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jeanette
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Re: New Fire Fox Update
"Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com>
> > It has been popping up on my screen for nearly two weeks, but I keep
> > refusing it by clicking 'later'.
> > I do this because it states it will not support my Star Downloader,
> > and it took me forever to find this downloadmanager that is
> > free.......... and works like a charm too.
> > Seems like a communication breakdown twixt Mozilla and Star programers
> > just wish they would see the big picture.
> > In this case, it seems that Mozilla is the guilty party, especially
> > as they have
> > pointed out via their update that Star wont work........ in other
> > words, they
> > could have easily worked it into the new version due to prior
> > knowledge.
> >
> > just two bobs.
> >
>
> Hi, Jeanette,
>
> Yes, that frequently happens, basically because the extensions aren't
> written by Mozilla and it's up to the extension writers to update them. As
> there are new test builds of Firefox released most, if not every, night,
it
> is down to the extension writers to update for the latest which is likely
to
> become the official new, stable build eventually. Given that Firefox is
free
> and Open Source, you can't really blame the FF team for anything re
> extensions or themes. That's done by enthusiasts (you or I could have a go
> at writing one if we wanted!) or by software suppliers who want to use FF
as
> a platform for their product.
>
> Download reminders repeatedly popping up: apart from the fact new builds
> *are* security fixes - where Microsoft release a patch (though not for IE
in
> Win ME anymore), Mozilla release a complete new build - but one that you
can
> (usually) update requiring only a small part rather than the whole of the
> total download - I and doubtless many others prefer to disable update
> checking nonetheless. We check regularly enough anyway plus someone always
> posts of new builds in places like this, so it's not really any sort of
> threat.
>
> To disable automatic checking, go to Tools\Options\Advanced\Update and
> uncheck the three (or just the top one) boxes on the subject. But if you
> don't come to places like this regularly, and forget to manually check,
you
> could end up with something seriously compromised like Heather!
>
> <vbg - probably in the 'evil' category>
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>
> But as for extensions, generally, when they don't work in a new build of
FF
> it's because it's written by someone doing it in their spare time and it
> isn't *that* much of a priority. And usually it gets corrected quite
> quickly. My own feeling on your experience is that the writers of Star
> Downloader can't yet appreciate the popularity of FF and so have not been
in
> any sort of hurry to upgrade (?). I use MetaProducts Mass Downloader (not
> free) and that happened to me several builds back. I got the idea the Mass
> Downloader plugin was written by someone unconnected with MetaProducts.
> Except that it *is* available directly from them (always, it seems, as a
> beta). Anyhow the forums are sufficiently exercised on the subject that I
> think they dismissed FF as a pretender for a while but that is never going
> to happen again. Though I still don't know if MD actually write the
plugin.
>
> Shane
Wow!!, great explanation shane, I never looked at it that way.
I will put the FF update on hold for now due to rooooly oooooley
liking StarDownloader..... 'Free' being one of its attraction features.
(and its served me well for a long time..... no problems at all.)
Think I might try and get a little closer to S/D itself and perhaps ask
them if they intend on making their D/L-er compatible with FF2007.
Thanks shane....
J
>
>
"Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com>
> > It has been popping up on my screen for nearly two weeks, but I keep
> > refusing it by clicking 'later'.
> > I do this because it states it will not support my Star Downloader,
> > and it took me forever to find this downloadmanager that is
> > free.......... and works like a charm too.
> > Seems like a communication breakdown twixt Mozilla and Star programers
> > just wish they would see the big picture.
> > In this case, it seems that Mozilla is the guilty party, especially
> > as they have
> > pointed out via their update that Star wont work........ in other
> > words, they
> > could have easily worked it into the new version due to prior
> > knowledge.
> >
> > just two bobs.
> >
>
> Hi, Jeanette,
>
> Yes, that frequently happens, basically because the extensions aren't
> written by Mozilla and it's up to the extension writers to update them. As
> there are new test builds of Firefox released most, if not every, night,
it
> is down to the extension writers to update for the latest which is likely
to
> become the official new, stable build eventually. Given that Firefox is
free
> and Open Source, you can't really blame the FF team for anything re
> extensions or themes. That's done by enthusiasts (you or I could have a go
> at writing one if we wanted!) or by software suppliers who want to use FF
as
> a platform for their product.
>
> Download reminders repeatedly popping up: apart from the fact new builds
> *are* security fixes - where Microsoft release a patch (though not for IE
in
> Win ME anymore), Mozilla release a complete new build - but one that you
can
> (usually) update requiring only a small part rather than the whole of the
> total download - I and doubtless many others prefer to disable update
> checking nonetheless. We check regularly enough anyway plus someone always
> posts of new builds in places like this, so it's not really any sort of
> threat.
>
> To disable automatic checking, go to Tools\Options\Advanced\Update and
> uncheck the three (or just the top one) boxes on the subject. But if you
> don't come to places like this regularly, and forget to manually check,
you
> could end up with something seriously compromised like Heather!
>
> <vbg - probably in the 'evil' category>
--------------------------------------
**jeanette likes gossip,,,, please tell more..... vvvvvbg
~ ****----------------------------------------
>
> But as for extensions, generally, when they don't work in a new build of
FF
> it's because it's written by someone doing it in their spare time and it
> isn't *that* much of a priority. And usually it gets corrected quite
> quickly. My own feeling on your experience is that the writers of Star
> Downloader can't yet appreciate the popularity of FF and so have not been
in
> any sort of hurry to upgrade (?). I use MetaProducts Mass Downloader (not
> free) and that happened to me several builds back. I got the idea the Mass
> Downloader plugin was written by someone unconnected with MetaProducts.
> Except that it *is* available directly from them (always, it seems, as a
> beta). Anyhow the forums are sufficiently exercised on the subject that I
> think they dismissed FF as a pretender for a while but that is never going
> to happen again. Though I still don't know if MD actually write the
plugin.
>
> Shane
Wow!!, great explanation shane, I never looked at it that way.
I will put the FF update on hold for now due to rooooly oooooley
liking StarDownloader..... 'Free' being one of its attraction features.
(and its served me well for a long time..... no problems at all.)
Think I might try and get a little closer to S/D itself and perhaps ask
them if they intend on making their D/L-er compatible with FF2007.
Thanks shane....
J
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