Many thanks again to all the nice people who helped me with my first
uninformed question. I think this one is a little more substantive.
I have written my first "Hello World" Firefox extension. I had some
confusion about installing it, but I think I got that straightened out now -
BUT ONLY under Firefox 3.0.3. Yesterday, Firefox updated itself without
giving me any chance to stop it (at least as far as I could tell). I now
have version 3.0.4. I didn't think that would be a big deal until I got
back to trying to work on my extension. Now, the exact same extension that
works under 3.0.3 will not install under 3.0.4.
I have tried two install methods: (a) copy my extension directory to the
Firefox profile/extensions directory (where Firefox installs), (b) set the
appropriate Windows Registry key to point to a directory where I have
unpacked the contents of my .xpi file. In case (a), Firefox starts and I
see *nothing* new in the Extensions window. In case (b), Firefox starts,
and I see an entry for my extension, but it is whited out and there is a
message that says, "This extension is not compatible with Firefox 3.0.4."
I have a separate computer that (thank God), is still running 3.0.3, and
everything still seems to work there. I tried searching for posts from
other people who might have encountered this problem and have come up with
nothing. Can anyone help?
As a related question, hopefully much easier, can someone please tell me how
to stop Firefox from updating its version WITHOUT my permission? I would
expect at least an OK/Cancel box.
Thanks,
can
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