Add bookmarklets support to web-browser

answered 2016-07-21 18:50:34 +0300

DaveRo
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updated 2016-07-24 20:29:21 +0300

So, I now have a Jolla C and can answer some of the points in my earlier answer.

Yes, bookmarklets work in the Jolla Browser. This is what you have to do:

1. Create a bookmark - anything. (But choose a page that generates a good icon because I don't think you can change it.)
2. Edit it: long press > 'Edit Favourite'
3. Set the title to something suitable and short.
4. Set the web address to the javascript string - see below

The javascript string should be in the form:
javascript:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
eg
javascript:alert("This is a bokmarklet");

For anything non-trivial it's good practice to use an anonymous function to avoid polluting the page scope, e.g.
javascript:(function(){xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx})();

To use it, tap the url of the current page (not the tab icon) at the bottom, then tap the bookmark. That javascript will then run in the current page.

There is however a big limitation. I often use bookmarklets to process text that's selected (highlighted) on the webpage, and AFAICS you can't do that in the Jolla browser.

Edit 1 24-7-16

A couple of useful bookmarklets for the Jolla Browser:

• Scroll to top of page: javascript:window.scrollTo(0,0);
• Scroll to bottom of page: javascript:window.scrollTo(0,1000000);

answered 2015-10-27 13:19:45 +0300

DaveRo
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updated 2016-07-21 18:51:19 +0300

I'm not sure I understand the intention of this proposal. As the browser is gecko-based surely it will run bookmarklets?

I've been using and writing bookmarklets for years. Although I use Firefox I often test them on other platforms. On tablets I find 3 main issues:

1 Getting them into the browser's bookmarks; easy on Firefox, hard on iPad (for security reasons I assume).

3 Calling them without losing the current page. This is essential; easiest on iPad, very onerous on Android/Chrome.

3 Accessing selected text: this is important, for me anyway - you select some text and the bookmarklet does something with it. This only works well on iPad in my experience.

A bookmarks toolbar is nice (iPad has one) but not essential. Firefox/Android doesn't - it takes up space.

I know this is not really an answer, but it's more than a comment. I'm waiting for my tablet and haven't seen the SFOS browser yet. So how does it rate against my 3 criteria?