Open up issues in tracker pages as an iframe

Here is an updated version that fixes an issue where the top of the overlay wasn't visible if firebug was opened. It also now links the type column. So if it was "Book Page" it is now a link that opens the overlay saying "Show Book Page".

// ==UserScript==
// @name           Enhance Tracker
// @namespace      http://redndahead.com/enhanceTracker
// @description    Add show/hide controls for loading each issue in an iframe
// @include        http://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// @include        https://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// ==/UserScript==

// Initialize window objects.
$ = window.$ = window.jQuery = unsafeWindow.jQuery;
Drupal = window.Drupal = unsafeWindow.Drupal;
// Bail out in (the unlikely) case that JS has been disabled.
if (Drupal === undefined) {
  return false;
}

//the status of overlay box
var isOpen = false;

//function to display the box
function showOverlayBox() {
  //if box is not set to open then don't do anything
  if( isOpen == false ) return;
  // set the properties of the overlay box, the left and top positions
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
    display:'block',
    left:( jQuery(window).width() - jQuery('.overlayBox').width() )/2,
    top: '0',
    position:'absolute'
  });
  // set the window background for the overlay. i.e the body becomes darker
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({
    display:'block',
    width: jQuery(window).width(),
    height:"100%"
  });
}

// Launches the overlay
function doOverlayOpen() {
  //set status to open
  isOpen = true;
  showOverlayBox();
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({opacity:0}).animate( {opacity:0.5, backgroundColor:'#000'} );
  // dont follow the link : so return false.
  return false;
}

// Closes the overlay
function doOverlayClose() {
  //set status to closed
  isOpen = false;
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css( 'display', 'none' );
  // now animate the background to fade out to opacity 0
  // and then hide it after the animation is complete.
  jQuery('.bgCover').animate( {opacity:0}, null, null, function() {
    jQuery(this).hide();
  });
  window.location.reload()
  return false;
}

// Attach overlay to the body.
jQuery('body').append('<div class="bgCover">&nbsp;</div><div class="overlayBox"><div class="overlayContent"><div class="controls"><a class="overlay-close" href="#">Close</a></div><iframe src="" width="100%" height="600"></iframe></div></div>');

// Style the overlay
jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
  'border': '5px solid #09F',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'display': 'none',
  'width': '1000px',
  'height': '620px',
  'background': '#fff',
  'z-index': 40
});

jQuery('.bgCover').css({
  'background': '#000',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'left': '0',
  'top': '0',
  'display': 'none',
  'overflow': 'hidden',
  'z-index' : 40
});


// Make close link actually close.
jQuery('a.overlay-close').click(doOverlayClose);

// Add show link to each page.
jQuery('#tracker table tbody tr').each(function() {
  var issueRow = jQuery(this);
  var issueLink = issueRow.find('td:eq(0)');

  // Add the show issue link
  var oldText = issueLink.text();
  issueLink.html('<a class="load-issue" href="#">Show ' + oldText + '</a>');

  // add click event to our show link.
  issueLink.parent().find('a.load-issue').click(function() {
    // Get the url
    var url = jQuery(this).parent().next().find('a').attr('href');
    
    // If there is a new comment in the issue use that link since it will take us
    // straight to the new comment.
    if (issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').length) {
      url = issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').attr('href');
    }

    // Set the iframe src to our url.
    jQuery('.overlayContent iframe').attr('src', url);

    // Open the overlay.
    doOverlayOpen();

    return false;
  });
});

Here is an image of the link

This one opens up the overlay so it takes up most of the window. Good for larger screens.

// ==UserScript==
// @name           Enhance Tracker
// @namespace      http://redndahead.com/enhanceTracker
// @description    Add show/hide controls for loading each issue in an iframe
// @include        http://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// @include        https://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// ==/UserScript==

// Initialize window objects.
$ = window.$ = window.jQuery = unsafeWindow.jQuery;
Drupal = window.Drupal = unsafeWindow.Drupal;
// Bail out in (the unlikely) case that JS has been disabled.
if (Drupal === undefined) {
  return false;
}

//the status of overlay box
var isOpen = false;

//function to display the box
function showOverlayBox() {
  //if box is not set to open then don't do anything
  if( isOpen == false ) return;
  // set the properties of the overlay box, the left and top positions
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
    display:'block',
    left:( jQuery(window).width() - jQuery('.overlayBox').width() )/2,
    top: '0',
    position:'absolute'
  });
  // set the window background for the overlay. i.e the body becomes darker
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({
    display:'block',
    width: jQuery(window).width(),
    height:"100%"
  });
}

