firefox - In a Web page, how can I tick all checkboxes in selection?

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2014-07
  • Nicolas Barbulesco

    I am using a webmail (Outlook Web Access).

    I have a Web page : in my mailbox, I have many messages.

    I select 30 lines.

    Now, I want something that would tick the 30 checkboxes that are in my selection.

    I want to right-click my selection and to choose an action Tick all checkboxes.

    How can I have that ?

    An extension for Firefox would be nice.

    I would appreciate an extension for Chrome too.

    Thank you.

    • Answers
  • Kevin Fegan

    For Outlook Web Mail (Hotmail, mail.live.com), you can "check" the checkboxes for a range of messages with two clicks.

    1. In the "normal" way, click the checkbox for a message at the "top" (or "bottom") of the range of messages you want to "check". It doesn't matter if that checkbox was already "checked" or if it was "unchecked"... one click to "set" or "unset" the "checkmark" will do.

    2. If necessary, use the web-page scrollbars to bring the other end of the range of messages that you want to "check" into view.

    3. Hold down the "Shift" key on the keyboard, and click the checkbox on the message at the other end of the range ("bottom" or "top") of messages you want to "check".

    All the messages between the first message that you clicked, and the last message that you "shift-clicked" will become "checked". It doesn't matter if any messages between the first and last message was already "checked" or "unchecked", all messages within the range will become "checked". You can adjust the "end" of the range of messages "checked" by keeping the "shift" key held down and clicking the checkbox on different messages to expand or contract the range of "checked" messages.

    Limitations:

    • If you repeat this proceedure on the same set of messages, the messages will just stay "checked" instead of becoming "unchecked" as you might expect.
    • If you attempt to repeat this proceedure on a different set of messages (which might include a subset of the first set, or not), the "First" set (range) of messages will become "unchecked", and then the "New" set (range) of messages will all become "checked".
    • Similarly, when "checking" a range of messages in this way, any messages outside of that range of messages that was already "checked" will become "unchecked".

    So, you can only "check" one range of messages in this way. You cannot "check" multiple ranges of messages or a range of messages along with individually "checked" messages. You can "check" one range of messages, then individually "check" any other messages that you want "checked".

  • karel

    In Outlook webmail you can find on the top of the page, a box to check all: "Show: all".


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  • i-g

    Here is the solution for Firefox:

    1. Type the following into the Firefox address bar: about:config

    2. Right-click on any value and select New > String

    3. You will first be prompted for the preference name. Enter the following: capability.policy.default.HTMLInputElement.focus

    4. Next, you will be prompted for the preference value. Enter the following: noAccess

    That's it!

    If you're not happy with the change, undoing it is a little more complicated:

    1. Close Firefox if it's open by going into the File menu and choosing Exit.

    2. Locate your Application Data folder. The easiest way to do this is to go to the Start menu, choose Run, and type in "%APPDATA%" (without the quotes.)

    3. Navigate to your profile folder. It should be in Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/_____.default, where the underscore is a string of random characters. Find the file called prefs.js and open it in a text editor, such as Notepad. (Do not just double-click it. You should be able to right-click it and choose Edit from the context menu.)

    4. Search for the line that contains capability.policy.default.HTMLInputElement.focus. It will look like this in its entirety: user_pref("capability.policy.default.HTMLInputElement.focus", "noAccess");

    5. Delete this line, and only this line. Save the file. You may now restart Firefox.

  • random

    When the page is loaded, or even half-loaded, and you're ready to go, hit Esc or stop the browser from loading the rest of the page.

    The behaviour you're seeing when you type in one input and then it jumps to another is because the JavaScript has finished loading and carrying out it's little focus script.

    The JavaScript loaded with the pages is setting the focus on an element and often disregards how much you've typed, or if you've typed at all, before defaulting to the input field of choice.

  • Arjan

    As you even encounter this "after a few seconds" at the very light page of google.com (today 13.44 KB in total, 3 KB when cache is used), I'd search for a way to make the pages load faster. The Google home page should be on your screen instantly.

    I assume you did not disable caching? Do you have a lot of add-ons installed? Maybe some hyperactive virus scanner? Or some malware that needs time to spy on you?

    If it's the internet connection: maybe your provider has some caching proxy server for you?

    Or, if the computer is slow: disable Google Analytics and other tracking scripts by installing Adblock Plus.

    (Just to avoid your password is shown in the username field: use a password manager rather than typing the credentials yourself.)

  • Seasoned Advice (cooking)

    For Firefox,install the Greasemonkey addon then the user script called "Unfocuser". Worked for me.