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[Warduke]

Does anyon know how to either DELETE or Change an ABOUT:CONFIG entry once its been added?
I created an entry as an Integer when It should have been a STRING (APP.EXTENSIONS.VERSION) and now I can't delete it or change its value

Help!! - I Need to change it to STRING so I can install my older extensions.

Thanks in advance...

Right-click the entry, and then choose Reset.

[dickvl]

Strange that you had to create "app.extensions.version" it should already be there. Make sure you use lower case. Set filter to version to locate.

[Old R.Marotta]

This only allows you to change the VALUE not the TYPE. I have to change the TYPE. Or Delete it entirely and enter it again as a String.
Right now, I can't enter the name again as a string, FF Won't allow you to enter the same name twice, and I don't think theres a delete option.

[Old R.Marotta]

You must Create this string value, Its not there by default. I

[Warduke]

Go into your profile and delete the entry from your prefs file.

[dickvl]

If you have to remove it you probably have to edit the prefs.js file in your profiles folder. You have to exit Fx first. Use a plain text editor like Notepad.

See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Folder

[Old R.Marotta]

To Get Older Non-Working Extensions to work in Firefox 1.5 Beta 1, Without editing Multiple install files,

You must add the following line to ABOUT:CONFIG: app.extensions.version

Set it's TYPE as STRING, And it's Value to: 1.0

All your extensions should now work.
Install extensions to your hearts content !

[paulfox]

Well, considering I have 19 extensions in my sig, and 2 are replaced by 1.5's internal "drag tab" and "clear privacy data," that left 17.

I'm happy to report that these FIFTEEN out of 17 are working thanks to some "tweaking": (not bad!)



Now if Noia theme, Greasemonkey and ewebmail will work - I'm away for slates. Note the "#" is slightly off due to Nightly Tester being addd. That's pretty damn good for a beta that was supposed to break everything in sight! Good job, lads and ladies.

[gssq]

Strange that you had to create "app.extensions.version" it should already be there. Make sure you use lower case. Set filter to version to locate.

I upgraded from 0904 to FF 1.5 Beta 1 and the string disappeared! :0

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

[Old R.Marotta]

It's not there - You must MANUALLY add it to About:Config In Firefox 1.5 Beta 1. Make sure if you DO add it, Make it A String Variable and give it a value of at least 1.0

This is what I did and ALL my extensions work, even Older extensions which I could not previously install.

[Jus]

They removed that line a while ago.

[gssq]

Tsk tsk. No matter, that won't stop intrepid explorers like ourselves!

Using the Nightly Tester Tools extension makes it so much easier though

[Uncle Spellbinder]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not....

SpellBound 0.7.3. (I use it to check spelling in forums)
Mozilla SpellCheck Libraries 1.0.1.0
And the dictionaries from http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html

...all work perfectly in Firefox 1.5 Beta 1. Installed normally without Nightly Tester Tool.

[Diorser]

I have a problem with GoTo and GoUp extensions complaining about wrong GUID.
Modifying install.rtd is not sufficient. I've seen some tricks about this, but does somebody simply know where to find these updated extensions compatible with firefox ?
It could save time to all who need them. Thanks.

http://downloads.mozdev.org/clav/goto.xpi & http://downloads.mozdev.org/clav/goup.xpi

[Swami]

You can fix those easily. Open install.rdf and change

<r:Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
<id>goup</id>
To

<r:Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
<id>{e1c13f32-36d8-4836-b079-d1764fffc2a3}</id>

Do the same thing with goto.
You can use this site to generate GUID's
http://extensions.roachfiend.com/cgi-bin/guid.pl