[Companion] About Yahoo! Toolbar (Mozilla) wrong version!

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

So if I clean my registry, delete my profile, delete my Firefox installation,
re-install Firefox, create a new profile and install the Yahoo! toolbar, where
do the "ghosts" come from?

- Jim

--- Brian Erst <azzipsderf-companion at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The code is in yahooToolbarOverlay.js:
> 
>         var cExtMan =
>
Components.classes["@mozilla.org/extensions/manager;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIExtensionManager);
>         // try to grab our info
>         var item =
> cExtMan.getItemList(ID,Components.interfaces.nsIUpdateItem.TYPE_EXTENSION,
> {});
>         if(item && item[0])
>             return item[0].version;
>         else
>             return 0;
> 
> My guess (and this is ONLY a guess - I think Dave Viner added the code)
> is that in some cases, the item list being returned ALSO contains the
> ghosts of extensions past, sorted in order.
> 
> As itemlists have a "length" property, it may be possible to try to get
> the last item in the list instead of the first one. 
> 
> A possible (untested) workaround:
> 
> if (item && item.length > 0)
>     return item[item.length-1].version;
> else
>     return 0;
> 
> Again, I have no idea if this will work. I just have a hunch that if a
> method returns a list of items, this is probably due to the fact that
> it at least occassionally returns more than one value. The code uses
> the blackbox that is the Netscape XUL Extensions, so who know what
> Moz/Firefox is doing behind the scenes. 
> 
> - Brian Erst
> 
> --- Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > This problem persists on ONE computer using the latest releases.
> > 
> > I can't find this string in the registry.
> > 
> > Can someone who has access to the source code please try to determine
> > 
> > exactly WHAT is being read when "About Yahoo! Toolbar (Mozilla)" is
> > called?
> > 
> > Current versions are:
> > 
> >          Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5)
> >          Gecko/20041109 Firefox/1.0
> > 
> >          Companion 0.5.5.200412107
> > 
> > Thanks - Jim
> > 
> > At 12:58 PM 10/16/2004, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> > >OK, this problem is driving me NUTS!
> > >
> > >I am running:
> > >
> > >   Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001
> > 
> > > Firefox/0.10.1
> > >
> > >I installed the companion from:
> > >
> > >   http://downloads.mozdev.org/companion/alpha.xpi
> > >
> > >Tools -> Extensions reports that this is the 0.54.20041013 version.
> > >
> > >But the About box reports:
> > >
> > >[]
> > >
> > >
> > >I have uninstalled and re-installed Firefox.  I deleted my Firefox 
> > >profile.  I went through the registry and removed references to 
> > >Mozilla.  I uninstalled Java.  Still, I can't get the right version
> > to show up.
> > >
> > >I have two other PCs in the house running the same versions of
> > Firefox and 
> > >the Companion and they BOTH show the correct version.
> > >
> > >I am pulling my hair out! Anyone have any idea where I can find this
> > bad 
> > >info and DELETE IT?
> > >
> > >Thanks - Jim
> > > 
> > -- 
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> > USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com
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> 
> 


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Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com