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fcw

Package fcw wraps a Firefox process from start-to-finish, and allows the user to pass a profile directory to that process where it will find pre-configured settings. It’s useful for using Firefox as an interface to applications, and for applying specific settings for use when browsing overlay networks like Tor or I2P.

Variables

FirefoxExecutable returns a string which points to the preferred Firefox executable file as calculated by the LocateFirefox variable

var FirefoxExecutable = LocateFirefox

Functions

func LocateFirefox

func LocateFirefox() string

LocateFirefox returns a path to the Firefox binary, or an empty string if Firefox installation is not found.

func MessageBox

func MessageBox(title, text string) bool

MessageBox creates a dialog box which prompts the user to download and install Firefox if they have not already.

func PortablePath

func PortablePath() string

PortablePath determines if there is a “Portable” Firefox in a sub-directory of the runtime directory

func PromptDownload

func PromptDownload()

PromptDownload asks user if they want to download and install Firefox, and opens a download web page if the user agrees.

func Run

func Run() error

Run creates a basic instance of the Firefox manager with a default profile directory and launches duckduckgo.com

func UnpackApp

func UnpackApp(profileDir string) (string, error)

UnpackApp unpacks a “App” mode profile into the “profileDir” and returns the path to the profile and possibly, an error if something goes wrong. If everything works, the error will be nil

Types

type UI

type UI interface { ... }

UI is a wrapper/manager for a Firefox external process.

func BasicFirefox

func BasicFirefox(userdir string, private bool, args ...string) (UI, error)

BasicFirefox sets up a new Firefox instance, and creates the profile directory if it does not already exist.

func NewFirefox

func NewFirefox(url, dir string, width, height int, customArgs ...string) (UI, error)

NewFirefox creates a new instance of the Firefox manager.

func WebAppFirefox

func WebAppFirefox(userdir string, private bool, args ...string) (UI, error)

WebAppFirefox sets up a new Firefox instance, and creates the profile directory if it does not already exist. It turns Firefox into a WebApp-Viewer with the provided profile

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