Firefox Extension Problem

[Scott T. Hildreth]

just curious OT question, do you prefer FireFox over Galeon?

On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 17:02, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
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> Joe Kelsey wrote:
> | On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 17:52, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> |
> |>On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 18:11, Joe Kelsey wrote:
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> |>>I recently installed firefox-1.0.1.p.2.  This seems to work just fine,
> |>>except that when I try to install extensions, nothing happens.
> |>>
> |>>In my old firefox, 0.9.whatever, I had installed AdBlock which worked
> |>>just great!  Now, when I download the extension, I get the Extensions
> |>>popup window, but nothing else happens.  No messages, not buttons,
> |>>nothing.  I have to end up hitting the destroy window button to remove
> |>>it.
> |>>
> |>>Has anyone else seen this?  Does anyone else have suggestions?
> |>
> |>Upgrade to 1.0.1.p_4, and read /usr/ports/UPDATING.
> |
> |
> | I followed the "save bookmarks, delete directory" steps when I installed
> | 1.0.1.p_2.  Do I have to do it again for _4?
> 
> No, not if you did it for _2.
> 
> |
> | What exactly did you change between _2 and _4 that allows extensions?
> 
> I fixed the need to run Firefox as root.  Extensions and themes install
> just fine.  For example, I just installed Adblocker, set my filter to
> "*", and I'm good to go.  No ads on Freshports or OSNews.
> 
> Joe
> 
> |
> | I really do not want to go through the whole delete the directory
> | business since it wipes out my passwords.
> |
> | /Joe
> |
> |
> |
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