Prism Extension for Firefox 3.0.x
September 15, 2008 – 9:29 amI posted an update of the Prism for Firefox extension weeks ago, but like an idiot I specified the maximum compatible Firefox version as 3.0. Naturally Firefox 3.0.1 came out shortly afterwards, but somehow I never got around to bumping the version number in the extension (which should have been 3.0.* in the first place, in retrospect). Make that a lazy idiot.
Anyway, better late than never. The following should be compatible with all Firefox 3.0.x versions (there are no other changes from the Prism drop I released in June):
Download Prism for Firefox extension for: Macintosh, Windows, Linux
10 Responses to “Prism Extension for Firefox 3.0.x”
Great! Getting it into AMO soon?
By forteller on Sep 15, 2008
Still doesn’t work for me at all. I’m on a new Mac Pro 10.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.1. When I enter the fields and click OK it just does nothing. And no error messages to Console (or a Terminal if I start from there) so I can’t tell what the problem is.
I also tried getting the experimental Prism release from early July but it does the same. I guess I have to stick with Fluid for a while longer.
By Bob on Sep 15, 2008
Bob, what site are you trying it for? There is a known problem with the icon format used by some small number of sites (but not that small, apparently).
By Matthew Gertner on Sep 15, 2008
GMail
By Bob on Sep 16, 2008
Maybe there’s an issue with an older version of Prism still on your machine or a conflict with some other extension? I have almost exactly the same config as you and it works fine for me.
By Matthew Gertner on Sep 16, 2008
OK, I cleaned out all traces of Prism and reinstalled and my problems remain. I’ve determined that I can get it to work if I choose Desktop for “Create Shortcut”. If I choose either Applications Folder or Dock it just hangs when I click OK. I really only want a Dock Icon so that is what I’ve always tried. Most of these tests are with the standalone Prism but the same thing happens with the extension.
Any idea why this might happen? Note that my account is not an administrators account and I have Prism installed in an Applications folder in my home directory and am trying to keep it all local to my account. I can use another account to authenticate if necessary (but this should not be necessary and its never asked me to authenticate).
By Bob on Sep 16, 2008
I haven’t verified yet but the admin privileges theory sounds very plausible.
I’ve filed a bug to remind me to test/fix this: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455518
So you have a “non-standard” Application directory that isn’t under the system root? How should Prism know to install the app there rather than in the normal Application folder (I’m still far from an OS X expert).
Note that the option to add to the dock directly is probably going to go away, as it is very non-standard behavior for an OS X app. Instead, the user can choose Keep in Dock manually. I think this is more inline with normal behavior but I’m open to other opinions.
By Matthew Gertner on Sep 16, 2008
Make sure to get a new version up on AMO soon, and ping me to review it. It would be a shame for all users with 0.2 installed not to get the latest goodies.
By Brian King on Sep 16, 2008
I’m not Mac expert either but I think the Mac way is to allow the user to choose where to put it. For example, when I installed Prism it brought up an app bundle which I could put where ever I wanted. If I had dropped it into the system Applications folder then finder would have asked me to authenticate it. If I choose “Applications Folder” in the “Create Shortcut” I would expect an authenticate dialog to pop up if I do not have the privilege to do that.
If you are planning on removing the Dock option the I would recommend that you get rid of the present check list (under Shortcut location) and instead have a “Choose Location” button with the selection listed next to it. You could have the Applications folder be the default choice. This would cover all use scenarios. And make sure that it handles authentication correctly. You definitely cannot assume that everyone has administrator privilege (e.g., at my work it is not allowed for normal users).
By Bob on Sep 16, 2008
Bob,
Good idea, I like it. I’ll look into the problem with authentication anyway since I do believe that is a bug.
By Matthew Gertner on Sep 16, 2008