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| +<h1>The activeTab permission</h1> |
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mkearney1
2012/09/12 17:02:37
General comment: I like the heading style in the o
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| +The <code>activeTab</code> permission allows extensions to access the active tab in response to user gestures like clicking an <a href="browserAction.html">extension button</a> or <a href="contextMenus.html">context menu item</a>. |
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mkearney1
2012/09/12 17:02:37
I kind of like parts of the original active tab in
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| +<p> |
| +Many extensions only need access to a page in response to a user gesture on the extension. For example, consider a web clipping extension that has a browser action and context menu item. The extension doesn't need to run automatically on all pages, it only needs to run when one of its UI surfaces is acted upon. |
| +</p> |
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| +<p> |
| +Without <code>activeTab</code> the extension would need to request both the <code><all_urls></code> and <code>tabs</code> permissions, showing a scary warning on installation. With <code>activeTab</code> none of that will be necessary. |
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mkearney1
2012/09/12 17:02:37
Does a warning get displayed to the user at any ti
mkearney1
2012/09/12 17:02:37
Nit, commas after 'Without activeTab' and 'With ac
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| +</p> |
| +Formally, the <code>activeTab</code> permission allows an extension to use <a href="tabs.html#method-executeScript">tabs.executeScript</a> and <a href="tabs.html#method-insertCSS">tabs.insertCSS</a> on any tab the extension has been invoked on, including any frames with the same security origin. The permission lasts until the tab is navigated. |
| +</p> |
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| +<p> |
| +The <code>activeTab</code> permission is activated whenever a piece of extension UI is acted upon by a user. At the time of writing, examples of such UI include: |
| +<ul> |
| + <li>clicking on an extension’s browser action, |
| + <li>clicking on an extension’s page action, |
| + <li>clicking on an extension’s script badge, |
| + <li>accepting a suggestion from an extension’s omnibox, |
| + <li>invoking an action from an extension’s context menu, and |
| + <li>executing a command configured for an extension. |
| +</ul> |
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mkearney1
2012/09/12 17:02:37
I'm a little bit curious about the last item here
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| +But this list will grow over time as more types of extension UIs are added. |
| +</p> |