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davidthigpen
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7 years ago
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Using the Javascript Chooser API in a Web Extension

I am developing a feature for my note taking Firefox Web Extension to import text from a text file from the User's Dropbox using the Javascript Chooser API After invoking the Dropbox.choose(options)...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    7 years ago

    Unfortunately, the Dropbox Chooser is only built for standard browser environments, and isn't supported in environments like this, e.g., in a Firefox extension. That being the case, I'm afraid I can't offer any solution to these issues. I'll send this along as a request for support for this scenario, but I can't promise if/when that would be implemented.

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

Unfortunately, the Dropbox Chooser is only built for standard browser environments, and isn't supported in environments like this, e.g., in a Firefox extension. That being the case, I'm afraid I can't offer any solution to these issues. I'll send this along as a request for support for this scenario, but I can't promise if/when that would be implemented.

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    davidthigpen
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    I completely understand, and thank you for the quick response!

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