Can't install script.

[ebar...@gmail.com]

When I try to install a script nothing happens.

I've tried to click the "Install" button after clicking on a
greasemonkey script. The window stays up but nothing happens. I have
tried to use "New User Script" in the drop down and I browse to the
script but again, nothing happens. Nothing is in "Manage User Scripts"
either.

firefox 2.0, latest greasemonkey from
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/748/

Help :(

[Charles Iliya Krempeaux]

Hello,

Do you have a link to the user script you are trying to install and where you are trying to install it from?


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[Matthias Bauer]

On 06.11.2006 08:42 ebar...@gmail.com wrote:

> I have tried to use "New User Script" in the drop down and I browse
> to the script but again, nothing happens.

That's for *creating* a new user script; you're supposed to choose an
editor at that dialog, not a script. The dialog should really get a huge
warning, because it's so unobvious. In any case, you probably want to
reset the preference to make the 'New User Script' functionality work again:

Go to 'about:config' (in the location bar), type 'greasemonkey.editor'
into the "Filter" field, right-click the option and choose "Reset". Next
time you hit "Edit" or "New user script", use the dialog to select an
editor.

Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
type="file" and Ok/Cancel?

-Matt

[Anthony Lieuallen]

On 11/6/2006 6:58 AM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
> Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
> dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
> type="file" and Ok/Cancel?

That might be good. Have you ever looked at the title of that dialog
though? That's exactly what it says =)

And, btw:

http://greasespot.arantius.com/FAQ#How_do_I_edit_a_script_I.27m_working_on.3F

[Arvid Jakobsson]

On 11/6/06, Anthony Lieuallen <aran...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/6/2006 6:58 AM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
> Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
> dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
> type="file" and Ok/Cancel?

That might be good.  Have you ever looked at the title of that dialog
though?  That's exactly what it says =)

But how obvious is that? As we have seen countless time on this mailinglist, it's not obvious enough.
Even though I find it an ugly solution, I think popping up a dialog with a message displaying
what the filepicker is for is the best solution.

However, most people tend to resort to the "write new script"-menuitem if all else fails when
they're trying to install scripts. So the big problem at hand is these:

http://greaseblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/troubleshooting-064.html

But since those problems haven't been adressed in a long time, I guess they're really hard or
unsolvable.

And, btw:

http://greasespot.arantius.com/FAQ#How_do_I_edit_a_script_I.27m_working_on.3F

[ebar...@gmail.com]

Ah, ok. I understand now that "New User Scripts" doesn't install
scripts. But scripts still won't install.

For example, none of the scripts on this page
http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScriptsGeneric will install.

When I click on a script, the install script window pops up with a
short countdown on the "Install" button. But when I click on the
button, absolutely nothing happens. Window stays up, and nothing else
comes up. New scripts are not added to "Manage user Scripts".

[Anthony Lieuallen]

On 11/6/2006 1:21 PM, ebar...@gmail.com wrote:
> When I click on a script, the install script window pops up with a
> short countdown on the "Install" button. But when I click on the
> button, absolutely nothing happens. Window stays up, and nothing else
> comes up. New scripts are not added to "Manage user Scripts".

Does anything display in the Error Console? (Javascript Console if
you're on a 1.x version of Firefox.)

[ebar...@gmail.com]

Anthony Lieuallen wrote:
>
> Does anything display in the Error Console? (Javascript Console if
> you're on a 1.x version of Firefox.)

No. I cleared the console and tried to install a script. Nothing was
added to the Error Console.

[Bill Donnelly]

It could be a Ffx 2.0 thing. I assume you're using the latest version of Gm.
I haven't upgraded to 2.0 yet. Is anyone having problems with 2.0?
(other than this)
What happens when you click on the "Show Script Source" button?
What about the install button at the top of the page there?

[Matthias Bauer]

On 06.11.2006 15:32 Anthony Lieuallen wrote:

> On 11/6/2006 6:58 AM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
>> Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
>> dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
>> type="file" and Ok/Cancel?
>
> That might be good. Have you ever looked at the title of that dialog
> though? That's exactly what it says =)

I don't think anyone reads dialog titles, especially not of File
Selection dialogs :p Case in point: All the posts to this ML ;)

> And, btw:
>
> http://greasespot.arantius.com/FAQ#How_do_I_edit_a_script_I.27m_working_on.3F

Same thing - those who KNOW that page probably also know what file to
choose etc.

