[Flashblock] Re: Flashblock for Netscape 8.1

Lorenzo Colitti lorenzo at colitti.com
Mon Feb 6 16:21:56 EST 2006


Philip Chee wrote:
>> I've removed all references to Flashblock 1.5 from the 1.5.x
>> installation page in order to avoid information overload. I think we
>> should keep it simple for users. I haven't changed 1.3.x because
>> that's your realm. :)
> 
> In theory I agree with you, but I'm an information junkie - I hate
> to delete stuff just in case I need things back later. Oh well,
> that's what cvs is for.

I suspect the reason why we feel it's necessary to have that information 
there is that we don't have a proper changelog anywhere. But if that's 
the case, we should just accept that one is necessary and put one up 
somewhere. :)

> 1. Add back install.js
> 2. Add back contents.rdf to all of content/skin/locale directories.

These are no big deal...

> 3. No drag'n'drop toolbar button (toolkit port is SM 2.0 timeframe).
> 4. Seamonkey style options/preferences is different from both FF1.0
>    and FF1.5 option dialogs.

... but these look like they could be painful.

> The current thinking on the SM mozillazine forums is to wait for
> the toolkit port before pushing to publicize SM to extension
> authors. Once the toolkit and extension manager are in. FB 1.5x
> should automagically work (if we set the minver/maxver correctly).

Well, since you're the one that's maintaining the 1.3 branch, that's 
your decision. :)


Cheers,
Lorenzo

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Lorenzo Colitti                          http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/


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