I would like to know if it's possible to develop an addon for Firefox (min version 60) which allows user to download / print direcly in pdf or png an active tab in a specific folder(absolute path outside from the download folder).
The folder could be chosen in the addon's options and the user will only have to click on the addon's icon.
Thanks
There is no need to find an additional Extension API for your functionality. You can use the regular Javascript method window.print() in your content script file to print/download the currently active tab. Tested it on both Chrome and Firefox. Should work fine.
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In my Electron application I store links to local file paths. Now I would like the user to be able of opening such links using whatever application the operating system is configured for (or the usual "open with" dialog).
Is this possible?
Thanks
Found a list of possible solutions here:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/33425619/2110299
Of these, the most relevant seems to me the shell module plugin:
https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/shell/
Which provides following API:
shell.openItem(fullPath)
Open the given file in the desktop’s default manner.
Returns Boolean - Whether the item was successfully opened.
I'm building an application in ColdFusion that lets the user choose a group of photos and will let them be printed automatically, however, I need to print the file and not the webpage holding the images. Is this possible with CFFILE? If not what is the best way to do this?
Dan's suggestion of an Active-X control (even if it's possible) will only work for MSIE 11 and earlier. Active-X will not work for MS Edge or any non-MS browser. It's not a global, future-proof solution.
The best solution will be to convert the images to a multi-page PDF file as TRose suggests. You will then present the file to the user to download or view in the browser. The user will have to manually print the PDF file.
Here's why: ColdFusion is a server-side applicaiton server. It crafts content that is viewable via a web browser. For security reasons, web browsers cannot automatically aceess a user's local computer(1) and therefore cannot connect to any printer connected to that computer.
(1) This is also why we can't upload files without user interaction.
How do I view my Code output in Notepad++ as a webpage or something similiar?
I have built something but I can't find a button or something like that in Notepad to view it as a webpage or something similiar.
If it is a webpage written in html:
just go where you saved it and click it.
If it is in php:
You will need a web server, save the file in the www directory. and access it like this:
http://localhost/yourfile.php
Simply, save your file with the correct extension in this case html, then click run , in the run menu click launch in, (in whichever is your browser) in my case, chrome.And it should work(:
Add this plugin in Notepad++: Preview HTML but it opens only in IE
To setup Notepad++ for testing your markup or code there are a few things to consider.
When Notepad++ launches do you want a test document opened by default?
What language do you prefer the document to be opened as?
What browser do you wish to test your test file in?
Do we want a shortcut to open test in browser?
If you do not have your local environment setup to run server-side scripts you will be limited to what the browser supports.
In my example setup I will be using .php as my language. There are some variables, but I've chosen what I believe best suit my needs. I'm also using a windows machine.
Create a new file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ (or wherever) as php.php (or whatever). This will be the document we keep open and will remain open so long as we never close it.
In Notepad++ go to Settings > Preferences > New Document
In the bottom left there is a drop-down. Select your language (php in my case).
Open php.php in Notepad++.
Go to Run > Modify Shortcut / Delete Command and locate your desired browser (note: this may not work as expected in some browsers i.e. Internet Explorer, go figure).
Create a custom shortcut so your document can be launched to test (unless you are happy with what is already setup).
This will effectively keep your default file open in Notepad++ every time it is launched in your preferred language and allow you to quickly test your markup.
Cntrl + Alt + Shift + I(Alphabet if you want to open in Internet explorer)
I hope this will work.
I have a Firefox addon available for my website. I add the download link of the addon to a simple , but when an user click it, it prompts him to download the .XPI file of the addon - Is there any way so I can pop-up the normal EXTENSION INSTALL window for my addon? Is there any special thing to do that or this is available only in addons.mozilla.org?
You can use the InstallTrigger object. Also, you should be using application/x-xpinstall MIME type for your extension file, this will trigger installation even if InstallTrigger isn't used (e.g. JavaScript disabled).
We are doing webdevelopment with Zope.
The web-editor is just horrible. No syntax highlighting, no in-text-tabs, nothing you can work with.
I installed Zope External Editor. It is now possible that I click the "use external editor" button on every element and it creates a temporary file and opens it in Notepad++, awesome.
But one important thing fail: it doesn't save back to Zope when I save the file. I still have to copy the code back to Zope manually.
I also searched for syntax highlighting extension for chrome/firefox at least to highlight the code (but I prefer Notepad++ with upload-on-save).
Can someone help me with that?
Did you also download the ExternalEditor Helper application?
Your browser should open the helper application, which will then open the editor (which you can specify in the configuration, see last point below). This is important because the helper application is responsible for sending changes back to Zope, which it does by keeping an open WebDAV session while you are editing.
You should download the latest helper app here: http://plone.org/products/zope-externaleditor-client
From that page:
Under Windows: Install the windows binary executable.
Open your page in your web browser and click on the link 'edit with external application'
Associate the file with Zope External Editor and make it permanent (first time only)
The file is opened in the editor defined in windows registry with certain editors, a message will ask whether the edition is terminated or not;
keep it until you closed you file and say yes.
If you want to change your default editor for certain content types , or if you want to add proxy parameters, open Zope External Edit in your program files menu and change your local user configuration.
The best option is to not develop Zope applications through-the-web anymore.
Use proper python packages, and you'll get to use your favourite tools without difficult integration with the server.