Is it possible to substitute url from urlbar
Hi,
I am wondering is it possible to substitute url from firefox urlbar in such a way so other programs will think that I am browsing new substituted url?
E.g. 1) I have opened google.com 2) When I need to check some flag and substitute google.com to youtube.com in some extension or settings page 3) Other program on my Windows PC(RescueTime) will now think that I am on youtube.com page but I am still on google.com
So, is it point 2) possible somehow? any extensions?
Thanks in advance.
Regards, Aliaksei
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Hi Aliaksei,
That sounds more of a question for the RescueTime people if you think their software is giving the wrong results.
John99 said
Hi Aliaksei, That sounds more of a question for the RescueTime people if you think their software is giving the wrong results.
Thanks for the reply. RescueTime is ok and behaves as it should. I was asking is it possible from Firefox side to do such a trick? Maybe using some plugin?
Ilungisiwe ngu lexer24
That software seems to monitor your computer activity. What is shown initially or finally in the url bar is probably not too significant. Is this a case of not your computer, and software someone else installed ? If so contact the owner or IT Dept. for advice.
Thank you for your advices.
This is my computer and I have installed both FF and RescueTime. So question is still here.
What triggers the program to record a different URL? If it requires that you actually load a page before it starts timing that site, then futzing with the address bar, the page title, or other page appearance shouldn't fool it.
Anyway, I have seen add-ons which modify the appearance of the address bar to look simpler, like Safari on Mac, or to use a "breadcrumb" style display, so an add-on definitely can change the contents of that area. Whether that will fool anyone is a different question!