A Rep-Identifying Bookmarklet

[TimberWolf]

I've found that the leading bit of the snippet gets cut off when copying and pasting.

Edit just tried it again in IE and it worked fine!

If FF, I get some security prevention measure, which IIRC when I turned it off got nothing (perhaps other software kicked in).

In IE I get Yahoo come up (???) saying it can't find the page.

Forget what Chrome did, nothing I think.

[cojak]

I'm using Chrome at the moment, it works ok for me.

[TimberWolf]

I'm using Chrome at the moment, it works ok for me.

Just tried again in Chrome, and Google came up!

So you:-

- Copy the text from the first script on page one of this thread
- Open Chrome and navigate to the Settings page of CUK
- Paste the script (just copied) in to the location box (overwriting "http://forums.contractoruk.com/usercp.php")?

All I get is Google saying can't find the page.

[NickFitz]

I just tried this in Chrome and it thought I was doing a search for that long expression. I'm sure it worked before, is this a change to CUK or to Chrome?

Hmm, WFM on Chrome 12.0.742.122; upgrade to 13.0.782.220 and when I paste it into the location bar, it strips the "javascript:" protocol identifier from the start of the pasted text, presumably because Google knows what's best for me more than I do. If I put the "javascript:" back manually before hitting Enter, it works.

The best thing is to make it a bookmarklet. On Chrome:

1. Copy the code;
2. From the "Bookmarks" menu, select "Bookmark This Page";
3. A dialog pops up saying "Bookmark added!" - ignore the over-exuberance of that exclamation mark and hit the "Edit..." button;
4. Paste the code into the "URL" field, and change the "Name" field to something suitable like "CUK Rep";
5. If you put it in the Bookmarks Bar, you can just click it when on your CUK Settings page to have it fill in the info, rather than having to hunt through menus for it

You can take similar steps for other browsers; a Google search for "bookmarklet" and the browser's name should find some specific instructions.

[eek]

If you put it in the Bookmarks Bar, you can just click it when on your CUK Settings page to have it fill in the info, rather than having to hunt through menus for it

As I side above install Tampermoney then cut and paste the script I added above and it will run automatically every time you visit your rep page.

[TimberWolf]

Hmm, WFM on Chrome 12.0.742.122; upgrade to 13.0.782.220 and when I paste it into the location bar, it strips the "javascript:" protocol identifier from the start of the pasted text, presumably because Google knows what's best for me more than I do. If I put the "javascript:" back manually before hitting Enter, it works.

The best thing is to make it a bookmarklet. On Chrome:

1. Copy the code;
2. From the "Bookmarks" menu, select "Bookmark This Page";
3. A dialog pops up saying "Bookmark added!" - ignore the over-exuberance of that exclamation mark and hit the "Edit..." button;
4. Paste the code into the "URL" field, and change the "Name" field to something suitable like "CUK Rep";
5. If you put it in the Bookmarks Bar, you can just click it when on your CUK Settings page to have it fill in the info, rather than having to hunt through menus for it

You can take similar steps for other browsers; a Google search for "bookmarklet" and the browser's name should find some specific instructions.

Ah, that's sorted it! Nice.

[TimberWolf]

I've found that the leading bit of the snippet gets cut off when copying and pasting.

Edit just tried it again in IE and it worked fine!

Oops, didn't notice on first read that you'd provided a solution already!

[Spacecadet]

Oops, didn't notice on first read that you'd provided a solution already!

Nicks was better anyway

[NickFitz]

...presumably because Google knows what's best for me more than I do.

It is indeed the Chrome developers being an arrogant bunch of tossers who are oh-so-*******-clever that they have granted themselves the power to make decisions for we, the yammering gurning peasantry. Or should I say "This behaviour is by design"?

[d000hg]

Hmm, WFM on Chrome 12.0.742.122; upgrade to 13.0.782.220 and when I paste it into the location bar, it strips the "javascript:" protocol identifier from the start of the pasted text, presumably because Google knows what's best for me more than I do. If I put the "javascript:" back manually before hitting Enter, it works.

Thanks Nick, that fixed it.