Thursday, June 12, 2008

Greasemonkey Version 0.8

At long last, the new version of Greasemonkey is available. Get Greasemonkey 0.8.0 from addons.mozilla.org.

The most important change for this release is full compatibility with Firefox 3.0. There is also a new feature that allows modularization of user scripts that comes in four pieces: @resource, @require, GM_getResourceURL, and GM_getResourceText. Follow those links to learn how they work. Also:
  • GM_xmlhttpRequest now includes the finalUrl property.
  • Internal code quality improvements
  • New attractive graphics by Pak-Kei Mak
Finally, there is a set of reported issues that are yet to be resolved. Version 0.8.1 is planned, but we feel 0.8.0 is a strong enough improvement to be worth releasing, for Firefox 3.0 compatibility. Enjoy!

98 comments:

  1. Yay!

    Minor note to script developers: console.* integration with Firebug is not operational yet with the Firebug 1.2 betas also targeting Firefox 3.

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  2. I cannot install v8.0 in firefox2.0.0.14. The error of -203 goes out. v0.7.20080121.0 is being used now. Please help.

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  3. i already miss the old icon this new one stands out to much! :D

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  4. Excellent!

    Well done everyone who contributed to another fine release.

    With the major JavaScript libraries reaching maturity and CDNs hosting said libraries the latest GM features (e.g @require) are going to be a real boon to script writing.

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  5. sweet!
    Getting ready for ff 3 :D

    (But I prefer the old monkey logo look :p)

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  6. Thank you for the update but I too miss the old monkey, don't care for the new one. Would be nice to be able to change it back.

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  7. To all those complaining about the monkey: relax, you'll get used to it.

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  8. First off: Love the "new monkey".

    Secondly, most--if not all--of my scripts are still unable to work with Fx 3.0 RC 3. Is it likely the scripts need Fx 3.0 updates as well?

    Little guy will have to stay disabled for (hopefully) just a while longer...

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  9. mhm.. i liked the old monkey better i think. i mean you get used to it, but somehow i already miss the old one :[

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  10. I cannot install ANY scripts, none. Where can I email or post the error window to?

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  11. y0himba -

    Send your error to greasemonkey-users mailing list:

    http://groups.google.com/group/greasemonkey-users

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  12. Just tried the latest Greasemonkey on Firefox 3.0 under Ubuntu Linux. After the install the browser initially restarts okay and I see the monkey in the corner, but as soon as it gets to addons.mozilla.org... it locks up tight as a drum and stays that way.

    If I kill the process and restart, same thing.

    If I kill the process, nuke greasemonkey's extension folder and restart, I'm fine (addons.mozilla.org is still visited but does not lock up my browser, but of course I have no greasemonkey).

    Users are asking me to check out an incompatibility between Firefox 3/Greasemonkey 0.8 and my ljwho script, but apparently I'll have to wait a bit to try to debug that. (:

    Thanks for your hard work on greasemonkey.

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  13. I prefer old monkey too, so where can i download old monkey graphics, because i want to create userstyle to change gm icon back to nice look (no offence to new icon author).

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  14. i prefer the old one because it worked. this version sees my scripts, but never runs them. uninstalling and reinstalling does not fix the problem. uninstalling and reinstalling previous versions does not work. i currently cannot use greasemonkey in any capacity because of this.

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  15. Ok, old monkey userstyle here:
    http://userstyles.org/styles/7980

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  16. I love the new icon! I used to replace the old one with a Tango styled icon that I edited a bit, this looks almost like it, but with more character. No more replacing icons to get the look I desire, but the gigantic space is still there, which I still have to edit myself to get rid of, care to fix that?

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  17. Yeah, I love the old monkey. You see, when I uploaded the 0.8 version, I lost my Blogger Trackback capability. I want Blogger Trackback capability back.

    Greetings and lots of love from Malaysia.

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  18. I noticed a new Monkey Icon too

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  19. "i prefer the old one because it worked. this version sees my scripts, but never runs them. uninstalling and reinstalling does not fix the problem. uninstalling and reinstalling previous versions does not work. i currently cannot use greasemonkey in any capacity because of this."

