Comments for Mozilla Add-ons Blog http://blog.mozilla.com/addons Official Blog of Mozilla Add-ons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Supporting our add-on developers by nasser http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/09/supporting-our-add-on-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-13972 nasser Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:55 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1019#comment-13972 Thanks a lot mozilla :) Thanks a lot mozilla :)

]]> Comment on Time to update your add-ons for 3.6! by Rob http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/30/time-to-update-your-add-ons-for-3-6/comment-page-1/#comment-13659 Rob Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:48:34 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1096#comment-13659 I'm not a "Mozilla Developer" but a "Mozilla End-User" - though I do a lot of programming ... I am testing FF 3.6b1 under Ubuntu. I have installed both the "Add-on Compatibility Reporter 0.1" and "Crash Report Helper 1.1" Add-ons. I encourage "knowledgeable End-Users" to help with the Testing (in addition to Developers). This exposes more incompatibilities. Add-on Compatibility Reporter 0.1 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/15003 Crash Report Helper 1.1 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11217 I wish those Add-ons were available for Fennec too: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/search?q=Add-on+Compatibility+Reporter&cat=all Thanks for a great Browser, Rob I’m not a “Mozilla Developer” but a “Mozilla End-User” – though I do a lot of programming …

I am testing FF 3.6b1 under Ubuntu. I have installed both the “Add-on Compatibility Reporter 0.1″ and “Crash Report Helper 1.1″ Add-ons. I encourage “knowledgeable End-Users” to help with the Testing (in addition to Developers). This exposes more incompatibilities.

Add-on Compatibility Reporter 0.1
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/15003

Crash Report Helper 1.1
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11217

I wish those Add-ons were available for Fennec too:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/search?q=Add-on+Compatibility+Reporter&cat=all

Thanks for a great Browser,
Rob

]]> Comment on Announcing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter by Glen http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/22/announcing-the-add-on-compatibility-reporter/comment-page-1/#comment-13623 Glen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:46 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1079#comment-13623 When I install this on 3.6b1, half of my Add-ons are marked as Incompatible, with Options and Enable greyed-out. There is no way of testing these Add-ons. I have uninstalled and re-installed - No difference. I have not used Nightly Tester tools or similar, simply a pre-existing 3.5. When I install this on 3.6b1, half of my Add-ons are marked as Incompatible, with Options and Enable greyed-out. There is no way of testing these Add-ons.
I have uninstalled and re-installed – No difference.

I have not used Nightly Tester tools or similar, simply a pre-existing 3.5.

]]> Comment on Extend Firefox Observations of Submissions by Countries by Hasan Yılmaz http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/09/extend-firefox-observations-of-submissions-by-countries/comment-page-1/#comment-13515 Hasan Yılmaz Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:13:31 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1023#comment-13515 hello, people...i didnt know where to write!but sorry...whatever, i d really love to see ff addons page turkish language support....ff rocks. hello, people…i didnt know where to write!but sorry…whatever, i d really love to see ff addons page turkish language support….ff rocks.

]]> Comment on Announcing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter by Eckoman http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/22/announcing-the-add-on-compatibility-reporter/comment-page-1/#comment-13506 Eckoman Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:41 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1079#comment-13506 I have a problem with this add-on. I installed it on Firefox 3.5, then upgraded to 3.6b1. After the first launch of 3.6b1 it worked, I could use all add-ons and report if they are compatible or not. After another restart, all add-ons were disabled b/c they are not supporting 3.6b1. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the compatibility reporter add-on but had no luck. How do I regain the possibility to run all my add-ons again? I have a problem with this add-on. I installed it on Firefox 3.5, then upgraded to 3.6b1. After the first launch of 3.6b1 it worked, I could use all add-ons and report if they are compatible or not. After another restart, all add-ons were disabled b/c they are not supporting 3.6b1. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the compatibility reporter add-on but had no luck.

How do I regain the possibility to run all my add-ons again?

]]> Comment on Announcing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter by fcp http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/22/announcing-the-add-on-compatibility-reporter/comment-page-1/#comment-13464 fcp Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:52:55 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1079#comment-13464 Justin, thanks for the reply. > If the add-on has already been marked as compatible with the version you’re using, No, the add-on has not been marked as compatible with 3.6b1. I had overridden the compatibility by using the Nightly Tester Tools (before installing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter), and I wanted to report that the add-on was working with 3.6b1. I think that this is a common situation for users who have used 3.6a1. However, I do not know if it is possible for the Add-on Compatibility Reporter to detect whether the add-on is really marked as compatible or the compatibility is overridden by the Nightly Tester Tools. > we have a number of reports from SeaMonkey so there’s a good chance it works Wow, that’s great! Justin, thanks for the reply.

> If the add-on has already been marked as compatible with the version you’re using,
No, the add-on has not been marked as compatible with 3.6b1. I had overridden the compatibility by using the Nightly Tester Tools (before installing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter), and I wanted to report that the add-on was working with 3.6b1. I think that this is a common situation for users who have used 3.6a1. However, I do not know if it is possible for the Add-on Compatibility Reporter to detect whether the add-on is really marked as compatible or the compatibility is overridden by the Nightly Tester Tools.

