Extension to Firefox browser, integrates with libraryworld.com, to print checkout on narrow (e.g. thermal) printer.
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chrome.manifest
- specifies overlay
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chrome/content/overlay.xul
- adds menu item to Tools menu
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to start FF using dev profile: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -no-remote -P dev &
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added a file named gregs_printreceipt_extension@sulliwood.org to /Users/gregsullivan/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/zoua03rb.dev/extensions with the contents: /Users/gregsullivan/Documents/AuburndaleBranchLibrary/printreceipt_extension
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to reload extension, do touch /Users/gregsullivan/Documents/AuburndaleBranchLibrary/printreceipt_extension
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to build xpi and push to sulliwood.org/gregs/software,
- in the printreceipt_extension folder, do
- find . -not -path '/.svn/' -print | zip -@ printreceipt.xpi
- cp printreceipt.xpi ~/Documents/gregs_public_html
- cd ~/Documents/gregs_public_html ; svn ci -m 'edit message'
- note that checking in automagically checks back out to web space.
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to checkout, git clone https://github.com/gregsgit/printreceipt_extension.git
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had a hard time figuring out how to write to a new window (hit security violation). Following works:
var newWin = window.open('','receipt',"chrome=yes"); var newDoc = newWin.document; newDoc.write("<html><body><h1>heading 1</h1><p>para 1</p><h2>heading 2</h2><p>para 2</p></body></html>"); newDoc.close(); -
note that full browser layout is in chrome://browser/content/browser.xul
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important page about working with windows from chrome: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Working_with_windows_in_chrome_code
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Very useful page: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Getting_started_with_extension_development
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XUL Tutorial: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL_Tutorial
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lots of tutorials: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extension_development#Tutorials
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DOM and JS in Gecko (mozilla): https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Gecko_DOM_Reference
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adding overlays to other packages: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL_Tutorial/Cross_Package_Overlays
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To set the scope to the browser window: Find the "Open Windows" view, right-click on "Browser Window", and select "Set as Evaluation Object".
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To see chrome js files, uncheck Debug->Exclude Browser Files
- Body > Table > Tbody > TR[3] (4th row) > TD > 2nd Table > Tbody > 3rd TR > TD >
3rd P has text "Out or on Hold", followed by a table > 1st TR is a bunch of TH's (headers),
2nd thru nth TR each contain 6 TD's:
- "out"
- book id
- book title
- book category (ex. "[J easy]J fix")
- checkout date
- due date