I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O

Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my absence
is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been asked/discussed
before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to FF3 I wonder whether
my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3 or can be made
compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?

Here is the list:

Extensions (enabled: 26, disabled: 0):

* Aardvark 2.9
* British English Dictionary 1.19
* Deutsches Wörterbuch 1.0.1
* Dictionary Switcher 0.9
* DOM Inspector 1.8.1.14
* Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
* Fast Video Download 1.6.1
* Flashblock 1.5.6
* Forecastfox 0.9.7.6
* Greasemonkey 0.8.20080609.0
* IE Tab 1.3.3.20070528
* Image Zoom 0.3.1
* InfoLister 0.10
* Java Console 5.0.12
* Java Console 6.0.03
* Java Console 6.0.05
* Java Console 6.0.04
* Nightly Tester Tools 1.3
* Open link in... 1.4.1
* Open Long Url 0.2.3
* QuickNote 0.6.0.3
* ReminderFox 1.7.2
* SpiderZilla 1.6.0
* Talkback 2.0.0.11
* Update Notifier 0.1.5.4
* URL Link 2.02.2

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

Herb wrote:
> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>
> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my absence
> is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been asked/discussed
> before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to FF3 I wonder whether
> my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3 or can be made
> compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?
>
> Here is the list:
>
> Extensions (enabled: 26, disabled: 0):
>
> * Aardvark 2.9
> * British English Dictionary 1.19
> * Deutsches Wörterbuch 1.0.1
> * Dictionary Switcher 0.9
> * DOM Inspector 1.8.1.14
> * Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
> * Fast Video Download 1.6.1
> * Flashblock 1.5.6
> * Forecastfox 0.9.7.6
> * Greasemonkey 0.8.20080609.0
> * IE Tab 1.3.3.20070528
> * Image Zoom 0.3.1
> * InfoLister 0.10
> * Java Console 5.0.12
> * Java Console 6.0.03
> * Java Console 6.0.05
> * Java Console 6.0.04
> * Nightly Tester Tools 1.3
> * Open link in... 1.4.1
> * Open Long Url 0.2.3
> * QuickNote 0.6.0.3
> * ReminderFox 1.7.2
> * SpiderZilla 1.6.0
> * Talkback 2.0.0.11
> * Update Notifier 0.1.5.4
> * URL Link 2.02.2
>
1- Go to the Mozilla add-ons page and check your plug-ins for
compatibility with FF3 - that's the best thing to do. Or:
2- Update to FF3 and Firefox will tell you which of your add-ons do not
work with FF3.

Daddy

On 29.06.2008 20:12, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Daddy to
generate the following:? :
> Herb wrote:
>
>> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>>
>> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my absence
>> is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been asked/discussed
>> before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to FF3 I wonder whether
>> my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3 or can be made
>> compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?
>>
>> Here is the list:
>>
>> Extensions (enabled: 26, disabled: 0):
>>

moin, Herb!

here are the addonns (aka extensions) that are updated to FF3:
>> * Aardvark 2.9
>> * British English Dictionary 1.19
>> * Deutsches Wörterbuch 1.0.1
>> * Dictionary Switcher 0.9
>> * DOM Inspector 1.8.1.14
>> * Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
>> * Fast Video Download 1.6.1 ========== 1.6.1 works
>> * Flashblock 1.5.6
>> * Forecastfox 0.9.7.6
>> * Greasemonkey 0.8.20080609.0
>> * IE Tab 1.3.3.20070528
>> * Image Zoom 0.3.1
>> * InfoLister 0.10
>> * Java Console 5.0.12
>> * Java Console 6.0.03
>> * Java Console 6.0.05
>> * Java Console 6.0.04
>> * Nightly Tester Tools 1.3
>> * Open link in... 1.4.1
>> * Open Long Url 0.2.3
>> * QuickNote 0.6.0.3
>> * ReminderFox 1.7.2 ======== 1.7.2 works
>> * SpiderZilla 1.6.0
>> * Talkback 2.0.0.11
>> * Update Notifier 0.1.5.4
>> * URL Link 2.02.2
>>

both are the latest versions. I don't have any of the others!
(ImageZoom is in my TB extensions)

If you have AVG 8 there is some trouble with the link-checker, but you
can disable it, when you run the update!

reg
>>
> 1- Go to the Mozilla add-ons page and check your plug-ins for
> compatibility with FF3 - that's the best thing to do. Or:
> 2- Update to FF3 and Firefox will tell you which of your add-ons do not
> work with FF3.
>
> Daddy
>

On 29.06.2008 19:12 UK Time, Daddy wrote:
> Herb wrote:
>> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>>
>> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my
>> absence is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been
>> asked/discussed before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to
>> FF3 I wonder whether my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3
>> or can be made compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?