// Launches the overlay
function doOverlayOpen() {
  //set status to open
  isOpen = true;
  showOverlayBox();
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({opacity:0}).animate( {opacity:0.5, backgroundColor:'#000'} );
  // dont follow the link : so return false.
  return false;
}

// Closes the overlay
function doOverlayClose() {
  //set status to closed
  isOpen = false;
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css( 'display', 'none' );
  // now animate the background to fade out to opacity 0
  // and then hide it after the animation is complete.
  jQuery('.bgCover').animate( {opacity:0}, null, null, function() {
    jQuery(this).hide();
  });
  window.location.reload()
  return false;
}

var overlayHeight = jQuery(window).height() - 50;
var overlayWidth = jQuery(window).width() - 40

// Attach overlay to the body.
jQuery('body').append('<div class="bgCover">&nbsp;</div><div class="overlayBox"><div class="overlayContent"><div class="controls"><a class="overlay-close" href="#">Close</a></div><iframe src="" width="100%" height="' + (overlayHeight - 20) + '"></iframe></div></div>');

// Style the overlay
jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
  'border': '5px solid #09F',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'display': 'none',
  'width': overlayWidth,
  'height': overlayHeight,
  'background': '#fff',
  'z-index': 40
});

jQuery('.bgCover').css({
  'background': '#000',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'left': '0',
  'top': '0',
  'display': 'none',
  'overflow': 'hidden',
  'z-index' : 40
});


// Make close link actually close.
jQuery('a.overlay-close').click(doOverlayClose);

// Add show link to each page.
jQuery('#tracker table tbody tr').each(function() {
  var issueRow = jQuery(this);
  var issueLink = issueRow.find('td:eq(0)');

  // Add the show issue link
  var oldText = issueLink.text();
  issueLink.html('<a class="load-issue" href="#">Show ' + oldText + '</a>');

  // add click event to our show link.
  issueLink.parent().find('a.load-issue').click(function() {
    // Get the url
    var url = jQuery(this).parent().next().find('a').attr('href');
    
    // If there is a new comment in the issue use that link since it will take us
    // straight to the new comment.
    if (issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').length) {
      url = issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').attr('href');
    }

    // Set the iframe src to our url.
    jQuery('.overlayContent iframe').attr('src', url);

    // Open the overlay.
    doOverlayOpen();

    return false;
  });
});

Thanks to tim plunkett for testing. This version copies code from dreditor so it works in chrome and firefox. It also let's the user hit escape to close the overlay.

// ==UserScript==
// @name           Enhance Tracker
// @namespace      http://redndahead.com/enhanceTracker
// @description    Add show/hide controls for loading each issue in an iframe
// @include        http://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// @include        https://drupal.org/user/*/track*
// ==/UserScript==

/**
 * Content Scope Runner.
 *
 * While Firefox/GreaseMonkey supports advanced DOM manipulations, Chrome does
 * not. For maximum browser compatibility, this user script injects itself into
 * the page it is executed on.
 *
 * Support and available features for user scripts highly varies across browser
 * vendors. Some browsers (e.g., Firefox) require to install a browser extension
 * (GreaseMonkey) in order to install and execute user scripts. Some others
 * have built-in support for user scripts, but do not support all features of
 * GreaseMonkey (variable storage, cross-domain XHR, etc). In the special case
 * of Chrome, user scripts are executed before the DOM has been fully loaded and
 * initialized; they can only access and manipulate the plain DOM document as
 * is, but none of the scripts on the actual page are loaded yet.
 *
 * Bear in mind, with Content Scope Runner, unsafeWindow and all other
 * GreaseMonkey specific features are not available.
 *
 * The global __PAGE_SCOPE_RUN__ variable is prepended to the user script to
 * control execution. Make sure this variable does not clash with actual page
 * variables.
 *
 * @see http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68059
 * @see http://wiki.greasespot.net/Content_Scope_Runner
 *
 * @todo FIXME upstream:
 *   - Bogus SCRIPT type attribute.
 *   - data attribute throws MIME type warning in Chrome; textContent approach
 *     of earlier versions is correct.
 *   - Append to HEAD.
 *   - Removal/clean-up is completely invalid.
 *   - setTimeout() approach seems useless?
 *   - Code comments.
 */
// If not already running in the page, inject this script into the page.
if (typeof __PAGE_SCOPE_RUN__ == 'undefined') {
  // Define a closure/function in the global scope in order to reference the
  // function caller (the function that executes the user script itself).
  (function page_scope_runner() {
    // Retrieve the source of this user script.
    var self_src = '(' + page_scope_runner.caller.toString() + ')();';