    My thoughts exactly. Again: Do the scripts need updates for Fx 3.0 as well?

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  20. To Pak-Kei Mak:

    I like the new monkey icon

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  21. Thanks for the new release and Aaron's choice to include the logo in the release!

    Also thanks for all those who likes or cares about the logo. Feel free to drop in your comments. I wrote up something about the new icon/logo in my blog.

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  22. I had to uninstall this, because as soon as I did the update, firefox kept losing my cookies every time I restarted the browser (yes, my settings are correct). I tried a process of elimination to find out which add-on was the culprit, and alas, it was greasemonkey.

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  23. Ho scaricato firefox 3 ma se provo ad installare l ultima versone di monkey non me la fa installare :( chi mi aiuta?

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  24. Come posso fare a installare l ultima versione di monkey su firefox3? ogni volta che provo mi da errore

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  25. I prefer the old one because it worked. this version sees my scripts, but never runs them. uninstalling and reinstalling does not fix the problem. uninstalling and reinstalling previous versions does not work. i currently cannot use greasemonkey in any capacity because of this.

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  26. Hm, half my scripts do not work now with the update of FF3. They still worked with the update of greasemonkey, but as soon as I upgraded to FF3, half of them stopped working. Greasemonkey says they are there, but no show, no go. As someone asked before, do the scripts need to be updated, or is the problem with FF3? (I think the problem is probably not with Greasemonkey, as it did work after updating, just not after updating to FF3.)

    I wish there was some concise answer to this question to be found someplace...

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  27. @ rain:

    I was asking if it was "likely the scripts need Fx 3.0 updates" and I seem to have found an answer. No, but the reinstallion may help anyway.

    Now that the final Fx 3.0 & GM 0.8 are out, I recommend uninstalling GM scripts (& associated prefs & perhaps even GM itself), restarting Fx and reinstalling the latest GM & scripts.

    I only tried reinstallation again (tried a few times on Fx 3.0 RCs & GM RCs) because the author of one of my faves said there were no problems. The script was last updated in '06 and there's no problems now, same for others.

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  28. thanks, I will try that and see how things go

    :)

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  29. l, I tried uninstalling, deleting preffs, uninstalling greasemonkey, reinstalling greasemonkey, reinstalling the scripts. Same problem, no change at all... so either I failed to find all of the gm preffs in the application data folders, or somethign else, or it just does not work at this time. Darn it!

    Just in case I did not find all of the preffs, exactly where should I look for them?

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  30. Watch greasemonkey in action

    Video

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  31. I think the use script should be encoding in an encoding specified by the user, so that user can choose the encoding he/she needs while writing the script.

    as the current mechanism don't permit this

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  32. this extension doesn't work well for user with limited permission in windows XP.

    does this problem can be solved in future release?

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  33. Greasemonkey has been broken for me since FF3.0 RC. I thought I could hang on until it updated, but now it is still not running any scripts. They are enabled and installed properly, they just don't run. :(

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  34. All my scripts stopped working with GM .8 and FF 2. Tried everything.

    Found a workaround by compiling the scripts at
    http://arantius.com/misc/greasemonkey/script-compiler

    GM .8 works fine on my FF 3 machine.

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  37. I am using a newly-downloaded Firefox 3.0 on my MacBook, running OS 10.4.11 (after a weird glitch wherein the older version of the browser froze, and when I did a force quit, the application was GONE from my Mac entirely), and the new version of Greasemonkey (Version 0.8.20080609.0, released June 12, 2008) won't download or install.

    Every time I try, I get an error message, and the error console tells me this.

    I'm not a programmer so I don't know what to do beyond this point.

    So...this just isn't going to work for me at all?

    Very frustrating.

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  38. Tried to install, got this. Any advice?

    Firefox could not install the file at

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/30326/greasemonkey-0.8.20080609.0-fx.xpi

    because: Unexpected installation error
    Review the Error Console log for more details.
    -203

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  39. Just to follow up on my earlier comment, I uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox 3.0 and then Greasemonkey installed and starting working just fine again.

