Articles tagged: Plugins

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Archive/Getting_the_page_URL_in_NPAPI_plugin Sometimes, you want to restrict an NPAPI plugin to be loadable only from a certain URL or domain ...
Archive/Mozilla/ActiveX_Control_for_Hosting_Netscape_Plug-ins_in_IE Microsoft has removed support for Netscape plug-ins from IE 5.5 SP 2 and beyond. If you are a ...
Archive/Mozilla/Plugin_architecture This page contains some notes on how plugins work internally in Gecko. It is mainly of interest ...
Archive/Mozilla/XPInstall/Installing_plugins XPInstall is a JavaScript-based installer technology that works across all the platforms that ...
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Deploying_a_Plugin_as_an_Extension One of the new features available in Firefox 1.5 is the ability to place browser plugins in a ...
Installing_plugins_to_Gecko_embedding_browsers_on_Windows This document presents the Windows Registry keys plugin installers can parse to determine where ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins Plugins are shared libraries that users can install to display content that the browser can't ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/External_resources_for_plugin_creation There are several open source projects designed to assist with the creation of NPAPI plugins. ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Monitoring_plugins A new component of the plugin system is now available to measure how long it takes plugins ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Multi-Process_Plugin_Architecture Plugins are a frequent source of instability or crashes for browser users. When plugins run in ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Out_of_process_plugins/The_plugin_hang_detector In order to help protect users from plugins and plugin scripts that stop responding, Firefox now ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference The articles below describe each of the APIs related to NPAPI plugins.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/Browser-side This chapter describes methods in the plug-in API that are provided by the browser; these allow ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPAnyCallbackStruct Contains information required during embedded mode printing.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPByteRange Represents a particular range of bytes from a stream.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPClass NPClass is a structure that holds a set of pointers to functions that make up the behavior of an ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPEmbedPrint Substructure of NPPrint that contains platform-specific information used during embedded mode ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPEvent Represents an event passed by NPP_HandleEvent() to a windowless plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPFullPrint Substructure of NPPrint that contains platform-specific information used during full-page mode ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPIdentifier NPIdentifier is an opaque type used for method and property identifiers, such as strings or ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_CreateObject Allocates a new NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_DestroyStream Closes and deletes a stream.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_Evaluate Evaluates a script in the scope of the specified NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_ForceRedraw Asks the plugin host to immediately (synchronously) repaint invalid areas.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetIntIdentifier Returns an opaque identifier for the integer that is passed in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetProperty Gets the value of a property on the specified NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetStringIdentifier Returns an opaque identifier for the string that is passed in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetStringIdentifiers Returns an array of opaque identifiers for the names that are passed in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetURL Asks the browser to create a stream for the specified URL.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetURLNotify Requests creation of a new stream with the contents of the specified URL; gets notification of ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_GetValue Allows the plug-in to query the browser for information.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_HasMethod Determines whether or not the specified NPObject has a particular method.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_HasProperty Determines whether or not the specified NPObject has a particular property.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_IdentifierIsString Determines whether or not an identifier is a string.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_IntFromIdentifier Returns the integer value corresponding to the given integer identifier.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_InvalidateRect Invalidates the specified portion of the plugin's drawing area, adding it to the region that ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_InvalidateRegion Invalidates the specified drawing region prior to repainting or refreshing a windowless plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_Invoke Invokes a method on the given NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_InvokeDefault Invokes the default method, if one exists, on the given NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_MemAlloc Allocates memory from the browser's memory space.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_MemFlush Requests that the browser free a specified amount of memory.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_MemFree Deallocates a block of allocated memory.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_NewStream Requests the creation of a new data stream produced by the plug-in and consumed by the browser.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_PluginThreadAsyncCall Thread safe way to request that the browser calls a plug-in function on the browser or plugin ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_PostURL Posts data to a URL.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_PostURLNotify Posts data to a URL, and receives notification of the result.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_ReleaseObject Decrements the reference count of the given NPObject. If the reference count reaches 0, the ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_ReleaseVariantValue NPN_ReleaseVariantValue() releases the value in the given variant.