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A New Functionality for Google Navigation Toolbar

Discover iGoogleBar Javascript

By Catalin Bocanu, Web News Editor

7th of February 2008, 19:44 GMT

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Example of iGoogleBar Implementation in Firefox

Firefox browser provides you many useful add-ons that extend its browsing capabilities, making your online
experience more productive. There are many possibilities in which you

can create Firefox add-ons, using standalone software or other Firefox extensions that are able to create .xpi files automatically based on Javascript source code.

For example Chickenfoot is a Firefox add-on that allows you to execute code from the browser sidebar.

This add-on also allows you to package a certain script as a Firefox add-on automatically with only a touch of a button. iGoogleBar provides you the opportunity to improve the default Google navigation bar by adding Google applications favorites icons that play the role of triggers. For example, you can preview and manage in a drop-down box the unread emails from Gmail inbox or you can read the latest RSS feeds by using Google reader directly from inside Google Docs corresponding browser window.

iGoogleBar could be implemented in your browser as a Firefox extension or, if you have installed Chickenfoot add-on, iGoogleBar Javascript source code can run as the trigger corresponding to the Google Docs URL address. The applications that will be displayed in the Google navigation bar can be customized, as well as the Javascript code, because you can add or remove iGoogle gadgets or applications by editing the corresponding script section.

You must navigate to the page about:config in a Firefox browser tab and then create a new string named bolinfest.igooglebar with the next list as content: Gmail,Calendar,Documents,Photos,Groups,Reader,Notebook. If you remove one of the words from the list, the corresponding application or iGoogle gadget will no longer be displayed. From the sidebar (when Chickenfoot extension is loaded) select add new trigger for the web page corresponding to Google Docs. You should be able to have the Google navigation bar supplementary functionality available, as it was described earlier.

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Google Apps | Google Navigation Bar | Javascript Tips | Google Docs | Firefox Add-Ons

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