Design Challenge Tutorial: Stupid XPI Tricks - Dodgy Toolbar

Download

• dodgy-toolbar.zip
• dodgy-toolbar.tar.gz

Install

• Download and unpack. Move the dodgy-toolbar folder to Projects.
• Mac and Linux: Make a file at ~/Profiles/stupid-tricks/extensions/dodgy-toolbar@evilbrainjono The contents of the file should be:
  ~/Projects/dodgy-toolbar/
• Windows: Make a file at %USERPROFILE%\Profiles\stupid-tricks\extensions\dodgy-toolbar@evilbrainjono The contents of the file should be:
  %USERPROFILE%\Projects\dodgy-toolbar\

What's it do?

• Whenever you click any button in the main navigation toolbar, all the buttons are re-ordered randomly.

How does it work?

• See file dodgy-toolbar/chrome/content/dodgy.js

Let's Improve it

• We'll add code to go through all the children of the custom toolbar and print out their ids.

Learn More

• XUL Elements
• XUL Reference

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