作者：Mark Pilgrim
出版日期：November 2005
出版社：O'Reilly
页数：495
ISBN：0-596-10165-1
文件格式：CHM


Greasemonkey Hacks is an invaluable compendium 100 ingenious hacksfor power users who want to master Greasemonkey, the hot new Firefoxextension that allows you to write scripts that alter the web pages youvisit. With Greasemonkey, you can create scripts that make a web sitemore usable, fix rendering bugs that site owners can’t be bothered tofix themselves, or add items to a web site’s menu bar. You can alterpages so they work better with technologies that speak a web page outloud or convert it to Braille. Greasemonkey gurus can even import,combine, and alter data from different web sites to meet their ownspecific needs.
Greasemonkey has achieved a cult-like following in its shortlifespan, but its uses are just beginning to be explored. Let’s sayyou’re shopping on an e-commerce site. You can create a script thatwill automatically display competitive prices for that particularproduct from other web sites. The possibilities are limited only byyour imagination and your Greasemonkey expertise. Greasemonkey Hackscan’t help you with the imagination part, but it can provide the experthacks-complete with the sample code-you need to turn your brainstormsinto reality.
More than just an essential collection of made-to-order Greasemonkeysolutions, Greasemonkey Hacks is crammed with sample code, aGreasemonkey API reference, and a comprehensive list of resources, toensure that every resource you need is available between its covers.
Some people are content to receive information from websitespassively; some people want to control it. If you are one of thelatter, Greasemonkey Hacks provides all the clever customizations andcutting-edge tips and tools you need to take command of any web pageyou view.