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Re: mozilla-firefox and firefox packages



Michael Marsh wrote:
On 12/17/05, Scott <angrykeyboarder@angrykeyboarder.com> wrote:
Michael Marsh wrote:
> At the moment, I'm very glad that it doesn't.  Aside from a few
> extensions which didn't have 1.5-compatible versions yet, I couldn't
> get java working in 1.5.
I'd give it a another try.  1.5 is much faster than 1.0.x.  I've got
Java (Sun) working just fine in it as well.

And now, of course, it does automatically upgrade, so I've got
mozilla-firefox on hold.  I was going to upgrade it, since I *did*
generally like the performance when I tried it briefly, but I'm still
concerned about losing the Diggler extension.  Sure, I could live
without it (and might have to), but the two features that it has that
I use most often aren't replicated in the new Digger extension ("clear
address bar" and "find in Google cache/archive.org").  There seem to
be mixed results when hand-altering the compatibility string for
Diggler.


I had gotten Diggler to work on some of the Firefox betas either by editing the file or using Nightly Tester Tools. Frankly though, it's apparent that the developer has long ago abandoned this extension, so I decided I just had to find an alternative.

I found it. It's one of the features of the official Google Toolbar. I've dragged and dropped the "up one level" button from the Google Toolbar to where Diggler used to be. It's not as good, but it will have to do.

The automatic upgrades on Firefox only work if the installation directory has user write privlidges. That can be easily changed but it can also be considered a security issue by some. I took the plunge myself.


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