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Greasemetal Brings (Some) User Scripts into Google Chrome
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 12:00 AM on September 11, 2008
Thanks to open-source hacker Kazuho Oku, early adopters of Google Chrome can now run the custom JavaScript bits known as Userscripts in the browser using Greasemetal. After you launch Greasemetal, the program launches Chrome and looks in a directory for user scripts to run. At the moment, Greasemetal can only run userscripts that have no Greasemonkey-specific functions—which kills out a lot of cool scrips like those in Better Gmail 2 and elsewhere, unfortunately—but can run most any script that works in Safari (with Greasekit) or Opera. Found a great user script that adds cool features to Chrome? Tell us about it in the comments.
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cocasio
Posted 1:30 AM 11/9/08
Does RTM for Gmail work with this?
cocasio
Gina Trapani
Posted 2:31 AM 11/9/08
"Does RTM for Gmail work with this? "
@cocasio: RTM for Gmail is an extension, not a user script, so no. :(
Gina Trapani
cocasio
Posted 3:15 AM 11/9/08
Goash darn it. I really like Chrome. I am just switching to Gmail and saw that extension. Makes me really consider going back the Firefox.
When will we get a Chrome and Firefox mashup? I like the separate processes of Chrome. And I like to options, extensions and the like of Firefox. I wish I know how to mash it up.
cocasio
daddydave
Posted 3:31 AM 11/9/08
or is that data URI—I always get those two mixed up.
daddydave
daddydave
Posted 3:30 AM 11/9/08
Does Google Chrome have xpath support and data URL support? There were several attempts to create Greasemonkey for IE, but since the underlying browser didn't support those, they were practically worthless.
daddydave
echoleaf
Posted 3:50 AM 11/9/08
RTM for Gmail is the one reason I'm still using Firefox regularly. I much prefer Chrome's speed and don't miss Firefox's memory leaks and cpu hits. Of course, the minute Chrome gets extensions the possibilities of runaway memory and cpu will be introduced. I'm still hopeful of RTM for Gmail coming to Chrome, preferably soon.
echoleaf
fourtwoseven
Posted 6:37 AM 11/9/08
So far I am unable to get any scripts to work. Even ones that do not have "GM_" commands. Has anyone gotten anything to work yet?
fourtwoseven
Zero3K
Posted 11:16 AM 11/9/08
Nope. I just get a bunch of error messages in its debug log (located at C:\Program Files\GreaseMetal) and in Chrome's Inspect element window (via the console that's in it).
Zero3K
thegreatwarlord
Posted 8:48 PM 11/9/08
@cocasio:
I like the idea too. I think I've got the technology to make it happen, but not the manpower to do it.
thegreatwarlord
umpitygrumpity
Posted 2:37 AM 12/9/08
No idea why this thing is even being talked about if it does nothing but generate constant errors in the console.
Ya, I haven't got it to run any scripts either. I'm permanently round-filing this crap!
umpitygrumpity
keynell
Posted 2:18 AM 13/9/08
not exactly the same, but might be a solution for some scripts:
[blogote.com]
havent't used it tho
keynell
Zero3K
Posted 3:19 AM 14/9/08
v0.2 is now out. It stops the debug log from being created, stops the Inspect Element window's console from being filled with errors, adds support for some of GreaseMonkey's commands, and changes the directory to put the UserJS into to \Program Files\Greasemetal\userjs.
Zero3K
ElijahSnail
Posted 12:35 AM 11/9/08
This here is rather cool. Could it be maybe a first step towards a standard on userscripting? LEo
ElijahSnail
pyraz
Posted 1:47 AM 12/9/08
I love having Folders4Gmail back! You have to launch Greasemetal in order to get it to work, and it automatically launches Chrome. Has anyone figured out a way to modify the launcher so that it can launch a Chrome application window, such as the one I have for Gmail, so I can get Greasmetal to work in my Chrome application shortcuts?
pyraz