Change or Set the Greasemonkey Script Editor in Firefox
If you are a fan of the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox you might wonder how to change the script editor/viewer as there is no option for this in the UI. It's even worse when you download scripts from some website and the line endings don't work in the inferior default editor.
Holy Jumbled Notepad, Batman!
Change Greasemonkey Script Editor
Type about:config into the address bar, and then filter by the following:
greasemonkey.editor
If the key does not exist, right-click in the empty area and create a new string, giving it the following values:
- Key Name: greasemonkey.editor
- Key Value: Full path to an editor that doesn't suck as much as notepad.
This tip should work for any operating system that supports Firefox. Thanks to Daniel for forgetting how to do this and inspiring the article. =)
The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 01/23/08 and tagged with: Firefox, Firefox & Internet
Oh! This is very useful.
I've tried editing GM scripts before, but I couldn't get them opened anywhere.
This tip is really handy.
Thank you!
I can't tell you how long I've needed to make this adjustment… and now I know how, thanks to you! Thank you!
Since GM scripts are just .js files, what I'd always done was just open them from the directory path & associate .js files with Notepad++. This is a much better solution.
thanks