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_ReloadPlugins Reloads all of the installed plugins.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_RemoveProperty Removes a property from the specified NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_RequestRead Requests a range of bytes from a seekable stream. This initiates a read operation; the actual ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_RetainObject Increments the reference count of the given NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_SetException A plugin can call this function to indicate that a call to one of the plugin's NPObject s ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_SetProperty Sets the value of a property on the specified NPObject.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_SetValue Implemented by browsers. This call is used to inform the browser of variable information ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_Status Lets a plug-in display a message on the browser's status line.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_UserAgent Returns the browser's user agent field. This can be used to handle variations in different ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_UTF8FromIdentifier Returns the UTF-8 string corresponding to the given string identifier.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_Version Lets plugins obtain version information, both of the plug-in API and of the browser itself.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPN_Write Pushes data into a stream produced by the plug-in and consumed by the browser.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPObject NPObject is a structure that holds a pointer to an NPClass and an integer reference count, and ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP Represents a single instance of a plug-in. You specify one of these to any NPAPI function that ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPPrint Contains information the plug-in needs to print itself in full-page or embedded mode.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPPrintCallbackStruct Contains information required by the platformPrint field of the NPEmbedPrint structure during ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_Destroy Deletes a specific instance of a plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_DestroyStream Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_GetValue Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_HandleEvent Delivers a platform-specific window event to the instance.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_New Creates a new instance of a plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_NewStream Notifies a plug-in instance of a new data stream.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_Print Requests a platform-specific print operation for an embedded or full-screen plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_SetValue Implemented by plugins. This call is used to inform plugins of variable information controlled ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_SetWindow Tells the plug-in when a window is created, moved, sized, or destroyed.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_StreamAsFile Provides a local file name for the data from a stream.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_URLNotify Notifies the plug-in instance of the completion of a URL request.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_Write Delivers data to a plug-in instance. (Remark: Hence the name "NPP_Write" is misleading - just ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPP_WriteReady Determines maximum number of bytes that the plug-in can consume.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPRect Represents a rectangular area of a plug-in's content area.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPRegion Represents a platform-defined region of a page.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPSavedData Block of instance information saved after the plug-in instance is deleted; can be returned to ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPSetWindowCallbackStruct Contains information about the plug-in's Unix window environment.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPStream Represents a stream of data either produced by the browser and consumed by the plug-in, or ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPString NPString is a struct that holds a pointer to a sequence of 8-bit units (NPUTF8) making up a ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPUTF8 NPUTF8 is a byte representing an 8-bit unit of a UTF-8 character. This is not the same thing as ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPVariant NPVariant is a struct that holds a value and the type of that value. The value is held in a ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPVariantType NPVariantType is an enumeration that is used to identify the data type of an NPVariant structure.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NPWindow Contains information about the target into which the plug-in instance can draw.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NP_GetMIMEDescription NP_GetMIMEDescription returns a supported MIME Type list for your plugin. It works on Unix ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NP_GetValue Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NP_Initialize Provides global initialization for a plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NP_Port Contains information required by the window field of an NPWindow structure.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/NP_Shutdown Provides global deinitialization for a plug-in.
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Reference/Plug-in_side This chapter describes methods in the plug-in API that are available from the plug-in object; ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Samples_and_Test_Cases Collections of NPAPI plugin samples can be found in the Seamonkey source code at ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Scripting_Plugins_Adobe_Flash This article explains how JavaScript can be used to access methods from within the Flash plugin, ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Shipping_a_plugin_as_a_Toolkit_bundle One of the new features that is available in Firefox 1.5 is the ability to place browser plugins ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/Site_Author_Guide_for_Click-To-Activate_Plugins To detect if a plugin is actually installed, query navigator.mimeTypes for the plugin MIME type ...
Mozilla/Add-ons/Plugins/The_First_Install_Problem The First Install Problem is the name given to the conditions arising when a plugin or ...