--- Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Repeat my statement of problem. When I try to install the extension, > > either from its web presence or from the locally downloaded file, I > > get the message: > > "Software installation is currently disabled. Click Edit Options ... > > to enable it and try again." > > With a click box labeled "Edit Options ...". When I click that today, > > _nothing happens_. Last night, I could click that box and get to the > > normal "Edit Preferences" panel of FireFox. Today I can't get there > > from here. I also can't get any result from clicking Edit -> > > Preferences. _nothing happens_ PLUGH > > > > More evidence: It helps a lot if only one copy of FireFox is running. > $ pgrep firefox # find a couple of PID's > $ pkill firefox > > At least I am back to where I can edit preferences. > The Edit -> Preferences -> Content panel offers me the following: > x Block Popup Windows > o Warn me when web sites try to install extensions or themes > x Load Images > x Enable Java > x Enable JavaScript > > Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Downloads has the following: > When updates for Firefox are found > o Ask me what I want to do > x Automatically download and install > > Items marked "x" are checked, "o" not checked. These seem to be the > ones related to installing software. I now have the feeling that > Mozilla/FireFox has outsmarted itself and partially changed the user > interface related to installing downloads, in such a way that you > can't get there from here. > > carl > -- > carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
I don't know if this is directly related to your problem. I have been using Firefox 1.5.x on OS X and Windows for quite some time. I have installed a few extensions, particularly the Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar. When visiting the http://toolbar.netcraft.com site there is a link button for installing the toolbar. This opens up an alert bar at the top of the page to indicate that the install option was blocked. There was a link which could be used to open up a dialog. A list of domains which were trusted is displayed. A button allowed the toolbar.netcraft.com domain to be added to this list. Afterward, repeating the process to download and install the toolbar worked. I was advised to restart Firefox (I assume this means closing all instances). The toolbar was available on the next launch of Firefox. It sounds from this thread that this procedure is not working for you. I'm guessing that you would have figured all of this out on your own. I wonder if some directory used by Firefox has the wrong ownership or permissions and it can't be written to by your web user. I would not be surprised if these were in the home directory since each user would have their own desired toolbars and other extensions. One problem I have had with Firefox on the abovementioned systems is related to viewing images in Yahoo email. Normally the "view" and "download" links have different actions. One will preview in the browser and the other will download. In Firefox the "view" insists on downloading. It offers a dialog to select an external application (even though it could display a jpeg internally) for viewing or save to disk. It says you can change preferences to make the selected choice work all the time. I have never been able to get this to "stick" so I always have to go through a two or three-step process. It also often forgets the selected application. It's one of my few annoyances with Firefox. I would like to thank you for mentioning pgrep. It is an interesting function. I have long been in the habit of using `ps aux | grep "something"` to locate running processes by name or keyword. James _____ <advertisement> Free Computer Classes from the Continuing Ed division of the SD Community College District. Offered at 8401 Aero Dr, San Diego, CA 92123 (near Montgomery Field). LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM - INTRODUCTION (3014A) 03/15-03/29 3xW 5:30 PM- 9:30 PM NCC 117 LINUX FOR THE DESKTOP & SMALL BUSINESS (3012H) 04/05-04/26 3xW 5:30 PM- 9:30 PM NCC 117 PHP AND MYSQL - BEGINNING (4125A) 04/22-05/13 4xSa 8:00 AM-12:00 PM NCC 130 GOOGLE MAPS APPLICATIONS (3818B) 05/03-05/17 3xW 5:30 PM- 9:30 PM NCC 117 LINUX WEB SERVER SECURITY (3015C) 05/31-06/07 2xW 5:30 PM- 9:30 PM NCC 117 LINUX: APACHE (4154F) 06/03-06/10 2xSa 8:00 AM-12:00 PM NCC 140 [Please note: I will not be teaching any courses in the Summer semester] For location and other free computer classes please see: http://www.sdce.edu/classes/spring/bit-north-cc/c10.php?order=Instructor No preregistration, no textbooks, no homework, no test, no grade -- just good information. Don't keep these classes the best kept secret in San Diego -- tell a friend. </advertisement> _____ James D. Keeline http://www.Keeline.com http://www.Keeline.com/articles http://Stratemeyer.org http://www.Keeline.com/TSCollection http://www.ITeachPHP.com -- Free Computer Classes: Linux, PHP, etc. Spring Semester January-June 2006. Two new class topics. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
