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| 1 <div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Page Actions</div> | |
| 2 | |
| 3 <!-- BEGIN AUTHORED CONTENT --> | |
| 4 <p> | 1 <p> |
| 5 Use page actions to put icons inside the address bar. | 2 Use page actions to put icons inside the address bar. |
| 6 Page actions represent actions | 3 Page actions represent actions |
| 7 that can be taken on the current page, | 4 that can be taken on the current page, |
| 8 but that aren't applicable to all pages. | 5 but that aren't applicable to all pages. |
| 9 Some examples: | 6 Some examples: |
| 10 </p> | 7 </p> |
| 11 <ul> | 8 <ul> |
| 12 <li> Subscribe to this page's RSS feed </li> | 9 <li> Subscribe to this page's RSS feed </li> |
| 13 <li> Make a slideshow out of this page's photos </li> | 10 <li> Make a slideshow out of this page's photos </li> |
| 14 </ul> | 11 </ul> |
| 15 | 12 |
| 16 <p> | 13 <p> |
| 17 The RSS icon in the following screenshot | 14 The RSS icon in the following screenshot |
| 18 represents a page action | 15 represents a page action |
| 19 that lets you subscribe to | 16 that lets you subscribe to |
| 20 the RSS feed for the current page. | 17 the RSS feed for the current page. |
| 21 </p> | 18 </p> |
| 22 | 19 |
| 23 <img src="../images/page-action.png" | 20 <img src="{{static}}/images/page-action.png" |
| 24 width="361" height="79" /> | 21 width="361" height="79" /> |
| 25 | 22 |
| 26 <p> | 23 <p> |
| 27 If you want the extension's icon to always be visible, | 24 If you want the extension's icon to always be visible, |
| 28 use a <a href="browserAction.html">browser action</a> instead. | 25 use a <a href="browserAction.html">browser action</a> instead. |
| 29 </p> | 26 </p> |
| 30 | 27 |
| 31 <p class="caution"> | 28 <p class="caution"> |
| 32 <strong>Note:</strong> | 29 <strong>Note:</strong> |
| 33 Packaged apps cannot use page actions. | 30 Packaged apps cannot use page actions. |
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| 72 <a href="#method-hide">hide()</a> methods, respectively. | 69 <a href="#method-hide">hide()</a> methods, respectively. |
| 73 By default, a page action is hidden. | 70 By default, a page action is hidden. |
| 74 When you show it, you specify the tab | 71 When you show it, you specify the tab |
| 75 in which the icon should appear. | 72 in which the icon should appear. |
| 76 The icon remains visible | 73 The icon remains visible |
| 77 until the tab is closed | 74 until the tab is closed |
| 78 or starts displaying a different URL | 75 or starts displaying a different URL |
| 79 (because the user clicks a link, for example). | 76 (because the user clicks a link, for example). |
| 80 </p> | 77 </p> |
| 81 | 78 |
| 82 <!-- [PENDING: We should discuss how tabs and page actions are related. All met
hods take a tab ID argument. How do you get that tab ID? What's the usual way
of arranging the code that monitors pages? Point to examples.] --> | 79 |
| 83 | 80 |
| 84 | 81 |
| 85 <h2 id="tips">Tips</h2> | 82 <h2 id="tips">Tips</h2> |
| 86 | 83 |
| 87 <p>For the best visual impact, | 84 <p>For the best visual impact, |
| 88 follow these guidelines:</p> | 85 follow these guidelines:</p> |
| 89 | 86 |
| 90 <ul> | 87 <ul> |
| 91 <li><b>Do</b> use page actions | 88 <li><b>Do</b> use page actions |
| 92 for features that make sense | 89 for features that make sense |
| 93 for only a few pages. | 90 for only a few pages. |
| 94 <li><b>Don't</b> use page actions | 91 <li><b>Don't</b> use page actions |
| 95 for features that make sense | 92 for features that make sense |
| 96 for most pages. | 93 for most pages. |
| 97 Use <a href="browserAction.html">browser actions</a> instead. | 94 Use <a href="browserAction.html">browser actions</a> instead. |
| 98 <li><b>Don't</b> constantly animate your icon. | 95 <li><b>Don't</b> constantly animate your icon. |
| 99 That's just annoying. | 96 That's just annoying. |
| 100 </ul> | 97 </ul> |
| 101 | 98 |
| 102 | 99 |
| 103 <h2 id="examples"> Examples </h2> | 100 <h2 id="examples"> Examples </h2> |
| 104 | 101 |
| 105 <p> | 102 <p> |
| 106 You can find simple examples of using page actions in the | 103 You can find simple examples of using page actions in the |
| 107 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension
s/docs/examples/api/pageAction/">examples/api/pageAction</a> | 104 <a href="http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/common/extension
s/docs/examples/api/pageAction/">examples/api/pageAction</a> |
| 108 directory. | 105 directory. |
| 109 For other examples and for help in viewing the source code, see | 106 For other examples and for help in viewing the source code, see |
| 110 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a>. | 107 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a>. |
| 111 </p> | 108 </p> |
| 112 | |
| 113 <!-- END AUTHORED CONTENT --> | |
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