Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:13:52 -0500 From: "Scott T. Hildreth" <shildret@scotth.emsphone.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Firefox Extension Problem Message-ID: <1098396832.66788.458.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <417831E3.8010802@marcuscom.com> References: <1098310292.481.27.camel@zircon> <1098319979.43531.2.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1098394834.47720.25.camel@zircon> <417831E3.8010802@marcuscom.com>
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just curious OT question, do you prefer FireFox over Galeon? On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 17:02, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > -----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----- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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