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How do I get a drop down menu to auto default to option selected a value other than the default written in the javascript?

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murphy2337
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I use web based software where I have to select from a drop down menu a particular option. However, I only ever use 1 option. Sometimes as much as 100 times a day. Is there anyway to get Firefox to auto select the same option every time? I don't have access to the source code so I cant change <option selected="selected" value="">.

I use web based software where I have to select from a drop down menu a particular option. However, I only ever use 1 option. Sometimes as much as 100 times a day. Is there anyway to get Firefox to auto select the same option every time? I don't have access to the source code so I cant change <option selected="selected" value="">.

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cor-el
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A possibility would be a Greasemonkey script to do this automatically or a JavaScript bookmarklet to do it manually.

You would need to remove the selected="selected" from the currently selected option and set that attribute for the wanted option.

You can test the bookmarklet here: 

javascript:(function(){var d=document,s=d.getElementsByTagName('SELECT')[0],o=s.getElementsByTagName('OPTION'),S='selected',v='value1',i;for(i=0;O=o[i];i++){if(O.value==v){O.setAttribute(S,S);O.selected=true}else{O.removeAttribute(S);O.selected=false;}}})();

If there are more 'selects' then you need to adjust the element number [0] and you also need to adjust the value of the wanted option.