You cannot access chrome://extensions from a content script. You will need to sniff either the profile extensions directory or the preferences file for your extension, as mentioned above
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Aris <alexey.s.shish...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a problem accessing chrome://extensions/ page from content > script. It seems that content script is not loaded for that page. Does > anybody know can we run extension's content script on the chrome://extensions/ > page? > > In accordance with "Match patterns" (http://code.google.com/chrome/ > extensions/match_patterns.html) page URL can begin with http, https, > file, or ftp. So it seems that we really can not run content script on > the chrome://extensions/. If so then is it possible to access > chrome://extensions/ from background page? > > Thank you. > > On Jan 4, 5:37 pm, PhistucK <phist...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Without the minus\dash sing, that is supposed to mean that it will be fixed >> for Chrome 4. But in this case, in means it is not a requirement for any >> release. It is simply on the board for someone to take on. >> >> And you are right, I was not thinking when I suggested it. >> >> ☆PhistucK >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 13:23, Aris <alexey.s.shish...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Mohamed, Finnur, PhistucK, thank you for your answers! >> >> > Yes, it is for Uninstaller\Repair Installation\Reinstallation program >> > to check or not check a checkbox. >> >> > PhistucK, I didn't understand what you suggest... My Chrome extension >> > is NPAPI extension. It seems that uninstalling extension (clicking >> > 'Uninstall' button) doesn't kill dll immediately and it can do some >> > kind of shutdown instructions indeed (although I'm not 100% sure). But >> > how do I know that user has clicked 'Uninstall' ? Do you mean that I >> > have to write some javascript listener for user's click on 'Uninstall' >> > button and that will trigger some uninstallation code in my dll ? Or >> > do you mean something different? >> >> > By the way, I have found “install and un-install hooks” discussion and >> > issuehttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=19383. >> > I'm new to this issue tracking system... what does “-Mstone-4 -Channel- >> > Beta” mean? Looks like it will be fixed in Chrome 4? >> >> > On 4 янв, 11:58, PhistucK <phist...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > As far as I understand, Alexey has an installer for a multi browser >> > > extension\add on. >> > > He wants the Uninstaller\Repair Installation\Reinstallation program to >> > check >> > > or not check a check box when a certain edition of the extension (for >> > > example, the Chrome edition) is not installed (whether it was never >> > > installed in the first place, or manually uninstalled). >> >> > > So, no, there is no way to do that, but there was a discussion about >> > > something like that. >> > > If you add an NPAPI plugin that will work in the background (there will >> > be >> > > call to it in the background page, for example, assuming that works), >> > will >> > > uninstalling the extension kill it immediately, or let it execute some >> > kind >> > > of shutdown instructions? >> > > If so, perhaps that is the way to go. It would require some C++ >> > > knowledge\programming and messing around and an approval from the team >> > when >> > > you upload to the gallery, but if that check box means a lot to you - I >> > am >> > > sure you can handle it. ;) >> >> > > ☆PhistucK >> >> > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 01:43, Finnur Thorarinsson <fin...@chromium.org >> > >wrote: >> >> > > > I think Alexey is asking for an event that gets triggered when the user >> > > > manually installs an extension that was installed by Alexey's >> > installer. The >> > > > event would trigger the Alexey's uninstaller to do some housekeeping. >> >> > > > However, we don't have such an event to my knowledge. >> >> > > > From the outside, I can only think of two indicators of an extension >> > being >> > > > uninstalled. I'm not at my desk, so this is from memory: >> >> > > > 1) The user's preferences file in the Chrome profile will either remove >> > the >> > > > entry for the extension or mark it as uninstalled >> > > > 2) The extension directory (see Mohamed's email) will get removed >> > (don't >> > > > remember if this happens immediately) >> >> > > > Both of these are easy to test. >> >> > > > The question in my mind is why you'd need to do this? Extensions don't >> > need >> > > > to write to the Windows Installer database as a part of their >> > installation >> > > > and as such don't need to cleanup after themselves. >> >> > > > Is this so that a manual uninstall removes the extension Add/Remove >> > > > Programs entry (that you added during install) -- or is there another >> > > > purpose? >> >> > > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 14:40, Mohamed Mansour <m...@chromium.org> >> > wrote: >> >> > > >> Perhaps you can inform the user that they must close chrome browser >> > before >> > > >> uninstalling. And your uninstall script will actually goto the users >> > "User >> > > >> Data" directory and delete the extension folder which is just your >> > extension >> > > >> id. >> >> > > >> C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User >> > > >> Data\Default\Extensions\[extension-id] >> >> > > >> -Mohamed Mansour >> >> > > >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Aris <alexey.s.shish...@gmail.com >> > >wrote: >> >> > > >>> Hello, All! >> > > >>> We now distribute bunch of extensions for popular browsers, including >> > > >>> Chrome, as part of Windows Installer package. A question that worries >> > > >>> me is about our Chrome extension manual uninstalling - how can >> > > >>> Windows installer be notified of uninstalling Chrome exetnsion >> > > >>> manually from [Wrench menu] > Extensions? >> >> > > >>> Details: >> > > >>> What we need is a call to msiexec.exe with some parameters (stored in >> > > >>> Windows registry upon installing; something like “msiexec /i >> > > >>> [ProductCode] REMOVE=ChromePlugin /qb”) when user clicks button >> > > >>> “Uninstall” on the chrome://extensions/ page – this removes Chrome >> > > >>> extension entries from Windows Installer database. >> >> > > >>> Google Chrome version: 4.0.266.0 >> > > >>> Operating System: Windows XP Professional >> >> > > >>> Thanks in advance! >> >> > > >>> -- >> >> > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > > >>> "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > > >>> To post to this group, send email to >> > > >>> chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. >> > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > >>> chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> > bscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > >>> . >> > > >>> For more options, visit this group at >> > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> >> > > >> -- >> > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > > >> "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > > >> To post to this group, send email to >> > chromium-extensions@googlegroups.com >> > > >> . >> > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > >> chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> > bscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > >> . >> > > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- >> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > > > "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > > > To post to this group, send email to >> > chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. >> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><chromium-extensions%2Bunsu >> > bscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > > . >> > > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > >http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "Chromium-extensions" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. 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