On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting the
> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the unique ID of my
> extension, as explained here:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
>
> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as if the
> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
>
So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do you set it to?

Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update URL?

Nickolay

Try setting extensions.logging.enabled pref to true then and look what
is output to the JS Console.

Nickolay

On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> I'm setting extensions.acmanager@ucla.update.url to
> http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~nikitas/acma...acm_update.rdf, which is a
> valid update manifest. I tried it with an updateURL field in
> install.rdf, and it works fine, however, it doesn't work when I set
> the preference.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> nikitas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nickolay Ponomarev"
> To: "Nikitas Liogkas"
> Cc:
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: extension update URL override
>
>
> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> >> Hi all!
> >>
> >> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting
> >> the
> >> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the unique
> >> ID of my
> >> extension, as explained here:
> >> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
> >>
> >> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as if
> >> the
> >> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
> >>
> > So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do
> > you set it to?
> >
> > Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update
> > URL?
> >
> > Nickolay
> >
>
>

On 1/21/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> So, it seems that nsIPrefBranch2::getComplexValue() can't handle my
> extension id (acmanager@ucla). I also tried using a GUID, with the same
> result. The relevant (failing) code is here:
> http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.8.0/...ger.js.in#5312
>
> By copy-pasting the code and trying it out outside the
> nsIExtensionManager, it seems to work when the extension id is a plain
> string, e.g. "acmanager".
>
> Any ideas on how to make it work with email-style ids?
>
getComplexPref doesn't care about the format of your extension's id.
What is aItem.id in that line?

Note that that call obtains a "localized pref", so if you provide a
default value for that pref (and not actually "set" it from your code)
it has to point to the locale (/properties) file containing the update
URL.

Nickolay


> Thanks,
> nikitas
>
> Nickolay Ponomarev wrote:
> > Try setting extensions.logging.enabled pref to true then and look what
> > is output to the JS Console.
> >
> > Nickolay
> >
> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> >> I'm setting extensions.acmanager@ucla.update.url to
> >> http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~nikitas/acma...acm_update.rdf, which is a
> >> valid update manifest. I tried it with an updateURL field in
> >> install.rdf, and it works fine, however, it doesn't work when I set
> >> the preference.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> nikitas
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Nickolay Ponomarev"
> >> To: "Nikitas Liogkas"
> >> Cc:
> >> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:41 PM
> >> Subject: Re: extension update URL override
> >>
> >>
> >> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> >> >> Hi all!
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting
> >> >> the
> >> >> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the unique
> >> >> ID of my
> >> >> extension, as explained here:
> >> >>
> >> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as if
> >> >> the
> >> >> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
> >> >>
> >> > So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do
> >> > you set it to?
> >> >
> >> > Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update
> >> > URL?
> >> >
> >> > Nickolay
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>

That was it! When I set it from JavaScript it worked like a charm. This
should probably be documented somewhere.

Thanks for all the help!

nikitas

> getComplexPref doesn't care about the format of your extension's id.
> What is aItem.id in that line?
>
> Note that that call obtains a "localized pref", so if you provide a
> default value for that pref (and not actually "set" it from your code)
> it has to point to the locale (/properties) file containing the update
> URL.
>
> Nickolay

Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> So, it seems that nsIPrefBranch2::getComplexValue() can't handle my
> extension id (acmanager@ucla). I also tried using a GUID, with the same
> result. The relevant (failing) code is here:
> http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.8.0/...ger.js.in#5312
>
>
> By copy-pasting the code and trying it out outside the
> nsIExtensionManager, it seems to work when the extension id is a plain
> string, e.g. "acmanager".
>
> Any ideas on how to make it work with email-style ids?
>
> Thanks,
> nikitas
>
> Nickolay Ponomarev wrote:
>> Try setting extensions.logging.enabled pref to true then and look what
>> is output to the JS Console.
>>
>> Nickolay
>>
>> On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>>> I'm setting extensions.acmanager@ucla.update.url to
>>> http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~nikitas/acma...acm_update.rdf, which is a
>>> valid update manifest. I tried it with an updateURL field in
>>> install.rdf, and it works fine, however, it doesn't work when I set
>>> the preference.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> nikitas
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Nickolay Ponomarev"
>>> To: "Nikitas Liogkas"
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: extension update URL override
>>>
>>>
>>> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>>> >> Hi all!
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting
>>> >> the
>>> >> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the unique
>>> >> ID of my
>>> >> extension, as explained here:
>>> >>
>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as if
>>> >> the
>>> >> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
>>> >>
>>> > So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do
>>> > you set it to?
>>> >
>>> > Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update
>>> > URL?
>>> >
>>> > Nickolay
>>> >
>>>
>>>

On 1/21/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> That was it! When I set it from JavaScript it worked like a charm. This
> should probably be documented somewhere.
>
> Thanks for all the help!
>
No, you should use "localized prefs" appropriately instead:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs...ocalizedString

