2010/7/22 Krisztián Fekete <[email protected]>: > Thanks, now it all makes sense :) Would it be possible to display a > different message when such local file is opened and Firebug Lite is > attempted to start? (instead of "Firebug Lite can't complete its activation > because this page was open before the extension itself was enabled", this > message confused the hell out of me ;)
Sure. When I said: >> I will include a proper message when you are running Firebug Lite >> on a local file, suggesting the use of a local webserver and/or >> pointing to a FAQ (which I'm writing). I was talking exactly about this. ;) I'll include something like: "For security reasons Firebug Lite cannot run in local files. For more info about how to work around this problem visit: http://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Firebug_Lite_FAQ"; regards, Pedro Simonetti. > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Pedro Simonetti Garcia > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 2010/7/22 Krisztián Fekete <[email protected]>: >> > Weird thing is that it happens only if I try to run Firebug lite on a >> > local >> > file (e.g. file:///C:/Stuff/index.html). >> >> Hmmm... I forgot to mention other limitation :) >> >> Firebug Lite could theoretically read local files (file:///*) but that >> leads to some problems: >> >> * extensions that requires local files (file:///*) access needs to be >> manually reviewed by Google and it would probably take a long >> time (considering that Firebug Lite has around 30 kloc) and >> consequently it would make it difficult to publish new releases. >> >> * access to local files can lead to a security vulnerability. Firebug >> Lite is fully extensible and vulnerabilities could be exploited by any >> page. >> >> The recommended approach is to use a local web server. You >> can however manually edit the manifest.json file in the extension >> directory and grant it with local file access, but this setting will >> be loosed when you update the extension to the next version: >> >> ... >> "permissions": >> [ >> "tabs", >> "file:///*", <<======== INCLUDE THIS LINE >> "http://*/*";, >> "https://*/*";, >> "http://127.0.0.1/*";, >> "http://localhost/*"; >> ] >> } >> >> >> 2010/7/22 Krisztián Fekete <[email protected]>: >> > Weird thing is that it happens only if I try to run Firebug lite on a >> > local >> > file (e.g. file:///C:/Stuff/index.html). If I open it >> > as http://127.0.0.1/index.html, it works like a charm. It's no biggie, >> > but >> > the "process will complete when you reload the page" message is quite >> > misleading. >> >> Sure the message is misleading and combined with the fact that >> it won't work on local pages it creates a lot of confusion. >> >> I will include a proper message when you are running Firebug Lite >> on a local file, suggesting the use of a local webserver and/or >> pointing to a FAQ (which I'm writing). >> >> Thanks for pointing this out. For now on, other users won't have >> the same bad experience as you! :) >> >> regards, >> >> Pedro Simonetti. >> >> >> > The page was not open before, (I just created it). >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Pedro Simonetti Garcia >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> 2010/7/22 kicsitian <[email protected]>: >> >> > When I click on the Firebug Lite icon in the toolbar, a window pops >> >> > up: >> >> > >> >> > "Firebug Lite can't complete its activation because this page was >> >> > open >> >> > before the extension itself was enabled. The process will complete >> >> > when you reload the page. >> >> > >> >> > Press ok to reload the page now, or cancel to reload it later." >> >> >> >> Which exact URL are you visiting? It is an internal Chrome's page >> >> (like "chrome://downloads/"), or some page related to Google Chrome >> >> extensions "https://chrome.google.com/extensions/";)? >> >> >> >> Google Chrome won't allow content scripts (required by Firebug Lite) >> >> running on such pages. The problem is that Chrome does not inform the >> >> user and neither the extension about it. In other words, there is no >> >> way >> >> to Firebug Lite know if the content script was loaded or not, and we >> >> worked around this by sniffing the URL and detecting when you visit >> >> URLs that begins with "chrome://" or >> >> "https://chrome.google.com/extensions/";, >> >> alerting users in such cases. >> >> >> >> Another problem of Chrome extensions is that besides the fact that >> >> you don't have to restart the browser in order to install an extension, >> >> extensions that require content scripts won't work on pages that were >> >> opened *before* the extension was installed. That is, the first time >> >> the >> >> user install *any* extensions that require content scripts, the >> >> extension >> >> won't work on *any* pages you are seeing. It won't work in the gallery >> >> ("https://chrome.google.com/extensions/";) and it won't work on any >> >> other page you already had opened at that time. We implemented >> >> another dirty workaround to detect such cases, but the solution is not >> >> perfect. >> >> >> >> So it is important to know 2 things: >> >> >> >> - which URL are you visiting >> >> - was this page opened *before* you installed the extension? >> >> >> >> >> >> > I press OK and nothing happens, the page does not reload and Firebug >> >> > Lite won't start. >> >> >> >> This was not supposed to happen. Firebug Lite should have been loaded. >> >> We need to investigate what is happening. >> >> >> >> >> >> > I tried reinstalling the extension, manually >> >> > reloading the page, but nothing helps. Is there any other way I can >> >> > start the Firebug Lite extension? >> >> >> >> Other than the restricted Chrome URLs listed above, and the pages >> >> opened before the installation, you are supposed to load Firebug Lite >> >> without problems in all other pages. >> >> >> >> If this is not happening then it is a bug and we need to fix it. >> >> >> >> regards, >> >> >> >> Pedro Simonetti. >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Chrome version 5.0.375.99 on Windows 7 Professional 32bit. >> >> > >> >> > Any help is appreciated, Firebug is the only thing that still ties me >> >> > to Firefox. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups "Firebug" 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/firebug?hl=en. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups >> >> "Firebug" 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/firebug?hl=en. >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Firebug" 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/firebug?hl=en. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Firebug" 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/firebug?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Firebug" 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/firebug?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. 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