> 1- Go to the Mozilla add-ons page and check your plug-ins for
> compatibility with FF3 - that's the best thing to do. Or:
> 2- Update to FF3 and Firefox will tell you which of your add-ons do not
> work with FF3.

Thanks for your reply.

I expect some of my add-ons won't work in FF3 initially - I suppose my
main question is whether the "Make all compatible" function available in
the Nightly Tester Tools add-on still works in FF3?

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

On 29.06.2008 20:36 UK Time, squaredancer wrote:

> moin, Herb!

Hi Reg,

I just got back from a 'cruise' round the Leicester Ring (see
) :-)

>>> * Fast Video Download 1.6.1 ========== 1.6.1 works

>>> * ReminderFox 1.7.2 ======== 1.7.2 works

>
> both are the latest versions. I don't have any of the others!
> (ImageZoom is in my TB extensions)

Thanks.

Do you know whether the "Make all compatible" function available in the
Nightly Tester Tools add-on still works in FF3?

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

On 29.06.2008 18:35 UK Time, Herb wrote:
> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>
> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my absence
> is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been asked/discussed
> before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to FF3 I wonder whether
> my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3 or can be made
> compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?

I tried it on my laptop, and after installing the latest version of
Nightly Tester Tools and using the "Override all compatibility" function
everything appears to work OK 8-)

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

Herb wrote:
> On 29.06.2008 19:12 UK Time, Daddy wrote:
>> Herb wrote:
>>> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>>>
>>> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my
>>> absence is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been
>>> asked/discussed before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to
>>> FF3 I wonder whether my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in FF3
>>> or can be made compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?
>
>> 1- Go to the Mozilla add-ons page and check your plug-ins for
>> compatibility with FF3 - that's the best thing to do. Or:
>> 2- Update to FF3 and Firefox will tell you which of your add-ons do
>> not work with FF3.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I expect some of my add-ons won't work in FF3 initially - I suppose my
> main question is whether the "Make all compatible" function available in
> the Nightly Tester Tools add-on still works in FF3?
>
I don't use nightlies - sorry.

Daddy

On 30.06.2008 14:09 UK Time, Daddy wrote:
> Herb wrote:
>> On 29.06.2008 19:12 UK Time, Daddy wrote:
>>> Herb wrote:
>>>> I have been away for 2 weeks and missed all the upgrade fun =-O
>>>>
>>>> Reading the almost 3000 messages this group has generated in my
>>>> absence is a little daunting and I apologise if this has been
>>>> asked/discussed before, but before I take the plunge and upgrade to
>>>> FF3 I wonder whether my FF2 add-ons (see list below) will work in
>>>> FF3 or can be made compatible with FF3 via Nightly Tester Tools?
>>
>>> 1- Go to the Mozilla add-ons page and check your plug-ins for
>>> compatibility with FF3 - that's the best thing to do. Or:
>>> 2- Update to FF3 and Firefox will tell you which of your add-ons do
>>> not work with FF3.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> I expect some of my add-ons won't work in FF3 initially - I suppose my
>> main question is whether the "Make all compatible" function available
>> in the Nightly Tester Tools add-on still works in FF3?
>>
> I don't use nightlies - sorry.

I don't either, but the "Override all compatibility" function offered by
the Nightly Tester Tools add-on is very useful for 'cranking up'
stubborn extensions that claim to be incompatible with new FF versions :-)

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

On 6/30/08 9:51 AM, _Herb_ spoke thusly:
> I don't either, but the "Override all compatibility" function offered by
> the Nightly Tester Tools add-on is very useful for 'cranking up'
> stubborn extensions that claim to be incompatible with new FF versions :-)

Actually it make Firefox ignore compatibility checking, which doesn't
mean it will make add-ons work. See
.