> we have a number of reports from SeaMonkey so there’s a good chance it works
Wow, that’s great!

]]> Comment on Announcing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter by Justin Scott (fligtar) http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/22/announcing-the-add-on-compatibility-reporter/comment-page-1/#comment-13431 Justin Scott (fligtar) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:51:48 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1079#comment-13431 @fcp If the add-on has already been marked as compatible with the version you're using, the only option is to say it's not compatible. You only get the "it's compatible" option if the add-on is marked as incompatible. As for other app compatibility, it was tested in Firefox and Thunderbird and is listed as compatible with those apps. I haven't tested SeaMonkey but we have a number of reports from SeaMonkey so there's a good chance it works and I'll update compatibility. @fcp If the add-on has already been marked as compatible with the version you’re using, the only option is to say it’s not compatible. You only get the “it’s compatible” option if the add-on is marked as incompatible.

As for other app compatibility, it was tested in Firefox and Thunderbird and is listed as compatible with those apps. I haven’t tested SeaMonkey but we have a number of reports from SeaMonkey so there’s a good chance it works and I’ll update compatibility.

]]> Comment on Announcing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter by fcp http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/22/announcing-the-add-on-compatibility-reporter/comment-page-1/#comment-13426 fcp Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:56:06 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1079#comment-13426 This is a good idea! Unfortunately, when I installed the Add-on Compatibility Reporter to Firefox 3.6b1, it only showed the dropdown item saying “This add-on no longer works,” and I could not report that any add-ons were compatible with Firefox 3.6b1. My wild guess is that this was probably because I had already overridden the compatibility by using the Nightly Tester Tools (https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/6543). However, disabling the Nightly Tester Tools did not change the situation. As Tony Mechelynck says, it would be great if the same mechanism is provided also for other Mozilla applications. I think that most extensions for Firefox will work with SeaMonkey 2.0 with small modifications (Philip Chee told me that this was really the case for my extension). I can incorporate the necessary modifications in a next version of my extension, but I will probably not mark it as compatible with SeaMonkey because I am lazy and I cannot test my extension with SeaMonkey by myself. If the Add-on Compatibility Reporter is available for SeaMonkey, curious users might try it with SeaMonkey and report the result. That would greatly reduce the burden of testing by a developer. This is a good idea! Unfortunately, when I installed the Add-on Compatibility Reporter to Firefox 3.6b1, it only showed the dropdown item saying “This add-on no longer works,” and I could not report that any add-ons were compatible with Firefox 3.6b1. My wild guess is that this was probably because I had already overridden the compatibility by using the Nightly Tester Tools (https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/6543). However, disabling the Nightly Tester Tools did not change the situation.

As Tony Mechelynck says, it would be great if the same mechanism is provided also for other Mozilla applications. I think that most extensions for Firefox will work with SeaMonkey 2.0 with small modifications (Philip Chee told me that this was really the case for my extension). I can incorporate the necessary modifications in a next version of my extension, but I will probably not mark it as compatible with SeaMonkey because I am lazy and I cannot test my extension with SeaMonkey by myself. If the Add-on Compatibility Reporter is available for SeaMonkey, curious users might try it with SeaMonkey and report the result. That would greatly reduce the burden of testing by a developer.

]]> Comment on Extend Firefox 3.5 is Over. Let the Judging Begin! by g.naveen http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/10/09/extend-firefox-3-5-is-over-let-the-judging-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-13422 g.naveen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:57 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=1016#comment-13422 first of all, i must say that mozilla is doing a great job with firefox. i am an ardent fan of firefox, yet i must admit what i recently came across..opera 10 is full of features, and i mean that when i say that, though partially 'inspired' by the various popular extensions in firefox, but to know that firefox still does not have them as part of standard installation is bitter....my suggestion is "many ideas incorporated in opera have these origins from many extensions of firefox....when opera includes these customization features in default installation without extensions, firefox should include all of these in the standard installation......what all features?refer opera 10. thanks for reading first of all, i must say that mozilla is doing a great job with firefox. i am an ardent fan of firefox, yet i must admit what i recently came across..opera 10 is full of features, and i mean that when i say that, though partially ‘inspired’ by the various popular extensions in firefox, but to know that firefox still does not have them as part of standard installation is bitter….my suggestion is “many ideas incorporated in opera have these origins from many extensions of firefox….when opera includes these customization features in default installation without extensions, firefox should include all of these in the standard installation……what all features?refer opera 10. thanks for reading

]]> Comment on How to develop a Firefox extension by promosyon http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/28/how-to-develop-a-firefox-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-13321 promosyon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:42:27 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=271#comment-13321 Whoa! Thank you! You’ve saved my day! This is hands down the best article ever when it comes to add-on development. Thanks! Whoa! Thank you! You’ve saved my day! This is hands down the best article ever when it comes to add-on development. Thanks!

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