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| Hello new user, and welcome to [[Greasemonkey]]. | | Hello new user, and welcome to [[Greasemonkey]]! |
| This page is shown to you only once, the first time that you install Greasemonkey. | | This page is shown to you only once, the first time that you install Greasemonkey. |
| It should help you get to know what Greasemonkey is, how it works, and how you can get help if you're having a problem. | | It should help you get to know what Greasemonkey is, how it works, and how you can get help if you're having a problem. |
| You can continue reading the [[Greasemonkey Manual]] for more information.
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| == User Scripts ==
| | There's just a few important sites you should know about that can help give you the best Greasemonkey experience: |
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| === Getting Scripts ===
| | ; http://wiki.greasespot.net/ |
| | : Support and information both for end users and for script authors (this site). |
| | ; http://userscripts.org/ |
| | : A general purpose [[user script]] site for all browsers, with tens-of-thousands of scripts and an active community. |
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| You can get [[user script]]s anywhere on the internet.
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| However, the most common place is [http://userscripts.org/ userscripts.org], which has been operating since 2005 and now contains tens-of-thousands of scripts.
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| There is also an active user scripting community at userscripts.org.
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| === Problem Troubleshooting ===
| | * The [[Greasemonkey Manual]]. |
| | | * The [[Troubleshooting (Users)]] page, in case you ever have problems. |
| Much like Firefox allows you to install extensions, Greasemonkey allows you to install user scripts.
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| If you are having a problem with Greasemonkey, first it is important to check if the problem is actually with the user script, just like a problem with Firefox may actually be caused by an extension.
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| If you're having trouble, and you think Greasemonkey is the problem you can try these troubleshooting steps.
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| (These steps can always be found in the [[Troubleshooting (Users)]] page, with more detail.)
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| ; Enable Greasemonkey (all scripts):
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| : If you're missing a feature you are used to having, click <tt>Tools</tt>, <tt>Greasemonkey</tt> and make sure "<tt>Enabled</tt>" is ''checked''.
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| ; Disable Greasemonkey (all scripts):
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| : If something about a site used to work, but is now broken, click <tt>Tools</tt>, <tt>Greasemonkey</tt> and make sure "<tt>Enabled</tt>" is ''unchecked''.
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| ; Disable just scripts selectively:
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| : If disabling all scripts helped, try figuring out which script is causing the problem. Click <tt>Tools</tt>, <tt>Greasemonkey</tt>, <tt>Manage User Scripts...</tt>, then for every script, uncheck the "<tt>Enabled</tt>" check box below the list. If the problem went away, re-enable the scripts one-at-a-time. If enabling one script causes the problem, you've found the culprit!
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| ; Check for errors:
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| : If disabling a script helps, there's probably a problem with that script that needs to be fixed. Click <tt>Tools</tt>, <tt>Error Console</tt>. In this new window, click <tt>Clear</tt>, then load the problem page. If new lines appear in the error console, that's very valuable information. You can select them and <tt>Copy</tt> their text.
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| ; Disable Greasemonkey (the whole extension):
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| : If nothing else helps, you can try completely disabling the entire Greasemonkey extension. Click <tt>Tools</tt>, <tt>Add-Ons</tt>, find and pick Greasemonkey, and click the <tt>Disable</tt> button. Restart Firefox.
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| === Problems with a Script ===
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| If the [[Troubleshooting (Users)|troubleshooting]] steps above identified one script with a problem, then you might be able to get it fixed!
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| The best thing to do is find the original author of ''that script'', and get them to fix it.
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| If you installed your script from userscripts.org you should be able to find the author listed there.
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| The userscripts.org site also has general forums for script support, which might be able to point you to the right place.
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| == Getting Help ==
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| If you're having problems, you should always A) start with the list above and B) be prepared to explain what you've already done, and what the results were.
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| Without that information, even someone who wants to help you can only, at best, guess.
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| You'll have to type all this information out sooner or later, so doing it ahead of time makes things easier for you and someone who might help, and therefore makes it more likely that someone will be willing to help.
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| To find assistance, there are three good places to look:
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| * Mentioned above, problems with one user script should be brought to the attention of that script's author.
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| * If you ''are'' the author of the script, or otherwise still need help, you can turn to the [http://groups.google.com/group/greasemonkey-users greasemonkey-users] mailing list.
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| * Also available are the [http://userscripts.org/forums forums at userscripts.org], with multiple appropriate topics.
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