Re: add-ons for firefox

[Jörn Clausen <joernc%googlemail.com@localhost>]

Thanks for this information.

I have a suspicion that I have a totally different problem: When I try
to install the add-on, a window pops up with "Add ...?" and a Cancel
and an Add button. If I press "Add", this window disappears and
nothing happens. If I send firefox to the back of my window stack,
this window reappears. I think the press to the Add button is never
registered, that's the underlying problem. I use vtwm (yes, I am that
old), but also tried twm, with the same effect. So far I found no key
combination to perform the Add without the mouse. I'll try another
window manager, but maybe someone is brave enough to also test this
with twm - for old times' sake :)

Joern

On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:17 PM Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> With the exception of searching from about:addons, which fails as
> mentioned, for me all the add-ons functionality works just fine. I
> just installed some three addons - Privacy Badger, Tranquility Reader
> and Ghostery and as far as I can see, they all work as expected. This
> is Firefox 72.01 (not nb1) on -current amd64.
>
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 20:10, Jörn Clausen <joernc%googlemail.com@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:32 AM Ryo ONODERA <ryo%tetera.org@localhost> wrote:
> > > At least I can install
> > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock/
> > > to my pkgsrc/www/firefox-72.0.1nb1 on NetBSD/amd64 9.99.39.
> > > However I have not tested its functionality.
> >
> > You should see an icon next to the URL field. And your browsing
> > experience should be vastly different :)
> >
> > In principal, the add-on does work, I just found this cumbersome way:
> >
> > - start "Tools -> Web Developer -> Remote Debugging"
> > - select "This Firefox"
> > - use "Load Temporary Add-on" and select the xpi file
> >
> > Now uBlock loads and works as expected. It shows up on the add-on
> > page. But of course this is only temporary, it will be removed with
> > the next restart of firefox.
> >
> > --
> > Joern Clausen
> > https://www.oe-files.de/photography/
>
>
>
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Joern Clausen
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