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Oscardr
Oscardr

Reputation: 113

Chrome Extension: Hide and show the browser action icon

Is it possible to show and hide the browser action icon from the options page?

I know how to do it with the page actions using the show and hide methods, but I don't see any similarities in browser actions.

Upvotes: 8

Views: 6979

Answers (2)

Wladimir Palant
Wladimir Palant

Reputation: 57651

From https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/browserAction:

If you want to create an icon that isn't always visible, use a page action instead of a browser action.

In other words: no, this isn't possible. Browser actions are permanent by design.

Upvotes: 12

Alejandro Silvestri
Alejandro Silvestri

Reputation: 3774

Google defined Browser Action as static buttons, and Page Action as dynamic ones. Google is very careful with Chrome's interface, and don't want people use buttons in a different way they are "supposed" to do.

They do so because they think users have tu put an effort to learn to use Chrome, and Google want to present a consistent, coherent and minimalist user interface.

You don't have much freedom with regard to Chrome user interface.

Upvotes: 2

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