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Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
cyberdiva:
Maybe extension writers are getting the idea it's better to get your program to working status before a new Firefox version is finalized rather than before. I do have MR Tech Toolkit installed, but I haven't had to use it to make an extension work for a very long time.
-Innuendo (July 24, 2009, 03:35 PM)
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Yes, I agree that the situation has gotten somewhat better. However, the OperaView problem is driving me nuts. I downloaded Mr. Tech Toolkit after seeing you and other mention it, but I wasn't able to figure out how I might use it to get the OperaView extension to work again. I'd love to know.
MilesAhead:
I don't see the setting to disable version compatibility checking, so maybe it does it on install? But anyway, when you click Tools=>AddOns it should say "addon compatibility checking is disabled.. enable?" if it's disabled. The layout is changed quite a bit from Mr Tech Local Install as it used to be called and I haven't had to mess with it, so that's why. :)
I don't use that Opera addon so I can't say what fixes it. The only thing I used to use was Launchy to "Open with Opera" but that got to be a pain. I could never add any new stuff to Launchy once it was installed.. so I gave up on it.. other than just using the context menu to open image links.
Innuendo:
Yes, I agree that the situation has gotten somewhat better. However, the OperaView problem is driving me nuts. I downloaded Mr. Tech Toolkit after seeing you and other mention it, but I wasn't able to figure out how I might use it to get the OperaView extension to work again. I'd love to know.
-cyberdiva (July 25, 2009, 03:23 PM)
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This is not a guaranteed fix. It'll only disable the version check that Firefox does when it checks to see if an extension will work with the browser. If there are inherent compatibilities with the extension this is not going to help you. Open up the options in MR Tech Toolkit. Click on the Miscellaneous toolbar button and then on the XPI Install Options tab. The first checkbox is what you are looking for: Enable Addons Compatibility Checking. By default it is checked. Uncheck it and when you go to install OperaView or any other extension Firefox will not balk if the versions don't match up.
Beware this is a browser-wide setting so no addons will be compatibility checked so I prefer this second way to get things work & it restricts the compatibility check disable to the extension you are trying to get to work. First you would download the extension and save it to the folder of your choice. Then you would open the XPI file with your favorite archiver whether it be PowerArchiver, Winzip, WinRAR, or whatever so long as it can open zip files as that's all an XPI file is.
Once you've done that in the root directory of the archive you are going to find a file called install.rdf. Extract that file and open it in your favorite text editor. Do a search for maxversion and your search will turn up something similar to this:
<em:maxVersion>3.0.*</em:maxVersion>
You would just need to change that line to read as so:
<em:maxVersion>3.*.*</em:maxVersion>
Save install.rdf with your changes. If you still have the archive open in your archiver just drag and drop your new install.rdf on the open archive window & your archiver should ask you if you want to replace the old file with your new one. Just say yes. Close the archive & then drag th XPI & drop it on your open Firefox window & the install addon procedure will commence. The only difference is this time Firefox will see that the XPI is compatible with all v3.x versions of Firefox & will let you install it.
If all goes well there won't be any real incompatibilities and your extension will work. If it does, tuck your diva-made XPI away somewhere safe & if you ever should need to reinstall Firefox for whatever reason your custom XPI will be ready to install without having to modify it again.
cyberdiva:
Thanks, Miles and Innuendo, for the info about Mr. Tech Toolkit. As it turns out, the problem with OperaView was not maximum version compatibility. It was set to be compatible with 3.5*. I nonetheless uninstalled and reinstalled it. Even version 3.5.1 accepted it just fine. But it simply won't work in 3.5.1. It works the first time you tell FF to open the page in Opera, but the next time, an error box pops up that says on the title [JavaScript Application] and then the message "OperaView was unable to run Opera Browser. Check the path and try again." It always finds it the first time, but not after that.
Innuendo, I really appreciate your detailed help on dealing with the maximum compatibility issue. :up: Though that turned out not to be the problem this time, I'm definitely going to save your message for the next time I need it. I'm sure there will be a next time!
Innuendo:
It works the first time you tell FF to open the page in Opera, but the next time, an error box pops up that says on the title [JavaScript Application] and then the message "OperaView was unable to run Opera Browser. Check the path and try again." It always finds it the first time, but not after that.-cyberdiva (July 25, 2009, 07:18 PM)
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OperaView is broken. However, I have found you a work-around. Uninstall OperaView and install IE View Lite from here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1429
Go into the extensions options and replace the path to IE with your path to Opera. You'll have to select View in IE off of your context menu, but Opera will open every time. I just tested it out myself. A savvy person could probably poke around inside the XPI and change all the "View in IE" references to "View in Opera", but I guess it depends on how big a stickler you are on the cosmetic side of things. Hopefully, this work-around will tide you over till OperaView's author gets a fix out.
Innuendo, I really appreciate your detailed help on dealing with the maximum compatibility issue. :up:
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My pleasure. I like to help when/where I can.
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