On Fri, 13 May 2005, Richard Atcheson wrote:
On Friday 13 May 2005 19:48, Jon Nelson wrote:
I've recently noticed that the 'Update' button is missing from the Extensions dialog in firefox. Furthermore, I've noticed that the firefox I get from www.mozilla.org /does/ have the Update button, but the versions I've gotten from suse do not, and I include the "stock" version supplied by suse as well as the one supplied by the 'mozilla' supplemental.
Does anybody have any insight into where my Update button has gone? I have MozillaFirefox-1.0.4-0.1 installed, and the 1.0.4 version from mozilla.org. The same behavior existed with 1.0.3 with version MozillaFirefox-1.0.3-1.1.
I think it is a security measure. You now download the extension then go to the download and install it, then you get the Update button. Guess it gives you a chance to be sure you really trust the thing and maybe keep the bad guys from putting nasties in your machine.
I don't get the update button, ever, period, with SuSE's packages. Only for 1.0.3 and only /after/ the recent vulnerability was announced has extension installation been made to work like that - normally, one could just click an 'Install' link and, after a dialog or two, the extension would be installed and ready for use after firefox was restarted. -- Carpe diem - Seize the day. Carp in denim - There's a fish in my pants! Jon Nelson <jnelson-suse@jamponi.net>