-Matt

[Anthony Lieuallen]

On 11/6/2006 2:55 PM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
>> http://greasespot.arantius.com/FAQ#How_do_I_edit_a_script_I.27m_working_on.3F
> Same thing - those who KNOW that page probably also know what file to
> choose etc.

The wiki is rather new. My point is to insert it into every possible
place where it's appropriate, hoping that sooner or later that won't be
necessary =)

[Bill Donnelly]

+1 on the notification dialog window with OK/Cancel prior to the browse for an editor dialog -- should be more user-friendly (even a simple standard JS prompt box would be better than nothing, and that would be a line or two of code)

[Mook]

On 11/6/06, Matthias Bauer <ml-greasemon...@moeffju.net> wrote:
>
<snip>

> Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
> dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
> type="file" and Ok/Cancel?
>
>

Would blacklisting *.js be okay in this case? This sorta sucks for
systems not based on file extensions, and possibly text editors
written in JS (...err), but that doesn't seems to be a much less
likely problem then people trying to edit user scripts using a user
script. Maybe put up an alert or something when it's a .js file,
followed by the file picker again... (Of course, cancel in the file
picker would still need to get out of the loop)

--
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[spazi...@gmail.com]

ebar...@gmail.com ha scritto:

exactly same problem here :(

[Aaron Boodman]

On 11/6/06, Mook <mook.moz+sites.org.moz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Would blacklisting *.js be okay in this case? This sorta sucks for
> systems not based on file extensions, and possibly text editors
> written in JS (...err), but that doesn't seems to be a much less
> likely problem then people trying to edit user scripts using a user
> script. Maybe put up an alert or something when it's a .js file,
> followed by the file picker again... (Of course, cancel in the file
> picker would still need to get out of the loop)

yes, that would be a simple fix.

- a

[Aaron Boodman]

Also, I think there is a way to determine if a file is executable
nowadays via xpcom.

- a

[AppleIIGuy]

Same thing happens here. Also when i try to manage my previously
installed scripts I don't see them.

[Thomas Andersen]

AppleIIGuy schrieb:

omg, also the same problem, but it is HERE ;)
It would be great if somebody could try to help us, one question to u
problem people:
did u use mozbackup?

[Anthony Lieuallen]

On 11/6/2006 2:42 AM, ebar...@gmail.com wrote:
> When I try to install a script nothing happens.
>
> I've tried to click the "Install" button after clicking on a

> greasemonkey script. The window stays up but nothing happens....

To all users complaining of failed installs, does this (slightly dated)
information help?
http://greaseblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/troubleshooting-064.html

Also, critically, is there anything in the "Error Console" (Javascript
Console in 1.x)? Open it, hit clear, try to install a script. New
stuff pops up? Right click, copy, be sure to paste to list.

[JKimbo]

Hey everyone.

I had the same problem of greasemonkey not accepting any new scripts.
What you have to do is create a folder called "gm_scripts" in your
firefox profile folder:
http://greasespot.arantius.com/Profile_directory

Then open notepad or your respective text editor and create a new file
and name it "config.xml". Make sure that it is saved as a .xml file and
not a .txt file.

And voila it should now work!

[esquifit]

What about changing "New script" to "Write new script"?
I think most new users seeking to *install* a given script would not
even be tempted to chose this option. There is, of course, no
guarantee that this change in the wording will be preserved when
localising GM in other languages, though.

2006/11/6, Arvid Jakobsson <arvid.j...@gmail.com>:

> On 11/6/06, Anthony Lieuallen <aran...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 11/6/2006 6:58 AM, Matthias Bauer wrote:
> > > Any ideas how to make that dialog more obvious? Maybe put a small XUL
> > > dialog up before, with a label "Choose your editor, please", an input
> > > type="file" and Ok/Cancel?
> >
> > That might be good. Have you ever looked at the title of that dialog
> > though? That's exactly what it says =)
>
> But how obvious is that? As we have seen countless time on this mailinglist,
> it's not obvious enough.

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> However, most people tend to resort to the "write new script"-menuitem if
> all else fails when
> they're trying to install scripts.

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