[Ext] Firefly v 0.2.1

[atg2d]

Firefly is a filemanager extension for Firefox.
It reached v 0.2. The new things are :
* Search in a folder (and subfolders)
* Keyboard shortcuts
* Keyboard navigaion
* Localization support
* External editor

Fixed the bugs mentioned here and on the Extensionmirror thread.
Thanks to Philip Chee i added support for SeaMonkey.
Made it work on Linux too (at least it's working on my SuSE 10.1).
I am waiting for someone with Mac to tell me if it's working there

Created firefly.mozdev.org
For more information and contacts look there.

Released version 0.2.1:
Fixed some bugs and added more languages thanks to people at Babelzilla.
The languages available are:
bg-BG, en-US, nl-NL, pl-PL, de-DE, es-AR, sv-SE, ru-RU, fr-FR, es-ES, it-IT

Firefly v0.2.1

[jedbro]

Awesome!

I've been wanting this since I've seen how well Fireftp works and it's performancing.
I havn't check out the extension yet, but will when I have more time.

If it works as well as you make it sound, I think this could be one of those killer extensions we've been waiting for.

[CPU]

leak monitor reports that your extension is leaking from tree.xul and fireflyOverlay.xul, i guess this is cause u added an observer but didnt remove it

[Philip Chee]

leak monitor reports that your extension is leaking from tree.xul and
fireflyOverlay.xul, i guess this is cause u added an observer but didnt remove it

I have a modded version of Firefly posted to the Firefly thread on The Extensions Mirror.

Note: Only tested on SeaMonkey.

Changes:
+ Fixed memory leaks in observers by using weak references.
...See: Note in nsIPrefBranchInternal.h
...See: Memory Leak in Flashblock
+ Better method of accessing the top.window.
...See: Accessing elements which are ancestors of the current content window
+ Use CDATA for inline scripts in XUL files.
Previous:
+ Removed Array.prototype.inArray from functs.js
+ Rewrote filebox.xbl not to depend on Array.prototype.inArray
...See: On modifying prototypes of JavaScript built-ins

Phil

[Cato62]

Note: Only tested on SeaMonkey.

It seems to be working well on my Firefox 1.5.0.4.

Just thought you might want to know.

[Philip Chee]

Note: Only tested on SeaMonkey.

It seems to be working well on my Firefox 1.5.0.4.

I broke it slightly when I added SeaMonkey compatibility.
Changing the folder in the Firefly sidebar won't sync the display in the main tab. Fix coming up.

Phil

[Philip Chee]

Fix more bugs: firefly_0.1.3_mod.xpi ( 96.6k )
Get it here: Firefly thread on Extensions Mirror
Note: Tested on SeaMonkey 1.0.2; Tested briefly on Firefox 1.5.0.4.

Changes:
+ [FIX] Selecting a different folder in the sidebar folder view doesn't refresh the view in the main Firefly tab.
I broke this when adding SeaMonkey compatibility.
I wrapped the SM specific code in an if/else block bug missed one small bit.
+ [FIX] If the currently selected tab isn't the Firefly tab, the sidebar folderview
will open a new Firefly Tab instead of reusing the existing Tab.
...See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Reusing_tabs_for_the_same_URL

Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
+ Fixed memory leaks in observers by using weak references.
...See: Note in nsIPrefBranchInternal.h
...See: Memory Leak in Flashblock
+ Better method of accessing the top.window.
...See: Accessing elements which are ancestors of the current content window
+ Use CDATA for inline scripts in XUL files.
+ Removed Array.prototype.inArray from functs.js
+ Rewrote filebox.xbl not to depend on Array.prototype.inArray
...See: On modifying prototypes of JavaScript built-ins

Phil

[Cato62]

Still working great in Firefox 1.5.0.4, Philip. Greatly appreciate all of your hard work! I really like this extension since it enables me access to my files and folders without having to leave the browser. I tip my cap to atg2d and Philip.

[Philip Chee]

Fix more bugs: firefly_0.1.4_mod.xpi ( 96.68k )
Get it here: Firefly thread on Extensions Mirror
Note: Tested on SeaMonkey 1.0.2; Tested on Firefox 1.5.0.4.

Changes:
+ Turned XPCNativeWrappers off in Firefox (FF defaults to on/SM to off) so I don't have to have
seamonkey specific code in an if/else block; this also allows me to simplify some code.
Also the Firefly tab is chrome code so it's not necessary to wrap it.
...See: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XPCNativeWrapper

Previously on Angel:
+ [FIX] Selecting a different folder in the sidebar folder view doesn't refresh the view in the main Firefly tab.
I broke this when adding SeaMonkey compatibility.
I wrapped the SM specific code in an if/else block bug missed one small bit.
+ [FIX] If the currently selected tab isn't the Firefly tab, the sidebar folderview
will open a new Firefly Tab instead of reusing the existing Tab.
...See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Reusing_tabs_for_the_same_URL

Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
+ Fixed memory leaks in observers by using weak references.
...See: Note in nsIPrefBranchInternal.h
...See: Memory Leak in Flashblock
+ Better method of accessing the top.window.
...See: Accessing elements which are ancestors of the current content window
+ Use CDATA for inline scripts in XUL files.
+ Removed Array.prototype.inArray from functs.js
+ Rewrote filebox.xbl not to depend on Array.prototype.inArray
...See: On modifying prototypes of JavaScript built-ins

Phil

[fanofthefox]

This certainly seems to be one of the best extensions Firefox has had, but would you advise the average Fx user to install this extension at this stage?

[Philip Chee]

This certainly seems to be one of the best extensions Firefox has had, but would you advise the average Fx user to
install this extension at this stage?

Well of course not. It's 0.1 and according to the author it's full of bugs.
I've fixed the obvious ones but it really needs to be stress tested.

Phil

[fanofthefox]

This certainly seems to be one of the best extensions Firefox has had, but would you advise the average Fx user to
install this extension at this stage?

Well of course not. It's 0.1 and according to the author it's full of bugs.
I've fixed the obvious ones but it really needs to be stress tested.

Phil

Okay. I can wait.

[atg2d]

Updated the extension to v0.2

[fanofthefox]

I installed Firefly today. I want to know how access the tree in the sidebar. I have added the Desktop and My Documents from Firefly Prefs->Tree, and I'm able to access them in the main window(tab), but what about the sidebar - it's empty.

[Philip Chee]

I installed Firefly today. I want to know how access the tree in the sidebar. I have added the Desktop and My Documents from Firefly Prefs->Tree, and I'm able to access them in the main window(tab), but what about the sidebar - it's empty.

What errors are you seeing in the JS console? I thought we fixed the empty sidebar problem before 0.2 was released.

Phil