Nickolay


> nikitas
>
> > getComplexPref doesn't care about the format of your extension's id.
> > What is aItem.id in that line?
> >
> > Note that that call obtains a "localized pref", so if you provide a
> > default value for that pref (and not actually "set" it from your code)
> > it has to point to the locale (/properties) file containing the update
> > URL.
> >
> > Nickolay
>
> Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> > So, it seems that nsIPrefBranch2::getComplexValue() can't handle my
> > extension id (acmanager@ucla). I also tried using a GUID, with the same
> > result. The relevant (failing) code is here:
> > http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.8.0/...ger.js.in#5312
> >
> >
> > By copy-pasting the code and trying it out outside the
> > nsIExtensionManager, it seems to work when the extension id is a plain
> > string, e.g. "acmanager".
> >
> > Any ideas on how to make it work with email-style ids?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > nikitas
> >
> > Nickolay Ponomarev wrote:
> >> Try setting extensions.logging.enabled pref to true then and look what
> >> is output to the JS Console.
> >>
> >> Nickolay
> >>
> >> On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> >>> I'm setting extensions.acmanager@ucla.update.url to
> >>> http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~nikitas/acma...acm_update.rdf, which is a
> >>> valid update manifest. I tried it with an updateURL field in
> >>> install.rdf, and it works fine, however, it doesn't work when I set
> >>> the preference.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> nikitas
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Nickolay Ponomarev"
> >>> To: "Nikitas Liogkas"
> >>> Cc:
> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:41 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: extension update URL override
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
> >>> >> Hi all!
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting
> >>> >> the
> >>> >> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the unique
> >>> >> ID of my
> >>> >> extension, as explained here:
> >>> >>
> >>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
> >>>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as if
> >>> >> the
> >>> >> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
> >>> >>
> >>> > So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do
> >>> > you set it to?
> >>> >
> >>> > Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update
> >>> > URL?
> >>> >
> >>> > Nickolay
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
>

Yes, I agree that would be a better ideas

Thanks,
nikitas


"Nickolay Ponomarev" wrote in message
news:mailman.5233.1169400022.2900.dev-extensions@lists.mozilla.org...
> On 1/21/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>> That was it! When I set it from JavaScript it worked like a charm. This
>> should probably be documented somewhere.
>>
>> Thanks for all the help!
>>
> No, you should use "localized prefs" appropriately instead:
> http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs...ocalizedString
>
> Nickolay
>
>
>> nikitas
>>
>> > getComplexPref doesn't care about the format of your extension's id.
>> > What is aItem.id in that line?
>> >
>> > Note that that call obtains a "localized pref", so if you provide a
>> > default value for that pref (and not actually "set" it from your code)
>> > it has to point to the locale (/properties) file containing the update
>> > URL.
>> >
>> > Nickolay
>>
>> Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>> > So, it seems that nsIPrefBranch2::getComplexValue() can't handle my
>> > extension id (acmanager@ucla). I also tried using a GUID, with the same
>> > result. The relevant (failing) code is here:
>> > http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.8.0/...ger.js.in#5312
>> >
>> >
>> > By copy-pasting the code and trying it out outside the
>> > nsIExtensionManager, it seems to work when the extension id is a plain
>> > string, e.g. "acmanager".
>> >
>> > Any ideas on how to make it work with email-style ids?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > nikitas
>> >
>> > Nickolay Ponomarev wrote:
>> >> Try setting extensions.logging.enabled pref to true then and look what
>> >> is output to the JS Console.
>> >>
>> >> Nickolay
>> >>
>> >> On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>> >>> I'm setting extensions.acmanager@ucla.update.url to
>> >>> http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~nikitas/acma...acm_update.rdf, which is a
>> >>> valid update manifest. I tried it with an updateURL field in
>> >>> install.rdf, and it works fine, however, it doesn't work when I set
>> >>> the preference.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any ideas?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> nikitas
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Nickolay Ponomarev"
>> >>> To: "Nikitas Liogkas"
>> >>> Cc:
>> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:41 PM
>> >>> Subject: Re: extension update URL override
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> > On 1/15/07, Nikitas Liogkas wrote:
>> >>> >> Hi all!
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I'm trying to override the default extension update URL by setting
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> "extensions.{GUID}.update.url" preference, where GUID is the
>> >>> >> unique
>> >>> >> ID of my
>> >>> >> extension, as explained here:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...Extensions..2A
>> >>>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> However, it doesn't seem to work. In particular, Firefox acts as
>> >>> >> if
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> preference doesn't exist at all. Am I missing something?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> > So what is the actual preference you're setting and what value do
>> >>> > you set it to?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Also, are you sure there's a valid update manifest at your update
>> >>> > URL?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Nickolay
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>
>>