Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:47:55 -0500 (EST) From: "Ean Kingston" <ean@hedron.org> To: "heccj" <heccj@163.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows! Message-ID: <3228.216.220.59.169.1110901675.squirrel@216.220.59.169> In-Reply-To: <4236539A.3090102@163.com> References: <4235CEA6.7020202@163.com> <2907.216.220.59.169.1110825785.squirrel@216.220.59.169> <4236408B.3090107@163.com> <200503142201.05764.ean@hedron.org> <4236539A.3090102@163.com>
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> Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 11:01: >> On March 14, 2005 08:55 pm, heccj wrote: >> >>>Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: >>> >>>>>Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet >>>>>this problem! >>>>> >>>>>I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd >>>>> 5.3,i >>>>>can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i >>>>>use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup >>>>>extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup >>>>>extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? >>>> >>>>Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating >>>>systems. Their binaries are not compatible. >>>> >>>> >>>>>How to resovle >>>>>it? >>>> >>>>If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate >>>>while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. >>>> >>>>At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them >>>>into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences >>>>and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. >>> >>>The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly, >> >> Good. >> >>>just >>>extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in >>>windows(can in freebsd?), >> >> >> I'm not sure what you are trying to say. > just extensions can't work correctly.If all the extension can setup at > firefox main direcotory,this is not a problem,i can setup in windows > and freebsd individually.Unfortunetly,only seral extension can setup > like that! You might have to start messing around in the firefox configuration/property files to get that to work. Unfortunately, that is beyond my capabilities. I think they are all text files so you should be able to edit them with vi. >> >> >>>but most just setup into the profile extesions >>>dir. >> >> >> I believe you can simply move the extension to the global extensions >> directory >> and restart Firefox. > I have tried,if the extesions at profile directory are moved into > firefox's main directory,firefox can not find this extensions at all. >> >> If you try it, make a note of which extensions you moved because you >> might >> have to move them back. >> >> >>>If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this >>>problem can be resolved. >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Ean Kingston E-Mail: ean_AT_hedron_DOT_org PGP KeyID: 1024D/CBC5D6BB URL: http://www.hedron.org/
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