Re: Replacing XUL file within comm.jar

Chris I wrote:

> Many Netscape 7.1 users have complained about "Open link in new window"
> being before "Open link in new tab" in the link context menu. This can
> be changed via editing the file
> \content\communicator\contentAreaContextOverlay.xul in comm.jar.
> 
> I would like to make an XPI that will replace that file with the new
> one. There was nothing added to the file, nothing subtracted. I just
> switched the order of those two entries.
> 
> How should I go about this? Is it possible to replace a file within
> comm.jar via XPI? Can I create a separate JAR file that will override
> that one overlay file? I definitely want to install it
> 'installation-wide' rather than per profile.
>

I think the preferred way to do this would be to use JavaScript to move
the elements around instead of replacing whole files.  Maybe something
like (I haven't tested this)

newwindow = document.getElementById("context-openlink");
newtab = document.getElementById("context-openlinkintab");

document.documentElement.insertBefore("newtab", "newwindow");