Comments on: The Quick & Dirty Way to Test Your Add-ons in Fx 3.1b2 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/13/the-quick-dirty-way-to-test-your-add-ons-in-fx-31b2/ Official Blog of Mozilla Add-ons Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:59:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Silvestri http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/13/the-quick-dirty-way-to-test-your-add-ons-in-fx-31b2/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 John Silvestri Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:42:16 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=244#comment-1920 I second Henrik's recommendation for an important reason: It's really bad advice to tell people to turn off compatibility checking if it's supposed to mean anything. Nightly Tester Tools lets you pass individual extensions with 2 clicks, while keeping Firefox in its normal state otherwise. (I could be wrong, but I thought Mozilla's gotten kind of bent out of shape in the past when sites (e.g. /., Lifehacker, et al.) recommend turning off compatibility checking.) I second Henrik’s recommendation for an important reason: It’s really bad advice to tell people to turn off compatibility checking if it’s supposed to mean anything. Nightly Tester Tools lets you pass individual extensions with 2 clicks, while keeping Firefox in its normal state otherwise.

(I could be wrong, but I thought Mozilla’s gotten kind of bent out of shape in the past when sites (e.g. /., Lifehacker, et al.) recommend turning off compatibility checking.)

]]> By: Alfred Kayser http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/13/the-quick-dirty-way-to-test-your-add-ons-in-fx-31b2/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Alfred Kayser Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:23:40 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=244#comment-1806 Or just open the package with a zip tool, edit the install.rdf file, change version, close the package, and install. Also just 5 steps... Or just open the package with a zip tool, edit the install.rdf file, change version, close the package, and install. Also just 5 steps…

]]> By: Henrik http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/13/the-quick-dirty-way-to-test-your-add-ons-in-fx-31b2/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Henrik Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:24:04 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=244#comment-1792 You should also mention the add-on "Nightly Tester Tools" which makes the whole process a lot easier and gives some nice additions for nightly testers. You should also mention the add-on “Nightly Tester Tools” which makes the whole process a lot easier and gives some nice additions for nightly testers.

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