Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:02:11 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Firefox Extension Problem Message-ID: <417831E3.8010802@marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <1098394834.47720.25.camel@zircon> References: <1098310292.481.27.camel@zircon> <1098319979.43531.2.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1098394834.47720.25.camel@zircon>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Kelsey wrote: | On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 17:52, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: | |>On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 18:11, Joe Kelsey wrote: |> |>>I recently installed firefox-1.0.1.p.2. This seems to work just fine, |>>except that when I try to install extensions, nothing happens. |>> |>>In my old firefox, 0.9.whatever, I had installed AdBlock which worked |>>just great! Now, when I download the extension, I get the Extensions |>>popup window, but nothing else happens. No messages, not buttons, |>>nothing. I have to end up hitting the destroy window button to remove |>>it. |>> |>>Has anyone else seen this? Does anyone else have suggestions? |> |>Upgrade to 1.0.1.p_4, and read /usr/ports/UPDATING. | | | I followed the "save bookmarks, delete directory" steps when I installed | 1.0.1.p_2. Do I have to do it again for _4? No, not if you did it for _2. | | What exactly did you change between _2 and _4 that allows extensions? I fixed the need to run Firefox as root. Extensions and themes install just fine. For example, I just installed Adblocker, set my filter to "*", and I'm good to go. No ads on Freshports or OSNews. Joe | | I really do not want to go through the whole delete the directory | business since it wipes out my passwords. | | /Joe | | | - -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBeDHjb2iPiv4Uz4cRAgqAAJ9vEhk1CmY/VwIASJNoGDhNJGPYEgCglYRv lQHR0UIec6KOowYADWmp/TE= =i1Pn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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