Re: Question about plugins
On 03/13/2002 04:08 PM, Christian Biesinger wrote: > Pratik wrote: > >>I don't understand the path for Unix. Shouldn't it be in the *profile* >>directory and not the user. > > > IIRC, this wasn't done so because it was far too much effort for too > little gain. Okay. I can live with user plugins directory. Much better than having just one global plugins directory. Now what we need is ability to install xpis in user directories. So taht I can install stuff like Mozgest and not have it disapper when I extract a new nightly. Pratik.
Re: Question about plugins
Pratik wrote: > I don't understand the path for Unix. Shouldn't it be in the *profile* > directory and not the user. IIRC, this wasn't done so because it was far too much effort for too little gain. -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
Re: Question about plugins
The whole point of having it being able to be installed to the user directory is that most users don't(shouldn't) have write permissions to the installation directory of a global install and so can't install plugins there. It is still assumed that if one profile has a plugin installed than all profiles will want it. The point of it is not to allow users to selectively disable plugins in different profiles. Pratik wrote: > On 03/12/2002 04:37 PM, Parish wrote: > >> According to the Release Notes for 0.9.9: >> >> You now have the option of installing plugins in your Mozilla user >> directory ($HOME/.mozilla/plugins on Unix). These plugins are loaded >> in addition to those in your Mozilla install directory. > > > > I don't understand the path for Unix. Shouldn't it be in the *profile* > directory and not the user. In other words, if I have two profiles under > the same user in Unix, then the plugins have to be shared between the > profiles. Why is this directory user based and not profile based? > > Pratik. >
Re: Question about plugins
On 03/12/2002 04:37 PM, Parish wrote: > According to the Release Notes for 0.9.9: > > You now have the option of installing plugins in your Mozilla user > directory ($HOME/.mozilla/plugins on Unix). These plugins are loaded in > addition to those in your Mozilla install directory. I don't understand the path for Unix. Shouldn't it be in the *profile* directory and not the user. In other words, if I have two profiles under the same user in Unix, then the plugins have to be shared between the profiles. Why is this directory user based and not profile based? Pratik.
Re: Question about plugins
Christian Biesinger wrote: > Parish wrote: >> Thanks! It works here also. Badly worded Release Notes I think; I >> wouldn't Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins\ >> *your* Mozilla user directory, rather *the* Mozilla user directory. > > Why not, other users have a different directory. > Yes, I realized that after I posted. It is under my Windows user directory, but not under the Moz account name directory, wich is what I was thinking about. -- Software is like sex, it's better when it's free - Linus Torvalds Anti-spam e-mail address, change _AT_, sorry for the inconvenience
Re: Question about plugins
Parish wrote: > Thanks! It works here also. Badly worded Release Notes I think; I > wouldn't Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins\ > *your* Mozilla user directory, rather *the* Mozilla user directory. Why not, other users have a different directory. -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
Re: Question about plugins
Christian Emig wrote: > Parish wrote: >> According to the Release Notes for 0.9.9: >> >> You now have the option of installing plugins in your Mozilla user >> directory ($HOME/.mozilla/plugins on Unix). These plugins are loaded in >> addition to those in your Mozilla install directory. >> >> I take it that this means >> \Documents and Settings\marko\Application >> Data\Mozilla\Profiles\\.slt\plugins >> >> on W2K, yes? > > no. take: > \Documents and Settings\marko\Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins\ > > and it will work (so it does here) > Thanks! It works here also. Badly worded Release Notes I think; I wouldn't Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins\ *your* Mozilla user directory, rather *the* Mozilla user directory. Regards, Parish > > hth, > > Christian > -- Software is like sex, it's better when it's free - Linus Torvalds Anti-spam e-mail address, change _AT_, sorry for the inconvenience
Re: Question about plugins
Parish wrote: > According to the Release Notes for 0.9.9: > > You now have the option of installing plugins in your Mozilla user > directory ($HOME/.mozilla/plugins on Unix). These plugins are loaded in > addition to those in your Mozilla install directory. > > I take it that this means > \Documents and Settings\marko\Application > Data\Mozilla\Profiles\\.slt\plugins > > on W2K, yes? no. take: \Documents and Settings\marko\Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins\ and it will work (so it does here) hth, Christian
Question about plugins
According to the Release Notes for 0.9.9: You now have the option of installing plugins in your Mozilla user directory ($HOME/.mozilla/plugins on Unix). These plugins are loaded in addition to those in your Mozilla install directory. I take it that this means \Documents and Settings\marko\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\\.slt\plugins on W2K, yes? I put the Java plugins there but about:plugins doesn't list them. I put them in my NS4.7x plugins directory, still about:plugins doesn't list them although it lists the Quicktime and Shockwave plugins that are there. They only seem to be found if I put them in the Mozilla plugins directory. I run a CVS builds, currently only a couple of hours old, rather than nightlies but surely this feature should be present? And why are they not found in the NS plugins directory? This is kind of important as running clobber_all when rebuilding clobbers the Moz plugin directory as well so it would be good to be able to use my profile directory. Regards, Parish -- Software is like sex, it's better when it's free - Linus Torvalds Anti-spam e-mail address, change _AT_, sorry for the inconvenience
