How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by legierski » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 11:42 AM UTC

How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)
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Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by acqq » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 1:29 PM UTC

I don't know anything about Chrome extensions but I know that typical bookmarklets function in all browsers. So my question is: why? Why not just using bookmarklet as is?

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by beaumartinez » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 1:39 PM UTC

acqq wrote: post #2

I don't know anything about Chrome extensions but I know that typical bookmarklets function in all browsers. So my question is: why? Why not just using bookmarklet as is?

Naive guess—Chrome extensions run automatically on specific domains. Bookmarklets run only when clicked.

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by brooklynite » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 1:55 PM UTC

acqq wrote: post #2

I don't know anything about Chrome extensions but I know that typical bookmarklets function in all browsers. So my question is: why? Why not just using bookmarklet as is?

Some people hate having a bookmarks bar visible or just want to make more space for other things.

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by GBKS » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 2:20 PM UTC

brooklynite wrote: post #4

acqq wrote: post #2

I don't know anything about Chrome extensions but I know that typical bookmarklets function in all browsers. So my question is: why? Why not just using bookmarklet as is?

Some people hate having a bookmarks bar visible or just want to make more space for other things.

You can also get extra exposure through the chrome web store. It's not a lot, but every bit matters.

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by ck2 » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 2:53 PM UTC

I've always been annoyed in Firefox and now apparently Chrome that you cannot just have a simple, single-file extension if you don't need any external files.

Why can't it just regex the manifest, etc. from the extension header in a comment field.

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by rmateu » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 3:10 PM UTC

Brilliant! thanks. I've been planning on converting some of my markdown bookmarklets for blogging (http://5typos.net/post/259552063/bookmarklets-for-text-manip...) for some time, but was too lazy to checkout the specs. No excuse now.

Re: How to Easily Convert Any Bookmarklet to Chrome Extension (+ source code)

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Post by jenningsjason » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 4:01 PM UTC

Does something like this exist for Safari or Firefox?