#123
  • Created on
    2009-11-26 22:11
  • Reported by
    Steve Lee
  • Status
    Fixed
  • Priority
    Normal (3)
  • Assigned to
    Steve Lee
  • Milestone
    BAES update
  • Plan Level
    -
  • Due Date
    -

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Firefox 3.6 addon restrictions break install

The Maavis installer installs the Maavis Firefox extension into the components directory after installing Firefox. FFx 3.6 bans this requiring user install of and XPI. This gives a more complex install for users so we need to find a work arround. The sledge hammer is go to XUL Runner but I hope there will be an easier way.

There are some notes here but they are for specific users (posisbly OK) only and may be for all profiles which is no use..
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  on 2009-11-26 22:17 *
By Steve Lee
Description changed from The Maavis installer instal... to The Maavis installer instal...
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  on 2010-01-28 16:18 *
By Steve Lee
Assigned to set to SteveLee
Milestone changed from Release 1.0 (Maavis@school complete) to Release 1.2
Leave till next release
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  on 2010-02-03 10:22 *
By Steve Lee
Milestone changed from Release 1.2 to Maavis in the community
Status changed from New to Accepted
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  on 2010-07-08 19:07 *
By Steve Lee
Milestone changed from Maavis in the community to BAES training day
Summary changed from Firefox 3.6 is likely to break install to Firefox 3.6 addon restrictions break install
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  on 2010-07-08 19:09 *
By Steve Lee
Parent association with ticket #140 was added
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  on 2010-07-08 19:10 *
By Steve Lee
Parent association with ticket #140 was changed to Related
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  on 2010-07-18 18:04 *
By Steve Lee
Milestone changed from BAES training day to Maavis in the community
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  on 2010-10-03 09:30 *
By Steve Lee
Milestone changed from Maavis in the community to BAES update
The best solution seemsto be to update the registry to install Maavis. However there is no option to do this for a simngle profile just a specific windows user. So if the user has firefox installed he will always get Maavis. Solution is to go over to using FFx Portable which allows Maavis to be installed/removed when run. There is a slight chance it gets left installed iff FfxPortal crashes.
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  on 2010-10-03 13:38 *
By Steve Lee
Status changed from Accepted to Fixed
(In revision:217) Created portable version and upgraded to Firefox 3.6.* Fixes #113. Fixes #123