Comments on: Introducing Add-on Collections

By: g.toms

g.toms — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:37:58 +0000

I am using Addon-Collector version 1.0.4, When I want to see the addons under my favorite collection, “Firefox for Teachers!” , I get the error message “This collection cannot be displayed because it contains error.”,
However I can see the addons under my other favourite collections.

By: Hildy

Hildy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:33:03 +0000

I’m having the same problems a couple other people mentioned. Using AOC 1.0.3 on FF 3.5.2, it sometimes takes multiple attempts to log in. Once logged in, I never see any of the collections I’ve marked as favorites. Has anyone figured out what the problem is and how to fix it?

By: SergejsU

SergejsU — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:54:58 +0000

I really liked Add-On collector’s auto-publisher function! Thanks.

However installing back 22 add-ons was a bit of pain…

Hope there will be found turnaround about installing multiple add-ons in one go!

In respect of catalog of add-ons, for almost 6,000 of them there are should be probably much more detailed categories in catalog, with an aim that one lower level folder would contain not so many add-ons to get an easy preview, say not more than 2-3 pages?

By: tom.etc

tom.etc — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:23:16 +0000

using AOC 1.0.3 on FF 3.5.1, it never sees any of the collections i’ve designated as favorites. I cannot add an autopublisher either. I am getting frustrated b/c i feel like i am missing out and cannot find information regarding anyone else’s experience with issues likes mine.

By: Troy Millington (FractalMode)

Troy Millington (FractalMode) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:14:38 +0000

Add-On Collections are a wonderful addition to Firefox. I hope you will reconsider adding the Fashion Your Firefox functionality to Addon Collections. FEBE has the ability to rollup all of your extensions into one super extension. Perhaps a solution to your dilemma referenced http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.amo/browse_thread/thread/d798c7e62a6f6343 would be to flag/tag those addons which are willing and able to installed in an all-at-once manner a la FYF.

By: Layla

Layla — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:43:48 +0000

Have loved Firefox from day 1, but when I downloaded the latest version I found it is not compatible with my Norton Identity Safe which is very important to me, as I am sure to everyone using Norton. This is a shame as your earlier versions were compatible. I hate internet explorer but looks like I will have to go back to using it if you don’t make a fix for this.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:33:16 +0000

Amazing and usefull addon for firefox. That’s the reason I use firefox than the other web browser beside the secure and compablity.

By: Andrei Neculau

Andrei Neculau — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:34:47 +0000

Broken. Version 1.0.3. Firefox 3.5.1

1. If you are logged in on AMO, the Login loader keeps spinning, nothing happens, although if you open the extension’s options, you can see that you are logged in.

2. If you log out manually from AMO, and then try to log in from the extension, it seems to works, yet no subscriptions are downloaded.
Debugging shows
bandwagon(1): Could not update collections list: Error 1401: unauthorized

It is my personal opinion that developing an extension that fails so miserably… raises questions regarding the whole of Mozilla’s coding practices..

PS: no. I do not want to register yet another account on a website (bugzilla), just to tell other people that they failed. Heard of OpenID? FacebookConnect?…

By: Nanners

Nanners — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:48:53 +0000

I really do love the collector but as of upgrading to 3.5 it seems to have broken. After logging in it shows the getting started screen, even though I have several add-on packs added. This happens with both my computer at home and at work.

By: r4vx

r4vx — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:47:13 +0000

New AMO page is cool! I like this new desgin.

But I’ have a few suggestions regarding brwosing add-ons list:
- as colleagues above I would reather to have thumbnails on the list page – it is much more easier to find something what we are looking for when we see this (e.g. images of themes) Without it I worry that I can miss something interesting. Such thumbnails (even very small) identify a lot of addons better than their names.
- second issue regards “install buttons”. For me old versions of them were great.

Thanks.