Your First Bookmarklet

Okay, Script 17.1 isn’t the most thrilling script you’ll ever see. It’s a variation on our old friend, the “Hello World” script. But what’s important is that you’re getting something to happen in a Web browser without ever loading a Web page. This example also demonstrates how to create and use a bookmarklet in the various browsers.

To create a bookmarklet (Firefox 2):

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From the Bookmarks menu, choose Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks Manager opens.
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From the File menu, choose New Bookmark. The Bookmark Properties dialog opens (Figure 17.1).
Figure 17.1. Firefox 2 (for Windows, in this case, but the Mac version is similar) allows you to enter bookmarklets in the Bookmarks Manager.
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