Seems like a lot of work just to create a button. I can only imagine
what it would take to implement my Thunderbird add-on in Chrome!
I guess the Chrome extensions aren't quite ready for prime time. I'll
check back in a year or two.
On Dec 21, 12:39 am, PhistucK <phist...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe try to execute something like that -
> inject.js -
> var GMonkey;
> if (gmonkey)
> {
> gmonkey.init("undefined",function (api) { GMonkey = api });
> // Find out the ID of the object you
> // want using GMonkey, reference here -
> //http://code.google.com/p/gmail-greasemonkey/wiki/GmailGreasemonkey10API
> // element = gmail.getNavPaneElement();
> //
> // Find the actual ID or class name, or whatever
> // identifier that can help you later track it down
> // again, using this example -
> //
> // elementIdentifier = element.id;
> // elementIdentifierType = "ID";
> // Or
> // elementIdentifier = element.className;
> // elementIdentifierType = "className";
> // Or however you choose.
> hiddenSpan = document.createElement("HIDDENSPAN");
> hiddenSpan.id = "hidden-span";
> hiddenSpan.style.display = "none";
> hiddenSpan.innerText = elementIdentifier;
> hiddenSpan.setAttribute("type",elementIdentifierType);
> document.body.appendChild(hiddenSpan);
>
> }
>
> Then in the content script JavaScript file -
> script = document.createElement("script");
> script.src = chrome.extensions.getUrl("inject.js");
> script.onload = doStuff;
> document.body.appendChild(script);
> var requestedElement
> function doStuff()
> {
> element = document.getElementById("hidden-span")
> if (element.getAttribute("type") == "ID")
> requestedElement = document.getElementById(element.innerText);
> else
> requestedElement = document.getElementsByClassName(element.innerText);
>
> }
>
> Does it work?
>
> ☆PhistucK
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 03:32, FractalBob <ruom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I want to extend Gmail and that includes creating a button in a
> > specific position on the page. I know, visually, where I want it to
> > go, but I'm having trouble translating the UI element to the stuff the
> > DOM inspector/Developer tool displays. Any guidance would be very much
> > appreciated.
>
> > Bob
>
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