TiddlyDesktop + Chrome Extensions?

[BurningTreeC]

Hi community,

I'm trying to figure out how to add chrome extensions (like they're found in the chrome webstore) to TiddlyDesktop

There are some useful extensions, most notable some search bars that search the page, like this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/find%2B-regex-find-in-page/fddffkdncgkkdjobemgbpojjeffmmofb

I've found some information about how to load extensions in nw.js (TD is based on nw.js)

We can also open the "extensions" page from within TD by pressing "F12" for the developer console, then opening the console and typing:

this.document.location = "chrome://extensions"

This opens the chrome extensions tab. There's the "developer mode" that would allow to load unpacked extensions (for example downloaded .zip from a github repo, like for above-mentioned search-extension: https://github.com/brandon1024/find).

But my TiddlyDesktop chrashes if I try to activate developer mode.

I've found more information for loading extensions here: https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/third-party-browser-plugins

I just made this thread to gather resources and to find others that are interested in this, too.

BTC

[@TiddlyTweeter]

I'm interested in all things TiddlyDesktop. Its a stunning piece of work with many, many plusses.

AFAIK, TD currently uses only the core engine of Chrome. It has no bells and whistles. For instance many features like simple right click to get a menu that offers print is missing. It may be the "hooks" for plugins are not there, or off. I'm not sure that can be easily addressed.

IMO you should raise this issue on GitHub too at: https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyDesktop/issues if you don't get informed answers here.

Best wishes
Josiah