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A Firefox addon is a way of adding to or modifying the Firefox web browser. Most commonly, questions in this tag are about Firefox extensions, which add new functionality to the browser, although "addon" may also refer to themes or plugins.

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How to read local xml file using $.ajax?

I am trying to build a Firefox extension for which I need to read local xml file but does not able to read file using $.ajax. My code is like below: $.ajax({ type: "GET", url: ...
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Don't want IDM to catch my firefox plugin downloads

I'm developing a FF extension which will be downloading zip files from server(s), saving to specific local location and unzipping the file. But my problem is IDM plugin which is installed in my FF. ...
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Sum extracted values found with javascript in firefox

I'd like to create a Firefox add-on that can extract a value from a node with a certain identifier (style="background color" for example). The add-on would be a toolbar or window, and would show the ...
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Similar Function for observerservice

i hope that i have 3 simple Question for you. A Friend has send me an Firefox Add-On and now i want to port this to Google Chrome as an Extension. This is the first Google Chrome Extension for me. ...
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Extension (chrome and firefox)to store downloaded file name and url in a sqlite file

I am looking to develop an extension for both chrome and firefox which should store the downloaded file name and its source url and checksum value in a sql file. can any one tell me how to achieve ...
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How can I link to an internal image within a Firefox extension?

I'm using Firefox SDK. The following code works, so at least I know everything is working as it's supposed to: document.getElementById("mydiv").src="http://somesite/externalimage.jpg"; However, ...
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Create new function in contentScriptFile in Firefox extension

I'm developing a firefox extension in which I've these functions in contentScriptFile of myPanel: ... function myFun(param){ console.log("myFun with "+param) } ...
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Google Maps from Firefox addon (without SDK)

I need to add a map in my adddon and I know how to do what I need in a "common webpage", like I did here: http://jsfiddle.net/hCymP/6/ The problem is I really don't know how to to the same in a ...
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Google Maps API V3 usage in addon

I have learned to use the API V3 making use of HTML + JavaScript, as I did here: http://jsfiddle.net/hCymP/4/ HTML: <script ...
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Creating firefox plugin to retieve certificate details

I want to create a simple firefox plugin which displays the details of the certificate os a website. Is this possible to get details even if the website's certificate is not a trusted certificate. ...
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Overriding nsIWindowWatcher Component

I'm writing Firefox Addon that instead of opening content in new windows could open a content in new tab or sidebar. There are several ways to open windows: window.open() window.openDialog() or... ...
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JS print Setup - Select System Paper Size?

I need to print a page in custom Paper Size as defined in the System (Windows)/ Printer and Faxes. I am using this FireFox Extension "JS Print Setup". I got through their documentation ...
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How to handle every request in a Firefox extension?

I'm trying to capture and handle every single request a web page, or a plugin in it is about to make. For example, if you open the console, and enable Net logging, when a HTTP request is about to be ...
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How to call JS function defined in Firefox extension from webpage?

I know it has been asked here but it is not going to work for me. I am injecting following html from my extension's JS file. In same file I defined closepop() which should be executed onClick event ...
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FireFox extension: How to access page element via jQuery?

I am using following code: var myExtension = { init: function() { // The event can be DOMContentLoaded, pageshow, pagehide, load or unload. if(gBrowser) ...

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