so if i add the tabs permissions to my extension i am able to post messages, but i am not receiving them in my content script. anyone have any idea on what i need to do to get my content script to "receive" messages.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Anatoly Yakovenko <[email protected]> wrote: > No luck, > $ cat manifest.json > { "name": "Quote" > , "version": "1.0" > , "description": "Quote the selected text." > , "toolstrips": [ "quote.html" ] > , "content_scripts" : [ { "js" : [ "quote.js"] > , "matches" : ["http://*/*";, "https://*/*";] > }] > } > $ cat quote.js > function quoteText() { > window.open('quoteText') > var t = window.getSelection().toString().replace(/./g, ">"); > var range = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0); > range.deleteContents(); > range.insertNode(document.createTextNode(t)); > } > chrome.extension.onConnect.addListener(function (port) { > port.onMessage.addListener(function (data) { > window.alert(data) > window.open('onmessage') > quoteText(); > }); > } > $ cat quote.html > <script> > function sendMessage(message) { > window.open('sendmessage') > chrome.tabs.getSelected(null, function(tab) { > var port = chrome.tabs.connect(tab.id); > port.postMessage(message); > }); > } > </script> > <div class="toolstrip-button" onclick="sendMessage('quoteText');"> > <span>Quote</span> > </div> > > It seems like i am only getting do the sendMessage function, but > postMessage never gets executed > > Anatoly > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Antony Sargent <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually you can connect directly from your toolstrip to the content >> script'ed page. >> In your content script: >> chrome.extension.onConnect.addListener(function (port) { >> port.onMessage.addListener(function (data) { >> // do something with data here >> } >> } >> In your toolstrip (sending a message to the currently selected tab): >> function sendMessage(message) { >> chrome.tabs.getSelected(null, function(tab) { >> var port = chrome.tabs.connect(tab.id); >> port.postMessage(message); >> }); >> } >> Depending on your needs, you might want to keep the port around instead of >> using it only once in this example, or connect to more than just the >> currently selected tab. >> Also note that in the content script, you might need to use the workaround >> mentioned in crbug.com/17410 until it's fixed. >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Daniel Wagner-Hall <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> You want to be doing this in a content script >>> [http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/content_scripts.html] rather >>> than a toolstrip. A content script has access to the page's DOM, and >>> can interact with it. Toolstrips are more for general UI for the >>> extension. >>> >>> You can see the results of console.log from a toolstrip if you go to >>> the page chrome://extensions and click the Inspect link next to the >>> toolstrip. The results of console.log from a content script will be >>> in the page's log. >>> >>> You can communicate between toolstrips and content scripts (so that >>> pressing a button causes an action in the content script). This can >>> (I believe only, though I may be wrong) be done by making a background >>> page, having the content script and toolstrip each connect to it >>> (using chrome.extension.connect), and passing messages over these >>> ports. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Anatoly Yakovenko >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > So i thought this might work: >>> > >>> > <script type="text/javascript"> >>> > function quoteText() >>> > { >>> > if(document.getSelection) { >>> > document.getSelection.toString().replace(/^/g, ">"); >>> > } >>> > } >>> > </script> >>> > >>> > <div class="toolstrip-button" onclick="quoteText()"> >>> > <span>Quote</span> >>> > </div >>> > >>> > but its not. How come i can't get the selection? also, console.log >>> > isn't working, my script isn't showing up in the debugger window as an >>> > option under scripts. But if i use window.open("here"); it opens a >>> > window. >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