    Anyone who's getting that same error message I did should try the same.

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  40. Little guy will have to stay disabled for (hopefully) just a while longer...

    kral oyun
    oyunlar
    oyunlar

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  41. Thanks for getting FF3 support so fast... Greasemonkey is awesome.

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  42. i installed this for flickr
    but for some reason it is not working.
    no matter how many times i uninstall it and reinstall it.. it never works.

    help please?

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  43. i am using the newest firefox (firefox 3.0) and i get error 203 i am trying the addon with v0.8.20080609.0 please help

    email me if u know how to fix this or anything about itrt

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  45. I cannot install v8.0 in firefox2.0.0.16. The error of -203 goes out.
    Please help me!!!

    Feri

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  46. i, also, can't seem to install it on FF3. get an error message, tells me to restart firefox, rinse, repeat...

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  47. i already miss the old icon this new one stands out to much! :D
    kral oyunoyunlaroyunlaroyunlar

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  48. Currently the script is with ANSI encoding, and it would be very interesting if it were compiled as UTF-8

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  49. I cannot install v8.0 in firefox2.0.0.14. The error of -203 goes out. v0.7.20080121.0 is being used now. Please help.
    halıhalı ve yan sanayi

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  50. Can we have a "Find Update" feautre in Greasemonkey?

    So that it updates scripts?

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  51. i'm allways use firefox and seoquake plugin!

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  52. Is it possible for sites to detect which GM scripts are running on my PC?

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  53. @kouroubel
    yes it is possible if your system is not behind firewall

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  54. can you do anything for google chrome

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  56. Greasemonkey has been broken for me since FF3.0 RC. I thought I could hang on until it updated, but now it is still not running any scripts.

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  57. Greasemonkey hangs the new firefox 3.0.3 for me. Without the add-on all is fine.

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  58. Hi, have you developed your scripts to work into Google Chrome?

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  59. I just came across your blog about and wanted to drop you a note telling you how impressed I was with the information you have posted here. I have a site Understanding PPC http://understanding-ppc.110mb.com so I know what I'm talking about when I say your site is top-notch! Keep up the great work, you are providing a great resource on the Internet here!

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  60. Well done everyone who contributed to another fine release

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  61. When can we expect compatibility with Firefox 3.1?

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  62. This grease monkey is or seems cool. Once I got used to using it I almost found it invaluable. I am trying to grab the translation script but currently cannot seem to get it from Trainer’s blog referred by sitepoint. If you or anyone can help please message me via my Australian helpdesk THANKS HEAPS IN ADVANCE GUYS...

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  63. No, the User Script Commands button does not work still.

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  64. Can you make a version for IE8?

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  65. Very nice article. Thanks!

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  66. Before using this crapp addon - maybe people want to check out this page:

    http://www.bitdefender.com/VIRUS-1000451-en--Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.B.html

    Happy about being the "first" big securety threat in Firefox???

    grrrrrrrrrrrr

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  67. When will support for Firefox 3.1 be added?

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  68. I'm having issues with the 203 error and FF3. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling FF3 and this, but still no luck. Any suggestions?

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  70. can any1 help me !plzzzzz!
    i cant use the userscript command coz its blocked when i installed greasemonkey. i am using mozilla firefox version 3.0.5

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  71. thank you for still supporting ff1.5

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  72. eh! make it work with firefox 3.0.5! thats the newest and it doesn't work with it! if i install an older version it still doesn't work....

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  73. i got it installed by restarting comp but now when i click install on the userscript site it just shows the script....help!

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  74. Hello
    désolé i don't speak english.
    Impossible d'activer Greasemonkey
    les scripts ne marchent pas.
    Help! Thanks

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  75. I installed Grease Monkey but it doesn't work on Flickr with Firefox. Sadly, it used to until I upgraded it a year back and since haven't been able to get it to work. Any tips would be great. Thanks.

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  77. good morning,
    i have a problem with installation greasemonkey:

    Firefox could not install the file at

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/748

    because: download error
    -228



    Help please

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  78. i miss the old icon too lol!


    greettz,

    http://download-blog.com

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