Moz Champion <moz.champion@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Mark Nobles wrote:
> > I installed Firefox rc3, and it wants to update a bunch extensions. I
> > try to do that, but it tells me
> > "Software installation is currently disabled. Click Edit Options... to
> > enable it and try again."
> > I click Edit Options..., and it opens my Preferences... panel, but
> > nothing I do makes any difference. I've read all the FAQs and sup****t
> > boards and can't find anything that addresses this. The closest thing
I
> > can find is an option "Warn me when web sites try to install
extensions
> > or themes", but I even have unclicked that and it doesn't matter.
> > This still happens when I download the .xpi file and drag it onto the
> > open browser window.
> >
> > Where is the option to enable enable software installation?
>
>
> Firefox rc3 is a RELEASE CANDIDATE (the third in the series)
> Most extensions have NOT been updated to work with it. Tho many (most?)
> probably are compatible there is no guarantee they will work or not
> break the extension or the program.
>
> You can use a nightly test tool, to 'bump up' the max version number of
> extensions, but then, it is YOU who is vouching for their compatibility,
> not the extensions author.
>
> Unless you are into testing, I suggest awaiting the release of the
> official version, and then wait while the authors themselves update
> their extensions for such.
>
Thanks, but this doesn't make sense. The extension manager checks the
extensions and disables almost all of them, but then tells me that
there are updates available. I assume that this means that the authors
themselves have already updated their extensions, since that would be
the purpose of making a release candidate available. One extension in
particular, Talkback, I expect the developers would maintain as part of
Firefox itself, since it enables users to re****t the results of their
testing.
Despite this, I am unable to find a preference that allows me to
install extensions. There is a bug here, if nothing else in the error
message.
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