On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 04:58:10PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: <snip> > > 1. How do you install a theme systemwide? I've downloaded the Alfred > theme zipfile, but can't figure out what to do with it. Just open the .xpi in mozilla; it will be installed automatically. In order for this to work you need to enable "software installation" in the "advanced" section of mozilla's preferences. Of course, you'll need write access to some files in the mozilla installation tree. These include the chrome directory and component.reg file (and maybe more, I don't recall). > > 2. Is there a way to install themes locally (user-only)? > I would imagine so, as you have a chrome subdirectory somewhere in ~/.mozilla. However, Mozilla's software installation doesn't support that. It absolutely sucks, and the mozilla people (from what I've heard) have no intention of fixing it. They equate installation of mozilla add-ons (even themes?!?!) to installation of something like mod_perl. If you want to allow your users to install themes then you need to make the mozilla group writable and put them in the group that owns the files. Also, if you want HTTPS to work you need to give the user running mozilla write access to psm, psm/components, and psm/component.reg in the mozilla installation tree. I haven't found a way around that. Very wacky. > - Navigator only: any way to *just* get the navigator portion of > Mozilla? If this means building from sources, so be it, but at 56k > download, it kinda sucks. I don't know if there's any way to only *download* the browser portion, but if you get the installer (the "seamonkey" version; look for "sea" in the file name) from the ftp site then you're given an option to install just the browser. > - Mail/News prefs: I'd prefer using _my choice_ of mail/news agents > (mutt, tin). Any way to configure this? no idea here... HTH, noah -- _______________________________________________________ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html
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