Comments on: Overriding Firefox’s Window.Alert – Part 4 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/ The personal blog of a Toronto based software developer, musician, sound designer, and theatre enthusiast. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-751 John Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:31:54 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-751 Thank you! So much. This is great. I am very surprised this functionality isn't part of Firefox already, as there are so many annoying malware sites out there. Great extension. Thank you! So much. This is great. I am very surprised this functionality isn’t part of Firefox already, as there are so many annoying malware sites out there. Great extension.

]]> By: Mike http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Mike Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:19 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-696 Vandrian: Hm... are you talking about the modal window that pops up asking you to complete a survey? -Mike Vandrian:

Hm… are you talking about the modal window that pops up asking you to complete a survey?

-Mike

]]> By: Vandrian http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Vandrian Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:05:49 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-692 Thank you for your patch. I came here after I visited the following site which creates an endless window loop. Any ideas how to get out of situations like this other than finding out where these people live? http://tvdoom.com/watch-video/legend-of-the-seeker-season-2-episode-2-baneling Thank you for your patch. I came here after I visited the following site which creates an endless window loop. Any ideas how to get out of situations like this other than finding out where these people live?

http://tvdoom.com/watch-video/legend-of-the-seeker-season-2-episode-2-baneling

]]> By: Tom9729 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Tom9729 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:43:11 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-344 A very helpful extension. This should come standard with every browser. A very helpful extension. This should come standard with every browser.

]]> By: Mike http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Mike Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:59:47 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-333 @Swapnil: Thanks for the inspiration! @Wally: My pleasure. Maybe I'll do the addons thing...I was treating the extension as more of an academic exercise than anything really serious, but if people are interested, I might put it up. I just hope nobody expects me to maintain it. ;) -Mike @Swapnil: Thanks for the inspiration!

@Wally: My pleasure. Maybe I’ll do the addons thing…I was treating the extension as more of an academic exercise than anything really serious, but if people are interested, I might put it up.

I just hope nobody expects me to maintain it. ;)

-Mike

]]> By: Wally http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Wally Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:53:34 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-283 Works great with 3.0.10 thanks alot dude! I cant tell u how many times ive been trapped in those endless alert loops lol but ummm why dont u put this on addons.mozilla.org so more peaople can find it? Works great with 3.0.10 thanks alot dude! I cant tell u how many times ive been trapped in those endless alert loops lol but ummm why dont u put this on addons.mozilla.org so more peaople can find it?

]]> By: Swapnil Pathare http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Swapnil Pathare Mon, 25 May 2009 14:53:40 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-185 *it was nice to see the post helping you *it was nice to see the post helping you

]]> By: Swapnil Pathare http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Swapnil Pathare Mon, 25 May 2009 14:52:55 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-184 Hey Mike, great to see the FF plugin you've developed. Will check it out on my FF 3 soon. Mostly I just sit on my blog and rant away rather than actually sit and work stuff out, which could have been done in a lot of cases. However, it was nice to see it helping you :) and nicer to actually have a comment posted by you inspite of me having done nothing. Hey Mike, great to see the FF plugin you’ve developed. Will check it out on my FF 3 soon.

Mostly I just sit on my blog and rant away rather than actually sit and work stuff out, which could have been done in a lot of cases. However, it was nice to see it helping you :) and nicer to actually have a comment posted by you inspite of me having done nothing.

]]> By: Mike http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Mike Tue, 05 May 2009 04:53:12 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-164 @Geofrey The concept, maybe. Somehow, though, I don't think my code would pass muster for Mozilla. Too hack-y - note the ill-advised security bypass that I wrote about in Part 3. There are probably better ways of doing this, but I suppose this serves as proof of concept. Thanks for the vote of confidence, though. ;) -Mike @Geofrey The concept, maybe. Somehow, though, I don’t think my code would pass muster for Mozilla. Too hack-y – note the ill-advised security bypass that I wrote about in Part 3.

There are probably better ways of doing this, but I suppose this serves as proof of concept.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, though. ;)

-Mike

]]> By: Geofrey Flores http://mikeconley.ca/blog/2009/05/03/overriding-firefox%e2%80%99s-windowalert-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Geofrey Flores Tue, 05 May 2009 02:11:32 +0000 http://mikeconley.ca/blog/?p=392#comment-163 Hmmm...wonder if this can be submitted as a patch? Hmmm…wonder if this can be submitted as a patch?

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