Chrome Extension

what can take up a lot of memory

background pages

content scripts

can modify dom

what is html restriction on html pages

can't have inline javascript must be external file

browser_action shows

icon in toolbar

page_action shows

icons in the main Google Chrome toolbar, to the right of the address bar

page_action is better than browser_action for some tasks because

it only shows up in certain contexts

Parts of a chrome extension

manifest, background pages., ui pages, content scripts

how do create notification

pass object with

event vs background page

persistant =true for background, false is event

notifications are

the little badges in the window

icon needs to be what size

19 by 19 pixels

how do you save data in chrome

chrome.storage.set({"name":"value"});

permission changes in manifest means

you have to reload the extension