Re: specifying a specific tab when executing code in an add-on

On Mar 22, 12:26 pm, johnjbarton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/22/2010 9:13 AM, mike durakovich wrote:
>
> > I am creating an add-on that has an issue of focus.  If I have
> > multiple tabs running in parallel that all trigger the add-on
> > simultaneously on load, all the code will be executed against the tab
> > that has focus.
>
> > Using the following to listen for the page load:
>
> > gBrowser.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(aEvent)
> > {always(aEvent);}, false);
>
> > So, the issue is that the code is being triggered on a tab load, but
> > isn't executing in the calling tab, just the tab with focus.  How can
> > I specify a particular tab of unknown index to execute the code in,
> > regardless if that tab has focus or not?
>
> For FF 3.7, you can use content-document-global-created event from Bug
> 549539.
>
> In Firebug we use onLocationChange events and we try to avoid dealing
> with tabs if possible.
>
> jjb

Thanks, but I need it to be effective prior to 3.7.  Think I got the
answer in a different thread, which was to reference aEvent.target in
lieu of content.document, which seems to be working as needed.