    // Add the source to a new SCRIPT DOM element; prepend it with the
    // __PAGE_SCOPE_RUN__ marker.
    // Intentionally no scope-wrapping here.
    var script = document.createElement('script');
    script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
    script.textContent = "var __PAGE_SCOPE_RUN__ = true;\n" + self_src;

    // Inject the SCRIPT element into the page.
    // Use setTimeout to force execution "outside" of
    // the user script scope completely.
    var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
    head.appendChild(script);
  })();

  // End execution. This code path is only reached in a GreaseMonkey/user
  // script environment.
  return;
}

// @todo Implement closure to provide jQuery in $.

// If we are in a GreaseMonkey environment and JavaScript is disabled, user
// scripts are executed nevertheless and can still act on the DOM, but none of
// the scripts on the actual page are executed. Cancel processing in this case.
// Drupal is also undefined when drupal.org is down.
// @todo Verify whether this still applies.
if (typeof Drupal == 'undefined') {
  return;
}

//the status of overlay box
var isOpen = false;

//function to display the box
function showOverlayBox() {
  //if box is not set to open then don't do anything
  if( isOpen == false ) return;
  // set the properties of the overlay box, the left and top positions
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
    display:'block',
    left:( jQuery(window).width() - jQuery('.overlayBox').width() )/2,
    top: '0',
    position:'absolute'
  });
  // set the window background for the overlay. i.e the body becomes darker
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({
    display:'block',
    width: jQuery(window).width(),
    height:"100%"
  });
}

// Launches the overlay
function doOverlayOpen() {
  //set status to open
  isOpen = true;
  showOverlayBox();
  jQuery('.bgCover').css({opacity:0}).animate( {opacity:0.5, backgroundColor:'#000'} );
  // dont follow the link : so return false.
  return false;
}

// Closes the overlay
function doOverlayClose() {
  //set status to closed
  isOpen = false;
  jQuery('.overlayBox').css( 'display', 'none' );
  // now animate the background to fade out to opacity 0
  // and then hide it after the animation is complete.
  jQuery('.bgCover').animate( {opacity:0}, null, null, function() {
    jQuery(this).hide();
  });
  window.location.reload()
  return false;
}

var overlayHeight = jQuery(window).height() - 50;
var overlayWidth = jQuery(window).width() - 40

// Attach overlay to the body.
jQuery('body').append('<div class="bgCover">&nbsp;</div><div class="overlayBox"><div class="overlayContent"><div class="controls"><a class="overlay-close" href="#">Close</a></div><iframe src="" width="100%" height="' + (overlayHeight - 20) + '"></iframe></div></div>');

// Style the overlay
jQuery('.overlayBox').css({
  'border': '5px solid #09F',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'display': 'none',
  'width': overlayWidth,
  'height': overlayHeight,
  'background': '#fff',
  'z-index': 40
});

jQuery('.bgCover').css({
  'background': '#000',
  'position': 'absolute',
  'left': '0',
  'top': '0',
  'display': 'none',
  'overflow': 'hidden',
  'z-index' : 40
});


// Make close link actually close.
jQuery('a.overlay-close').click(doOverlayClose);

// Close if the user hits escape
jQuery(document).keyup(function(e) {
  if (e.keyCode == 27 && isOpen) { doOverlayClose() }
});


// Add show link to each page.
jQuery('#tracker table tbody tr').each(function() {
  var issueRow = jQuery(this);
  var issueLink = issueRow.find('td:eq(0)');

  // Add the show issue link
  var oldText = issueLink.text();
  issueLink.html('<a class="load-issue" href="#">Show ' + oldText + '</a>');

  // add click event to our show link.
  issueLink.parent().find('a.load-issue').click(function() {
    // Get the url
    var url = jQuery(this).parent().next().find('a').attr('href');
    
    // If there is a new comment in the issue use that link since it will take us
    // straight to the new comment.
    if (issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').length) {
      url = issueRow.find('td:eq(3) a').attr('href');
    }

    // Set the iframe src to our url.
    jQuery('.overlayContent iframe').attr('src', url);

    // Open the overlay.
    doOverlayOpen();

    return false;
  });
});

It is now currently on github.
Project
http://github.com/redndahead/Enhance-Tracker

Here is a direct link to install it.
https://github.com/redndahead/Enhance-Tracker/raw/master/enhanceTracker....