Is there any possibily that I can have a html page with button, that when the user click it, it will run linux command on the local machine? If it is not possible, then is it possible to have a firefox extension that monitor a url, and if the url appear, the extension itself will run a linux command on the local machine? The html page ...
I need to set my user's clipboard when they trigger an event on my webpage. I realize each browser has a different way to do this, so do you know of a library or code snippet that will achieve this cross-browser? ...
Hi, I have a problem with all multpile tab browsers due to session object. I have a requirement that whenever user opens a new browser I need to show different values, so I thought of using Session as in IE 6 every browser creates a new session. But all other multiple tab broswers IE 7 and IE 8 and FF shares the session(If user has alre...
Hi, I'm binding two event handlers to an input field on 'keydown'. If the enter key has been pressed, the first event handler needs to stop the propagation of the event so that it doesn't hit the second eventhandler. I'm doing it like so: if (jQuery.browser.msie) { event.cancelBubble = true; } else ...
I have an addon that every 5 minuets or so checks an rss feed for a new post, and if there is one, it displays an alert(). Problem is, I'm afraid that if the user opens multiple windows, that when there's a new post a millions of alerts will popup saying the same thing. Is there anyway to have just one "brain" running at a time? Thanks ...
I have a page that generates a $_SESSION['variable'] that is dynamic, so when you refresh the page the session has a different value everytime ( just a value of 0-10 ). But when I refresh the page in firefox, nothing shows up, but in IE it works fine. I also tried in Opera but it doesn't show up there either. Anyone know why it's not ech...
I'm trying to write a Playlist for Flash Player. So I have problem with Flash & firefox. The playlist is HTML list where I have file urls for MP3. When I change from firebug object value the firefox doesn't react - disapears. Upd: I have object where I have parameters, when I change for example parameter where is written file path, the...
Hello friends, I have to modify firefox to make it an automated client for testing some personal servers. I have to:1.Have firefox connect normaly, send the GET HTTP, and run all scripts on that web page. 2.Firefox does not display the page but save it to a file. I have not yet red the documentation, or the source, sorry. I want some hin...
Has anyone done a Python CLI to edit Firefox bookmarks ? My worldview is that of Unix file trees; I want find /re/ in given or all fields in given or all subtrees cd ls with context mv this ../there/ Whether it uses bookamrks.html or places.sqlite is secondary -- whatever's easier. Clarification added: I'd be happy to quit Firefox, e...
Why does the following work in firefox but not in IE? $("#bCompare").bind("click", function(e){ $("img[src='s1.gif']").each(function (i) { $("#cSelected").append("<div class='cHolder'></div>"); }); }); UPDATE 1: A commenter mentioned I haven't put in enough in...
Firefox doesn't display tooltips on disabled fields. The following displays tooltip in IE/Chrome/Safari except Firefox: <input type="text" disabled="disabled" title="tooltip text."/> Why doesn't Firefox display tooltip on disabled fields? Is there a work around this? ...
I don't see this question answered anywhere else here. Here's the code: <div class="copyright"> <h2 class="copyright unselectable" onselectstart="return false"> © 2009 - <?=date("Y") ?> <?=PROJECT_NAME?> </h2> </div> It's aligning right in IE but not FF or Safari. It seems to not be taking into account the s...
Is there a simple way for Firefox to send a simple flag value to the local machine, so a program inside the local machine can react upon the flag. I have put so much effort in cookies, extensions and even Javascript read/write file .. all of it failed. i just wanted a way that the Firefox can give signal to local machine. That's all. ...
I understand that jQuery is the preferred Javascript framework for Firefox extensions, but I'm comfortable with Prototype and need to implement a simple Firefox extension. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble invoking a Prototype method. Each method call is resulting in a no-op: there are no errors or other signs the method call occurred....
The terms "extension" and "add-on" seem interchangeable, but I have seen instances where people seem to mean different things with "extension" vs "add-on." Clarity please? Thanks! ...
Hello all, I just launched my site yesterday and everything was working as is. I have a blogs community page, and a questions community page that each have a top blogger/top commenters section, as well as a top askers/top answers section. They all share the same CSS and have an image that holds user pics that use CSS to align properly I...
Hi, I'm attempting to use a mixture of jQuery and CSS to make the sand in an hourglass appear to flow as you scroll down the page. I basically have two 'sand' images, and use jQuery to change the height of their containers as the user scrolls. <!-- Load jQuery --> <script src="jquery-1.3.2.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8...
I am trying to make my gridview control in ASP.Net do a multi sort based on if the user pressed Ctrl key when trying to sort by clicking on a column name. The problem is that when I am using Firefox, if I click on a column name with Ctrl key pressed, the browser tries to open "javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPla..." link in a new ...
I have two nested divs that are supposed to both be 400 pixels tall. The sidebar div shows up correctly in Chrome and Firefox, but in Internet Explorer 8 I'm having trouble getting it to be wide enough AND tall enough due to Internet Explorer's screwed up box model. I've tried using the box model hack to fix it, but it didn't appear to...
The form within the div is supposed to be hidden, but it isn't in FireFox. In Safari it is fine. <div id="add_task" style="display:none;"> <form id="add_task_form"> <input type="submit"> </form> </div> Any ideas? ...