missing cursor when NoScript is active

[Fred Caspar]

After calling Google Search normaly the cursor is placed into the search expression textbox and I can type in immediately the desired search expression but if I active NoScript to not execute scripts the cursor will *not* be placed there and I have to click the textbox before entering the search expression.

Is there a way to start Google with the cursor placed into the textbox even when NoScript does not allow scripts to be executed?

I suppose that cursor positioning is done by a script, so maybe there is a way to suppress scripts in general but to allow the specific cursor positioning script?

[Alan Baxter]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009040821 Firefox/3.0.9

Hi, Fred. You need an update. We registered users can see the Firefox user agent string your browser sends. It indicates you are running an obsolete version of Firefox. It's easier to troubleshoot these issues if you're using the current version. Also, it's risky to use an old version of Firefox which has known, published, unpatched vulnerabilities. NoScript is a useful security tool, but even more effective is running with an up-to-date Firefox. Help > Check for Updates.

[Giorgio Maone]

Try this GreaseMonkey script.

[GµårÐïåñ]

Fred, use the greasemonkey script that Giorgio provided or better yet, keep in mind that a JS variation of SetFocus is used to trigger the cursor to be placed in the textbox, just like in windows applications (in the form_load issue the command xyztextbox.setfocus) and since on the web gui its done using JS, if its crippled using NS (doing its job) then it will not function, so that's a trade off. If you feel comfortable adding a layer of user level scripting using greasemonkey (the one that G provided) then go ahead and it should solve your problem but if not then you have to either just accept that limitation or whitelist it, up to you. Hope the clarification and the extended explanation helps. Good luck.