Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-07-01 Thread get-funky.dig
On Sunday, March 6, 2011 2:32:41 AM UTC-5, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: Chris Ilias wrote: I was advocating best practices in communication, not criticizing. One of these best practices is to give a clear, complete answer on the first pass With all the replies, herein, I am certainly

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-06 Thread David E. Ross
On 3/5/11 11:32 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: Chris Ilias wrote: On 11-03-04 1:21 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: Robert Kaiser wrote: David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-06 Thread Zanqeutil
Snip David E. Ross wrote: Lacking any prior assurances that multiple profiles would continue to be supported in SeaMonkey, I resent Kaiser's characterization of my comments as creating FUD. Bug #214675 created FUD in me; and bug #539524 did nothing to alleviate my concerns. The least Kaiser

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-05 Thread Chris Ilias
On 11-03-04 1:21 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: Robert Kaiser wrote: David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. Please

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-05 Thread Paul B. Gallagher
Chris Ilias wrote: On 11-03-04 1:21 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: Robert Kaiser wrote: David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread Smiles
David E. Ross wrote: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. WHAT does this mean my home profile, work and support profile will merge this

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Ilias
On 11-03-03 7:01 PM, d...@kd4e.com wrote: Is the reason because it will simplify things for developers, even as it removes a useful feature for users? There are a few reasons, including startup time, and the fact that it is not a feature intended for average users. (In Firefox and Thunderbird

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Ilias
On 11-03-03 7:47 PM, Lance Courtland wrote: Does this mean that in a windows machine with several user accounts, each user won't be able to have their own profile? Each Windows user will still have their own profile. -- Chris Ilias http://ilias.ca Newsgroup moderator

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread Robert Kaiser
David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. Please be aware that the SeaMonkey team always has said that it intends to

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread David E. Ross
On 3/4/11 6:07 AM, Robert Kaiser wrote: David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. Please be aware that the SeaMonkey

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-04 Thread Paul B. Gallagher
Robert Kaiser wrote: David E. Ross schrieb: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. Please be aware that the SeaMonkey team always has said

Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-03 Thread get-funky.dig
I suspect I'm not the only user who maintains multiple Firefox and Seamonkey profiles. Whatever the reason for doing so (i.e. to have profiles w/ few xpi's installed, some targeting web dev, some social b.s., separate e-mail config, another for... whatever), I find some quirks imposed by the

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-03 Thread David E. Ross
On 3/3/11 12:35 PM, get-funky.dig wrote: I suspect I'm not the only user who maintains multiple Firefox and Seamonkey profiles. Whatever the reason for doing so (i.e. to have profiles w/ few xpi's installed, some targeting web dev, some social b.s., separate e-mail config, another for...

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-03 Thread d...@kd4e.com
Is the reason because it will simplify things for developers, even as it removes a useful feature for users? Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-03 Thread Lance Courtland
d...@kd4e.com wrote: Is the reason because it will simplify things for developers, even as it removes a useful feature for users? Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the

Re: Multiple Seamonkey and Firefox Profiles: Everything but the Kitchen Sync

2011-03-03 Thread Rufus
David E. Ross wrote: On 3/3/11 12:35 PM, get-funky.dig wrote: Please be aware of plans to eliminate multiple profiles. When implemented, multiple profiles will be available for developers via a contrived interface; but the user interface will be removed. ...oh yay-goody...I'm gonna get to