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Crossrider is a cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions while maintaining a single codebase.

Crossrider is a an emerging cloud-based development framework that enables developers to easily create cross browser extensions. It uses a single API and supports JavaScript and jQuery so developers with basic knowledge in JavaScript can write code that is easily maintainable while working across all major browsers - Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari.

This tag should be used for general questions regarding how the Crossrider framework works and how to use the API.

Questions about browser-specific extension issues should not be tagged with Crossrider if the question is specifically about a certain browser's API (use , , etc.).

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Injecting AngularJS 1.4.7 into an IE crossrider extension

I am developing an extension for browsers using the Crossrider framework. I am using the line appAPI.resources.includeJS('js/angular.min.js'); to inject angular.js into the extension. This works fine on Chrome, but on IE 11 I get the error ----…
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What are some drawbacks to using CrossRider as platform for developing extensions for multiple browsers?

I've read a lot of positive insights in using CrossRider compared to its competitors but I haven't read anything related to any of its limitations (functions, speed, integration with third party services, etc.).
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Crossrider Extensions - are they safe

I have started writing an extension using Crossrider, and really like it. But I have read some negative stuff about them being a browser hijacker - in particular search.crossrider.com I am unsure if search.crossrider.com is a malicious extension…
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Crossrider resources are being served from HTTP instead of Https

I have a browser extension that's developed using CrossRider API. When I install it from Chrome, I get the following error: Mixed Content: The page at xxxxxxx.com is loaded over https but requested an insecure XMLHttpRequest endpoint …
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How can i check whether the browser is active or not in crossrider?

I need to calculate the browser using time in an extension. If i can check whether the browser is active or not, then it is easy to calculate the time. How is this possible in crossrider? var focused = true; window.onfocus = window.onblur =…
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How to identify every separate browser window that is currently open?

How can I uniquely identify every separate browser window that is currently open for all major browsers using javascript? Let me explain what I need to know and let's consider the scenario below: I have 3 browser windows [any modern browser, i.e.…
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Crossrider Extension Platform

I'm creating an extension using Crossrider that allows users to bookmark the page they are viewing. For this purpose, I created a button popup that when clicked opens with the UI for managing the list of bookmarks. When the user clicks on the…
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Crossrider extension not installing on IE

I have developed crossrider extension, but when I try to install that extension in Internet explorer (version 8), it gives me virus alert and antivirus does not allow it to install. I also tried installing demo extension present on crossrider site.…
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appAPI.request.post() not working inside the function which is declared in an html page using crossrider

Here, I have used check_user function for validating user, but here the http request is not working. var $jq=""; function crossriderMain($) { $jq=$; //eval(appAPI.resources.get('activate.js')); if(!localStorage.adult_option_status ){ …
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Crossrider - Chrome Web Store: Developer Account Suspended

I've created browser extension using crossrider almost a year ago. It was working ok, till this morning I received an email saying: "Your developer account has been suspended." because: "At least one of your items has been removed from the store…
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Safari crossrider extension bad image

I have a browser extension that works and looks fine in all major browsers except safari. The problem is that the icon of the extension near the address bar doesn't show correct image, instead it shows a black square. I tried both .png and .jpg icon…
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How can I add a tooltip to my Crossrider toolbar button?

I added button to by Crossrider extension (see snippet) but I can't see how to add a tootip when hovering over the button. Are tooltips supported? Exmaple code in background.js: appAPI.ready(function($) { …
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appAPI.request not working in IE for Popup crossrider

working in popup extension with crossrider and it's working fine in FF and GC, but in IE it passes this block of code without execution (tried to but alert messages before and after and all fired) ... appAPI.request.get({ url: WebServiceUrl +…
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Crossrider: Using facebook plugin

I started testing the Facebook plugin on a Crossrider extension but soon found some drawbacks. I'm trying to listen for the write_comment event and it works fine the first time. Here's the code that I'm using on the extension.js…
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Refactoring Crossrider extension code

I built my extension using Crossrider and at the moment all my code is in the extension.js file. However, it's getting rather long and becoming more difficult to maintain in this monolithic file. Is there a way to split my code into separate files…
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