Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:28 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: gecko@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 221916] cease www/firefox-i18n dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher Message-ID: <bug-221916-21738@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=221916 Bug ID: 221916 Summary: cease www/firefox-i18n dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Flags: maintainer-feedback?(gecko@FreeBSD.org) Quick Locale Switcher 1.7.8.5 <http://www.freshports.org/www/xpi-quick-locale-switcher/>; apparently not updated since 2015-07-30 is not compatible with modern multiprocess Firefox, e10s. Working alternatives that are multiprocess-compatible include: Quick Locale Switcher 2 <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quick-locale-switcher-2/>, which presents itself in the Tools menu > … isn't a WebExtensions addon, and I doubt it ever will be. … Simple Locale Switcher <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-locale-switcher/>, which presents itself as a button in the toolbar (or overflow menu). At <http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14759416#p14759416>; on 2017-08-07 the developer wrote: > … As the availability of a WebExtensions API for it is still an > uncertain thing, I will try to keep the add-on working in > Nightly/Aurora while it's possible: I will update it soon. ---- Given the current choices of extensions, and the uncertainties around the transition to WebExtensions, I suggest simply: * ceasing the dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher * adding a post-install message drawing attention to the choices. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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