On 9/21/2020 8:16 AM, DoctorBill wrote: > WaltS48 wrote: >> On 9/21/20 1:20 AM, DoctorBill wrote: >>> DoctorBill wrote: >>>> I had a Taskbar with various things on it and when I installed a Mozilla >>>> Addon (AutoPlay Toggle), the TaskBar has disappeared ! >>>> >>>> Where are addons controlled ? >>>> >>>> DoctorBill >>> >>> PrefBar - that was the name of it. >>> I finally found it in the ADDons Manager - turned OFF ! >>> When I loaded the Mozilla "AutoOn/OFF" thing, it boogered up what I >>> was using ! >>> WHY ? This sucks quite a lot ! I am trying not to SWEAR here right >>> now ! >>> Why would adding that Auto-on/off go in and change my setup ? MOZILLA ?! >>> >>> DoctorBill >>> >>> >> >> You have PrefBar installed. >> Added the Autoplay Toggle extension from >> <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/addon/autoplay-toggle-nonrestartless/> >> >> >> That broke PrefBar? >> >> > Broke it ? It disabled PrefBar. Why would it do that ? > > I had to go back and re-enable PrefBar - after I came across it by accident. > i.e. - I am NOT an aficionado of all this plugins and extensions > business. I barely understand > all the menus and actions and how to interact with them. Programs do > not "wear out' - > something got in there and boogered Autoplay up. Then Autoplay's > installer boogered up > my PrefBar. What's next ? > > I installed both a long time ago and they were working fine for several > years. > > Then when I re-installed the Autoplay AGAIN (it had stopped working for > some reason), > THAT disabled my PrefBar. > That kind of baloney causes people to distrust the software and the > makers of the software. > Unless you are UP on this stuff on a daily basis, you get lost in the > minutia of it. > > I suppose the cause of this all is ENTROPY having it's way with us. > > DoctorBill >
I have discovered a few situations where two different extensions (not plug-ins) were mutually incompatible. These situations are very, very few; but they are extremely annoying because they are often hard to diagnose. The probem arises because an extension's author can easily test against the host application (e.g., SeaMonkey) but cannot know which (of dozens and dozens) other extensions will also be installed. Because of my experience as a software test engineer (30+ years before retiring), I do indeed test and test again until I find which extensions conflict with each other to cause the problem. I then notify the authors of both extensions of the problem, describing the symptoms. If neither author accepts responsibility to fix his or her extension, I must then decide which extension is more important to me than the other. I then delete the less important one. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> A prayer for the days leading towards the Jewish holy days. For those who hate, Let there be no hope, And may all derision and disdain perish in an instant. May intolerance be swiftly cut down. May You quickly uproot, crush, cast down, and humble the arrogant, Speedily in our days. Blessed are You, Adonai, Who destroys enemies and humbles the arrogant. Alden Solovy Heed this, President Trump! _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
