gHacks technology news » greasefire http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Two Firefox Add-Ons That Help You Extend The Web Browser http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/17/two-firefox-add-ons-that-help-you-extend-the-web-browser/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/17/two-firefox-add-ons-that-help-you-extend-the-web-browser/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 18:33:25 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/17/two-firefox-add-ons-that-help-you-extend-the-web-browser/ firefoxUsers of the Firefox web browser have thousands of add-ons and scripts at their disposal that they can use to extend the functionality of the web browser. This large amount makes it impossible for most users to know all of the add-ons out there which in turn can mean that they miss the opportunity of testing and working with ones that would help them increase their browsing experience.

Here are two Firefox add-ons that help users find new Firefox add-ons and Greasemonkey scripts naturally. We have covered them both before here at Ghacks but thought it would be nice to combine both in a post as they are excellent ways to extend the web browser.

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Greasefire finds Greasemonkey scripts that are compatible with the active website. Those can be scripts that have been specifically designed for that website or scripts that work with software that has been used to create the site. The add-on will change the icon of the Greasemonkey extension in the Firefox status bar if scripts have been found. A right-click on the icon will display the usual Greasemonkey menu with the addition of one entry that is displaying the number of scripts found that are compatible with the website. A click on that figure will open a new window that displays the names of the scripts in a sidebar and embeds the page at the userscript website on the right.

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Add-ons Suggestion Tool

We have covered the add-ons suggestion tool recently. It will compute related add-ons to the add-ons already installed in the active Firefox profile based on the installations of other users with similar add-ons. It is experimental at this time and lacks add-on descriptions but links to the add-on pages where the information can be obtained.

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Know of any additional tool or add-on that does something similar? Let us know in the options.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/17/two-firefox-add-ons-that-help-you-extend-the-web-browser/feed/ 0 Automatically Discover New Greasemonkey Scripts http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/automatically-discover-new-greasemonkey-scripts/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/automatically-discover-new-greasemonkey-scripts/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:54:07 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9122 If you like to test and install Greasemonkey scripts on a regular basis you might be regularly hanging out at the Userscripts website which contains the largest collection of Greasemonkey scripts on the Internet. It is not that practical as you have to always head over to the site to search for Greasemonkey scripts for a particular website but it was the only way to discover new scripts. The checks would have to be performed regularly as scripts are added and updated regularly.

The Firefox add-on Greasefire changes this to the better. It integrates itself nicely with the Greasemonkey extension and becomes active on every website for which Greasemonkey scripts are available. The extension maintains a list that gets regularly updated so that new and updated Greasemonkey scripts will be listed when the user takes a look at them

All available Greasemonkey scripts for that specific website will be displayed in a new window that opens when the user right-clicks on the icon in the Firefox status bar and selects the line telling him how many Greasemonkey scripts are available for it.

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The manager can then be used to discover the various scripts to find out what they are doing. It is also possible to install them right away or take a look at the source code first to make sure they are not malicious.

Greasefire provides an easy and elegant method of discovering and installing new Greasemonkey scripts in Firefox. Should be definitely worth a test for users who use Greasmonkey or want to start doing so.

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