Comments on: Rebuilding the Plugin Directory http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/ Everybody Likes Ninjas Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lorchard http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211649 lorchard Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:04:43 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211649 @A321: That's the problem of detecting plugins in a web page. What you see in Tools > Add-Ons > Plugins is not the same information made available to JS in a web page, so things are a bit challenging. @A321: That’s the problem of detecting plugins in a web page. What you see in Tools > Add-Ons > Plugins is not the same information made available to JS in a web page, so things are a bit challenging.

]]> By: A321 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211648 A321 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:46 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211648 On windows, the version of adobe reader cannot be detected, but in the Tool->Add-Ons->plugins window the version number is nicely stated.. how come? On windows, the version of adobe reader cannot be detected, but in the Tool->Add-Ons->plugins window the version number is nicely stated.. how come?

]]> By: Mark http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211647 Mark Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:05:43 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211647 Also, "Google Talk NPAPI Plugin" (on the mac) version number is not detected, though the version is specified in the description of the plugin. The only text says, "Version 1.0.18.1493". Perhaps this could also be parsed rather than detected. Also, “Google Talk NPAPI Plugin” (on the mac) version number is not detected, though the version is specified in the description of the plugin. The only text says, “Version 1.0.18.1493″. Perhaps this could also be parsed rather than detected.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211646 Mark Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:59:40 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211646 FYI, the Plugin Check page indicates it is unable to detect the Flip4Map version number. However the version number is in the title of the plugin. So maybe that can be parsed out. FYI, the Plugin Check page indicates it is unable to detect the Flip4Map version number. However the version number is in the title of the plugin. So maybe that can be parsed out.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211636 Dan Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:20:31 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211636 Great idea, good to see Mozilla continuing to improve the web experience for users of all browsers. Great idea, good to see Mozilla continuing to improve the web experience for users of all browsers.

]]> By: Tony Mechelynck http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211633 Tony Mechelynck Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:54:23 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211633 OK, so I'm "a user of varying levels of expertise" ;-) using today Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8pre) Gecko/20100108 Lightning/1.0b2pre SeaMonkey/2.0.3pre - Build ID: 20100108002727 with Adobe Reader 9.1: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.nppdf.so Default Plugin: /usr/local/seamonkey/plugins/libnullplugin.so IcedTea Java Web Browser Plugin: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/IcedTeaPlugin.so Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_10-b33: /usr/java/jre1.6.0_10/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so NPAPI Plugins Wrapper 1.2.2: /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npwrapper.so OpenSC Signer plugin: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.opensc-signer.so Shockwave Flash: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Tcl Plugin 3.1.0: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.libnptcl3.1.so No idea how up-to-date any of them are (except of course the "default plugin" which is just as up-to-date as my browser since they are installed together). OK, so I’m “a user of varying levels of expertise” ;-) using today
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8pre) Gecko/20100108 Lightning/1.0b2pre SeaMonkey/2.0.3pre
– Build ID: 20100108002727

with
Adobe Reader 9.1: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.nppdf.so
Default Plugin: /usr/local/seamonkey/plugins/libnullplugin.so
IcedTea Java Web Browser Plugin: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0/jre/lib/i386/IcedTeaPlugin.so
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_10-b33: /usr/java/jre1.6.0_10/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
NPAPI Plugins Wrapper 1.2.2: /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npwrapper.so
OpenSC Signer plugin: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.opensc-signer.so
Shockwave Flash: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so
Tcl Plugin 3.1.0: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/npwrapper.libnptcl3.1.so

No idea how up-to-date any of them are (except of course the “default plugin” which is just as up-to-date as my browser since they are installed together).

]]> By: lorchard http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211632 lorchard Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:18:00 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211632 This will hopefully replace the existing Plugin Finder Service, someday. This will hopefully replace the existing Plugin Finder Service, someday.

]]> By: alanjstr http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2010/01/08/rebuilding-the-plugin-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-211631 alanjstr Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:14:25 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/?p=823#comment-211631 This should be combined with the existing Plugin Finder service. This should be combined with the existing Plugin Finder service.

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