[Greasemonkey] Can greasemonkey set user prefs?

[Fernando Cassia]

I'll translate your request "Please help me write a trojan/worm with
greasemonkey, please!!, I will only use it within my LAN, honest".

;-)

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

FC

On 8/24/06, beejamin <ben at caramel.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Looked around for an answer to this, but to no avail.
>
> Is it possible for a greasemonkey script to alter any of the Firefox
> settings (normally set in prefs.js or User.js on the fly?
>
> I understand the ability to do this would be a major security hole for a
> public website. I'm trying to find a way to select/change print settings
> per
> page on an internal web app (not public-facing). Specifially, I'd like to
> be
> able to set the default printer and margins when the user loads a
> particular
> page.
>
> Greasemonkey is looking like the most likely option, though I have the
> suspicion that Firefox is going to deny this sort of request because it
> has
> the potential for such damage.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
>
> Beej
>
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