Greasemonkey Scripts I really can't live without

By Chris on Apr 25, 2007 | In Scripting, Software | 2 feedbacks »

I Firefox, therefore I Greasemonkey. Here are two user scripts for GM that I really can't live without.

  • Greased Lightbox - Adds an overlay type of effect to any direct image link. Great for use on Google Images or any other page with mainly links to images. Saves you from having to click "Back" a million times...
  • Check Range - Click then Shift-Click to check or uncheck a range of checkboxes in a form. Great for use in webmail clients like Hotmail or Imp.

How 'bout you side burns? Got any good Greasemonkey script recommendations?

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Comment from: Todd B. [Visitor] Email · http://blog.savagevenus.net
Hm, well there is always the obligatory Netflix Queue Manager (I'm surprised they just haven't built it in yet considering their love of all things AJAX): http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/582

And, of course, if you do need to wade in to the swamps that are called Myspace, then the MySpace Cleanup user script is invaluable - cleans that crap right off the page! :) http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6446

Oh, and, while it's not a GM script per say, I beleive it started out as one. If you use Amazon a lot, then you'll want to grab Book Burro - it takes prices from a bunch of on line stores and lists them on the Amazon page when you go to check out an item. Very handy! http://bookburro.org
04/26/07 @ 09:10
Comment from: Chris [Member] Email
Ah, well I purposely left NQM off my list. Firstly, I can never get it to work. There's always some JS error reported. Secondly, it hasn't been updated in ages and really looks like crap when it does work. But yes, it is 1000x more usable than the native Netflix Queue controls. I'm with you - I really don't get why Netflix can't do that on their own. Actually, it probably comes down to usability sake - most customers might not know what to do with drag-and-drop controls. Still, an option for using an advanced queue manager would be nice.
04/26/07 @ 10:58

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