chrome.contextMenus.create doesn't work
google-chrome-extension
Solution
Inline JavaScript in HTML files generally doesn't work anymore; put your JavaScript into its own file instead.
You can also have Chrome create a background page for you, saving space.
So, to make your extension work:
1) Create a file (eg `background.js`) and put your JavaScript in it:
function searchgooglemaps(info)
{
var searchstring = info.selectionText;
chrome.tabs.create({url: "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=" + searchstring})
}
chrome.contextMenus.create({title: "Search Google Maps", contexts:["selection"], onclick: searchgooglemaps});
2) In your manifest, replace your `background` line with this:
"background": {
"scripts": ["background.js"]
},
Problem
I try to create a simple chrome extension to add an option in the context menu of chrome. Here is my manifest.json ``` { "manifest_version": 2, "background": "background.html", "description": "Add a context menu item to search for selected text at Google Maps.", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png" }, "name": "Google Maps Right Click", "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "tabs" ], "version": "1.0" } ``` and here my background.html : ``` <script> function searchgooglemaps(info) { var searchstring = info.selectionText; chrome.tabs.create({url: "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=" + searchstring}) } chrome.contextMenus.create({title: "Search Google Maps", contexts:["selection"], onclick: searchgooglemaps}); </script> ``` But when I load the extension and I right click on a selection, the "Search Google Maps" button doesn't appear, and I don't understand why... Thank you in advance for your help.