[Vimperator] help with resetting my firefox

[Hari Krishna Dara]

On Jan 18, 2008 9:03 AM, Martin Stubenschrott <stubenschrott at gmx.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 08:12:42AM -0800, Hari Krishna Dara wrote:
> > Do you mean, installing firefox 3 might reset the relevant settings? I
> > am not sure but it might work, however I don't know if all my add-ons
> > are already supported in 3 and it might have other problems of its
> > own.
>
> I don't think that FF3 will reset the settings. He meant, when you
> install firefox, and vimperator 0.6pre in it, the problem might go away
> (or it might not, just guessing).
>
> But even if you don't have a backup, try to start with a clean profile
> and see if there is a problem (you can create as many profiles as you
> want in parallel with firefox -P)

Ok, I tried starting with a new profile and it still happens
(including the <Esc> behavior I mentioned below). I verified that
there are no addons except TalkBack and DomInspector. Here is a
screenshot taken right after starting with the new profile for the
first time:

http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/41700/2005438006864045768_rs.jpg

I am hoping it is for good, as this means, my profile itself is still
good? Shall I just try reinstalling firefox in a clean directory? Will
I be loosing any settings (I think not, just confirming).

>
> > I am noticing in general that uninstallation of vimperator is not
> > clean. E.g., for me after the uninstall, <Esc> no longer works
> > properly in the address bar. Normally when I press <Esc> after typing
> > something new in address bar, the previous address gets restored, but
> > this is no longer working. I searched in the forums for "uninstall",
> > in case the cleanliness of the uninstall was ever discussed and I
> > didn't find any.
>
> Strange, after an uninstall (and restart), that should really be back to
> normal.
>
> > I am thinking my original problem is stemming from the fact that
> > vimperator tries to modify the status bar such that it looks like the
> > Vim status bar and in addition *creates* space underneath for the
> > purpose of displaying the command-line string. I am thinking that
> > whatever the setting that vimperator tinkers with (e.g., the amount of
> > space that needs to be reserved for the command-line) is what is
> > messed up and if I can get some hints on where to find it it would be
> > helpful. Of course, the author of this addon would be the best person
> > to know how this works, but any help from anyone would be appreciated.
>
> You are right, that vimperator modifies the statusbar, so *some*
> extensions which rely on that *might* have problems. Also the space
> below the statusbar actually is a normal textbox. but some extension
> might not expect that, causing a problem.

I don't think I follow you. In any case, as I indicated above, the
problem shows up with a clean profile too. If you think it is
important, I could remove the two default extensions as well and see
if it is any different, but I doubt it.

-- 
Thanks,
Hari

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