Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:16:42 +0800 From: heccj <heccj@163.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows! Message-ID: <4236539A.3090102@163.com> In-Reply-To: <200503142201.05764.ean@hedron.org> 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>
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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! > > >>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. > >
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