--
Chris Ilias
List-owner: support-firefox, support-thunderbird, test-multimedia

On 6/30/2008 3:28 PM eastern, Chris Ilias wrote:

> On 6/30/08 9:51 AM, _Herb_ spoke thusly:
>> I don't either, but the "Override all compatibility" function offered by
>> the Nightly Tester Tools add-on is very useful for 'cranking up'
>> stubborn extensions that claim to be incompatible with new FF versions :-)
>
> Actually it make Firefox ignore compatibility checking, which doesn't
> mean it will make add-ons work. See
> .

Also, "Override all compatibility" is overkill. The context (right
click) menu in FF3 allows doing 'em one at a time.
CTinCT

On 30.06.2008 20:28 UK Time, Chris Ilias wrote:
> On 6/30/08 9:51 AM, _Herb_ spoke thusly:
>> I don't either, but the "Override all compatibility" function offered
>> by the Nightly Tester Tools add-on is very useful for 'cranking up'
>> stubborn extensions that claim to be incompatible with new FF versions
>> :-)
>
> Actually it make Firefox ignore compatibility checking, which doesn't
> mean it will make add-ons work. See
> .
>

Thanks for the warning - I guess this is why the name of the function
was changed from "Make all compatible" to "Override all compatibility",
right?

In any case, in the past this has always worked well for me, but I'll be
more careful in future.

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

On 30.06.2008 20:41 UK Time, Cal Tinson wrote:
> On 6/30/2008 3:28 PM eastern, Chris Ilias wrote:
>
>> On 6/30/08 9:51 AM, _Herb_ spoke thusly:
>>> I don't either, but the "Override all compatibility" function offered by
>>> the Nightly Tester Tools add-on is very useful for 'cranking up'
>>> stubborn extensions that claim to be incompatible with new FF versions :-)
>> Actually it make Firefox ignore compatibility checking, which doesn't
>> mean it will make add-ons work. See
>> .
>
> Also, "Override all compatibility" is overkill. The context (right
> click) menu in FF3 allows doing 'em one at a time.
> CTinCT

Thanks - I wasn't aware of this.

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

The error message:
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of
Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.

The above produced by
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70zNOSZ160&eurl=
but also many other sites.

However, on some sites I can watch a flash movie without any problems.

Using Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14)
Gecko/20080419 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/2.0.0.14

Java and Javascript are both checked in the Firefox preferences.

Installed programs:
flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.124.0ubuntu2
java-common 0.28ubuntu3
sun-java6-bin 6-06-0ubuntu1
sun-java6-fonts 6-06-0ubuntu1
sun-java6-jre 6-06-0ubuntu1 6-06-0ubuntu1
sun-java6-bin 6-06-0ubuntu1
ubuntu-restricted-extras (multiverse is enabled)

What more can I do?

Larry

Forgive the top posting.

After doing some research,
I installed ubuntu-restricted-extras, re-loaded Firefox and all is well.


Larry


Larry Alkoff wrote:
> The error message:
> Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of
> Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.
>
> The above produced by
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70zNOSZ160&eurl=
> but also many other sites.
>
> However, on some sites I can watch a flash movie without any problems.
>
> Using Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14)
> Gecko/20080419 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/2.0.0.14
>
> Java and Javascript are both checked in the Firefox preferences.
>
> Installed programs:
> flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.124.0ubuntu2
> java-common 0.28ubuntu3
> sun-java6-bin 6-06-0ubuntu1
> sun-java6-fonts 6-06-0ubuntu1
> sun-java6-jre 6-06-0ubuntu1 6-06-0ubuntu1
> sun-java6-bin 6-06-0ubuntu1
> ubuntu-restricted-extras (multiverse is enabled)
>
> What more can I do?
>
> Larry

On 30.06.2008 06:31, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Herb to
generate the following:? :
> On 29.06.2008 20:36 UK Time, squaredancer wrote:
>
>
>> moin, Herb!
>>
>
> Hi Reg,
>
> I just got back from a 'cruise' round the Leicester Ring (see
> ) :-)
>
>
>>>> * Fast Video Download 1.6.1 ========== 1.6.1 works
>>>>
>
>
>>>> * ReminderFox 1.7.2 ======== 1.7.2 works
>>>>
>
>
>> both are the latest versions. I don't have any of the others!
>> (ImageZoom is in my TB extensions)
>>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Do you know whether the "Make all compatible" function available in the
> Nightly Tester Tools add-on still works in FF3?
>
>

sorry, can't tell you that, as I don't use it!

reg