Send Global keystroke using JavaScript in FireFox/Greasemonkey

Question

I currently have a GM script that captures a keystroke and programmatically clicks an element on a webpage. However, this only works when the page/tab has focus. Is there an

Answer 1

Can you precede your GreaseMonkey script with a javascript call to window.focus()?

Answer 2

This cannot be done in JS or Greasemonkey, by design. It used to be a huge security hole. You'll have to write an extension (add-on).

Here are some add-on resources, I've found helpful:

• Mozilla extensions home page
• Add-on Builder
• 10 Things They Never Tell You In Firefox Extension School
• Developing Firefox Extensions – Paper