On 26/02/2016 12:54 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 2/25/2016 3:25 PM, Ray_Net wrote:
David E. Ross wrote on 25/02/2016 16:39:
On 2/25/2016 2:53 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 2/24/2016 6:26 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 2/24/2016 2:04 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 2/23/2016 7:46 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
[snip]
Yes, I know the difference between a plugin and an extension. ...
But some readers, including myself [even though around since
Netscape 4.x], do not.
Could you point to an official definition of the terms "plugin"
and "extension"?
I for one have never seen the need to enhance in any way a
standard release. I explicitly disable some longtime features
such as cookies, JavaScript, and site specified colors/backgrounds.
Go to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in#Computing>. There are four
bullets; the first two are relevant.
Thank you. When I said "official definition" I should have said
something like "How does SeaMonkey (or Mozilla) define the
distinction between a 'plugin' and an 'extension' ?"
From actually using both plugins and extensions, the Wikipedia
description reflects reality. When I open the Add-ons Manager, the
items under Extensions are indeed as described in the second bulltet on
the Wikipedia page; and the items under Plugins are as described in the
first bullet on that page.
So when a plugin crashes ... the browser is still alive.
When an extension crashes... the browser crashes.
Am I wrong ?
I think that is correct.
A plugin is installed separately and independently of the browser or any
other application that might launch it (e.g., Thunderbird). The browser
launches the plugin to perform some task. I generally download plugins
via SeaMonkey. When I install a new plugin, however, I do so with
SeaMonkey terminated. The same plugin -- not a separate installation --
can be used by other applications; it is not installed specifically for
each application that uses it.
An extension is installed into a browser's profile, changing the
internal code of the browser when that profile is active. I just now
installed an update for the Theme Font & Size Changer extension. I had
to install it five times, once for each of four SeaMonkey profiles and
once again for Thunderbird.
Soooo .... A "Plug-in" is applied to a *SYSTEM/O.S* where as an
"Extension" is applied to a *Program/Browser*?? Yes/No!!
--
Daniel
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