Use FireFox screenshot function from javascript
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For the company I work at, I have to develop an addon that takes screenshots of the page and then puts a watermark on it with a timestamp.
Is it possible to use Firefox's own screenshot function from within JavaScript? I know you can type :screenshot in the console which will make a screenshot and output where it was saved. Yet I doubt I can call this from javascript.
javascript firefox-addon firefox-quantum
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
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For the company I work at, I have to develop an addon that takes screenshots of the page and then puts a watermark on it with a timestamp.
Is it possible to use Firefox's own screenshot function from within JavaScript? I know you can type :screenshot in the console which will make a screenshot and output where it was saved. Yet I doubt I can call this from javascript.
javascript firefox-addon firefox-quantum
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
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Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54
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For the company I work at, I have to develop an addon that takes screenshots of the page and then puts a watermark on it with a timestamp.
Is it possible to use Firefox's own screenshot function from within JavaScript? I know you can type :screenshot in the console which will make a screenshot and output where it was saved. Yet I doubt I can call this from javascript.
javascript firefox-addon firefox-quantum
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
For the company I work at, I have to develop an addon that takes screenshots of the page and then puts a watermark on it with a timestamp.
Is it possible to use Firefox's own screenshot function from within JavaScript? I know you can type :screenshot in the console which will make a screenshot and output where it was saved. Yet I doubt I can call this from javascript.
javascript firefox-addon firefox-quantum
javascript firefox-addon firefox-quantum
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
asked Nov 14 '18 at 10:13
LDerksenLDerksen
61
61
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Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54
add a comment |
1
Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54
1
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Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54
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Even if it would be possible, you likely would need to force the user to use firefox, which is not exactly the best practice. I would suggest you to take a look at similar topics, like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/34272274/… , this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4912092/… and this: stackoverflow.com/questions/5621907/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:16
That would not be a problem. The addon would only be available in our own product, which is an adapted firefox browser that is served to the user through rdp.
– LDerksen
Nov 14 '18 at 10:52
Ok, then I guess you can try with this: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/… (make your own extension and call it from your own js) Read more here: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/…
– briosheje
Nov 14 '18 at 10:54