omnibox

I learnt how to invoke my extension's background js by typing a specific keyword in the omnibox. But I need to enable my extension to listen to the text typed in the omnibox without the help of any keyword. Example: If user types, abc or abcd or abcd.com, my extension should get triggered. Here I cant rely on any keyword, cause user would directly type the target site name. When I tried using the keyword as the possible target name (say abcd.com) the triggering doesnt work since the moment user types abc, chrome autosuggests abcd.com and user selects it directly and keyword triggering doesnt

I'm making a Chrome extension that involves putting a text input on the new tab page, and immediately giving focus to that input text when the new tab page loads. After being unable to get focus using traditional methods (e.g. focus() ), I stumbled upon this question: Chrome 27: New Tab Page extension can't steal focus from Omnibox which states that Chrome has now made it so that you can't steal omnibox focus on a new tab page. Given that Chrome is fine with giving focus to any site that isn't the new tab page, I've been trying to come up with workarounds, but nothing is really satisfactory. I