Set or Change the Greasemonkey Script Editor
In my life, particularly my technical life, there are a number of things that I do regularly, but not frequently. A consequence of the lack of frequency (or maybe of getting older) is the inability to remember exactly what I did to accomplish the task successfully the last time I did it. A consequence of the regularity is that my inability to remember annoys me. I know I’ve done it, I just can’t remember how.
One of those things that I need to do regularly, but infrequently, is edit Greasemonkey scripts for Firefox. All too often, I select Tools > Greasemonkey > Manage User Scripts > [Script I Want to Edit] > Edit only to be seized by that familiar paralysis that is normally reserved for trips to the refrigerator when nothing happens.
I know exactly why nothing happens, I just can’t remember how to fix it. Fortunately, that’s what blogs are for, so here are the steps to set (or update) the default editor for Greasemonkey scripts:
- In the Firefox address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
- In the Filter input, type greasemonkey.editor.
- If the preference exists, just double click on the preference name and, in the popup, enter the file path of the preferred editor.
- If the preference does not exist, right click in the preference list and select New > String. When prompted for the preference name, type greasemonkey.editor and press OK. At the next prompt, enter the file path of the preferred editor.