Write an add-on or greasemonkey script to "Ajaxify" webpages in Firefox?

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Published on 2010-04-12T12:27:37Z Indexed on 2010/04/12 12:33 UTC
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Hello. I stumbled upon this add-on which "Ajaxifies" parts of its target website.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/51789

I have a similar need like this. I want only part of the webpage's DOM to update upon receiving click on a link, since the website has a rather unified page layout.

I have no experiences in writing FF add-ons but I did some basic Ajax and DOM before. So I am looking for programming tips on how to implement "Ajaxification" in a GreaseMonkey script, preferably. If it's not possible, making an add-on is also a sound choice which I'm willing to learn.

Thanks in advance!

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