User blog:MWLootLady/Using Bookmarklets

I get many questions regarding bookmarklet programs and how to use them. The most common problem those unfamiliar with bookmarklets encounter is the program doesn't seem to work at all. Many do not realize that the program must be dragged to their computers bookmark holding section and then used. They will not work directly from the developers website. Programs which run within the game will not work if the page is not unframed. Unframed simply means the normal framing around the game is gone and there will be nothing but black screen surrounding the game. Most programs will do this for you on the first click and the program will run on the second click.

1. Read the wiki information on bookmarklets:  http://mafiawars.wikia.com/wiki/Bookmarklets

2. Visit one of the popular bookmarklet developers websites: see developers section in the above link

3. Chose the program you want to use. Most programs are underlined or in a box. I will use Josh Millers grab all gifts as an example.

4. Go to Josh Millers websitehttp://joshmiller.com/JMWTools.html and locate the box with JGrabAllGifts in it. Josh has a cool video on how to use his program. Watching this helped me better understand how to use all the bookmarklets available.

5. Point your mouse over this box, left click and move it at the same time (this is called dragging) to the section of your computer which stores bookmarks and release your hold when you are there. Usually this is at the top of the page under the box where you type the websites you want to visit. You should now see JGrabAllGifts in the area you chose to drop the bookmark in.

6. To run bookmarks, you need to be on the right page or they will not work. For JGrabAllGifts you need to be on the page where you accept friend requests and external gifts. Once you are here, click the bookmark once and the program will appear.

7. Set it to meet your desires, click start, and watch it work.

If you find you use these programs on a regular basis and they save you a lot of time, please remember to donate to the developers. All these programs are free for us to use and the developers spend a lot of their time writing them.

MWLootLady 20:35, April 16, 2010 (UTC)