There is a little confusion: 1) In order to *install* a userscript, the file must have the .user.js extension, regardless of whether the file is a local one or if it is retrieved via http from some server.
2) In order for the script to *run*, you have to visit some page whose url matches some of the @include lines in the script header. In your case, there is just one @include line, namely @include *CFIDE/debug/blank.html* This means you have to (install the script and afterwards) visit some page whose url is something like this: http://foo.someserver.com/bar/bazCFIDE/debug/blank.html 3) The preferences settings have nothing to do with the above. They are necessary when you want a script to run upon visiting locally stored html pages, in other words, when the associated url is of the form file:///* instead of http://* I strongly suggest you take a look a the Greasemonkey wiki for further information about basic features of the extension: http://wiki.greasespot.net/Main_Page On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Ben Stover <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, thank you for this first step. > > However after setting everything on "true" and rename the extension to > ".user.js" I dragged the script file > onto Firefox. Greasemonkey installation dialog pops up and I installed the > script successfully. Fine. > > But how do I run it (after installation)? > > I thought dragging it will run it automatically. > > Ben > > --Original Message Text--- > From: Matt Sargent > Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:58:07 -0600 > > This was just answered for me. I'll quote the response I received. > > Since a couple of releases there are two new 'hidden' preferences: > > greasemonkey.aboutIsGreaseable > greasemonkey.fileIsGreaseable > > The default value is "false". If you want Greasemonkey to run on > file:/// urls, you have to set the second one to "true" (in > about:config). > > > I only run script I've written, but it you run outside script, there is a > security issue with changing these settings. > > > > On 1/2/2010 10:51 AM, Ben Stover wrote: Sorry for this newbie question but > how do I start a greasemonkey script from my local hard disc? > > I wrote the simple script (see bottom of this posting) into a file > > D:\tmp\myscript.script > > and dragged this file on my Firefox (Greasemonkey addon is installed and > enabled). > After dragging the following URL is visible in the browser: > > file:///D:/tmp/myscript.script > > But after hitting RETURN the script does not run. > > Why? > > Do all scripts have to be on a server and accessible only through http:// > protocol - no file:/// possible? > > Ben > > > > // ==UserScript== > // @name Test > // @namespace Foo > // @description Test > // @include *CFIDE/debug/blank.html* > // @version 0.0.1 > // ==/UserScript== > > var x = document.createElement("<iframe>"); > x.src = "http://www.google.com";; > document.body.appendChild(x); > var x = document.createElement("<iframe>"); > x.src = "http://www.yahoo.com";; > document.body.appendChild(x); > var x = document.createElement("<iframe>"); > x.src = "http://www.bing.com";; > document.body.appendChild(x); > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "greasemonkey-users" 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/greasemonkey-users?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "greasemonkey-users" 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/greasemonkey-users?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "greasemonkey-users" 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/greasemonkey-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "greasemonkey-users" 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/greasemonkey-users?hl=en.
