my first user script
Feb 17, 2005, 11:32pm EST
My first (real)
greasemonkey user script is for
adding
user pics to livejournal user links. That is, if you hover over a
livejournal user link (like this one:
idealisms),
the user’s userpic appear above your cursor.
Futhermore, the script use XMLHttpRequests and doesn’t require user intervention because all the requests are made to livejournal.com.
I had actually done something similar in my livejournal S2 style, but I gave up when I realized that there was no way to get userpic urls for most user links in S2. I was reminded of the idea today when I read about a related PHP script.
Hmm, it’s unclear to me whether I should have posted this here on my tech blog or on my more personal livejournal.
tony at Feb 18, 2005, 03:14am EST
Well, for example, it’s useful when I’m reading a comments page that is collapsed because of too many comments. I like to see the uesrpics of the people commenting before clicking on a thread.
I also like it when viewing rating communities. If there’s a members list, you can see user pics without having to browse to userinfo pages.
Or perhaps you want to see user pics of people who are interested in “cute”?