On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Ralph Shumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Ralph Shumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Legatus wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> in the kdenetwork package, and there is gwget for gnome at
>>>> http://www.gnome.org/projects/gwget/. They both handle scenarios like
>>>> this.
>>>> Nice little gui apps that run in your notification area.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> That even has a firefox extension, but the page is broken for me:
>>> http://www.gnome.org/projects/gwget/FireGet-0.6.xpi
>>>
>>> Is it just me?
>>>
>>
>> With some fumbling around with FireFox Help, I found the "Unable to
>> install add-ons" page with instructions on how to download .xpi files
>> and then install them. When I try this, it tells me that FireGet is
>> not compatible with FireFox 3.0.1 So I stopped trying.
>>
>
> Perhaps yours is too new. I'm on 2.0.0.16, so how do I find this page with
> instructions?
>
Help -> Help Contents -> Customizing Firefox -> Getting and Installing Add-Ons
gives some clues.
Search the Knowledge Base "unable to install add-ons" and look at the
first search result. Read down the page until you get to "You are
asked to download the add-on, rather than installing it"
carl
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