if the cookie is set, if not, I direct the user to the login page. Once logged in, I need to read the cookies and send it as part of my further requests...

How can I enable child inputs text selection in Mozilla Firefox using CSS?

Hi. Let's consider the following scenario. I have the following page where all rendered elements must be non-selectable. <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> body { -webkit-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: none; } div { border: solid 1px green; padding: 5p...

How do I get flashvars in Firefox using object embed tag only to work?

I am trying to generate an <object> tag only embed code and cannot get Firefox to pass Flash along the FlashVars values. This seems to work everyplace else that I've tried it but fails in Firefox. Here is a sample of the embed that I'm using: <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-44455354000...

Click() works in IE but not Firefox

I have code which is trivial but only works in IE not Firefox. $(document).ready(function(){ $('li#first').click(); }); I have also tried: document.getElementById('first').click(); But that doesn't work either. Is this an IE bug/feature or is click() not supported in the other browsers? Responding to comments: There is a si...

Where can I get the CUR files for the Firefox cursor values?

I'm using some of Firefox's specially-defined values for cursor, in particular -moz-zoom-in -moz-zoom-out -moz-grab -moz-grabbing In order to display these on other browsers, I'd like to deploy the equivalent CUR files — but I can't seem to find these online, or in my copy of Firefox. Anyone know where these are available? ...

Firefox select text range

Hello guys, A quick question: how do I programatically select the text fragment of the page in FireFox? For example, there's a paragraph of text, user clicks the button and symbols from 10-th to 15-th are selected as if user dragged a mouse in a regular way. ...

Why is my site displaying differently In Firefox than in Safari?

I manage a website called ShareDen.com (http://shareden.com/home) and it looks the right way in Mozilla Firefox and it's totally completely discombobulated in Safari. I Haven't tested it in other broswer's (still in process) however my guess is it looks horrible in IE 8. Could it be because I just added the CSS Sticky Footer to my site...