this fixes #207

background.html

@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@
 <script src="js/contextmenu.js"></script>
 <script src="js/contentscripthandlers.js"></script>
 <script src="js/start.js"></script>
+<script src="js/install.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>

js/install.js

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+    httpswitchboard - a Chromium browser extension to black/white list requests.
+    Copyright (C) 2013  Raymond Hill
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see {http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
+
+    Home: https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard
+*/
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+// Local scope
+
+(function() {
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+var firstInstall = false;
+var presetsLoaded = false;
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+var onInstalledHandler = function(details) {
+    if ( details.reason !== 'install' ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    firstInstall = true;
+    operaFirstInstall();
+};
+
+chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(onInstalledHandler);
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+var onMessageHandler = function(request) {
+    if ( !request || !request.what || request.what !== '1stPartyPresetRecipesLoaded' ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    presetsLoaded = true;
+    operaFirstInstall();
+};
+
+chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(onMessageHandler);
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+var operaFirstInstall = function() {
+    if ( !firstInstall || !presetsLoaded ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    chrome.runtime.onMessage.removeListener(onMessageHandler);
+    chrome.runtime.onInstalled.removeListener(onInstalledHandler);
+
+    // rhill 2014-01-29: Opera requires that Youtube works out-of-the-box.
+    // Actually, why not do that for everybody, not just Opera.
+    var httpsb = HTTPSB;
+    if ( httpsb.isOpera() ) {
+        httpsb.presetManager.applyFromPresetName('Youtube');
+        httpsb.commitPermissions(true);
+    }
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+})();
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+

js/start.js

@@ -168,20 +168,3 @@ function clearBrowserCacheCallback() {
 
 asyncJobQueue.add('clearBrowserCache', null, clearBrowserCacheCallback, 15 * 60 * 1000, true);
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-function onInstalledHandler(details) {
-    if ( details.reason !== 'install' ) {
-        return;
-    }
-    var httpsb = HTTPSB;
-    // rhill 2014-01-29: Opera requires that Youtube works out-of-the-box.
-    // Actually, why not do that for everybody, not just Opera.
-    if ( httpsb.isOpera() ) {
-        httpsb.presetManager.applyFromPresetName('Youtube');
-        httpsb.commitPermissions(true);
-    }
-}
-
-chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(onInstalledHandler);
-

manifest.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "manifest_version": 2,
     "name": "__MSG_extName__",
     "short_name": "HTTPSB",
-    "version": "0.8.5.3",
+    "version": "0.8.5.4",
     "description": "__MSG_extShortDesc__",
     "icons": {
         "16": "icon_16.png",