{"id":156,"date":"2006-11-15T01:50:05","date_gmt":"2006-11-15T00:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthijskamstra.nl\/blog\/index.php\/2006\/11\/15\/diy-firefox-extension-version-20\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T19:13:26","slug":"diy-firefox-extension-version-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matthijskamstra.nl\/blog\/2006\/11\/15\/diy-firefox-extension-version-20\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Firefox extension version 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Update:<\/strong> It’s beter to change it to a flexible number so it’s future prove
\nSo I changed “2.0<\/strong>” to “2.*<\/strong>”
\nlike this
\n
\n 0.7<\/em:minVersion>
\n 2.*<\/em:maxVersion>
\n<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You just installed FireFox 2.0<\/a> and enjoying it!
\nYou want to use one of your favorite extensions but you can’t: it’s not compatible with FireFox 2.0.
\nYou want to install a new extension, and you can’t: it’s not compatible with FireFox 2.0.<\/p>\n

Sound familiar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found the solution:
\nIt’s possible to update some<\/strong> extensions to FireFox 2.0 (this doesn’t always work… I know this from my own experience so be careful!)<\/p>\n

Most of the time it’s a version number that has to be changed… And it’s not difficult.
\nBut remember, some code may not work,
\nIn most cases this will work: most programs are backward compatible<\/a> which means that is can handle old code.<\/p>\n

So here a step by step walk through this process.<\/h3>\n

Source: comment on BBCode<\/a> by Nic Chilton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

xpi files are just zip files, so you can update any extension to work with the latest Firefox yourself by following these instructions:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong>
\nRight click on the extension download and click Save Link As and save it to a folder, say My Documents<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong>
\nGo to My Documents<\/strong> and go to Tools<\/strong>, Folder Options<\/strong>, View<\/strong> and uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.
\n
<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong>
\n\"ChangeAt the end of extension (in this example translatepage.xpi<\/strong>) it will say “.xpi” change it to “.zip” it’ll turn into a zip file.
\n
<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong>
\n\"OpenOpen the zip (use filezip<\/a> or 7-zip<\/a>) and find the install.rdf file.
\n

\nStep 5:<\/strong>
\n\"OpenOpen it with a text editor (I use Scite<\/a>, but you can use Wordpad \/ Notepad if you have that installed) and look for this:
\n
\n 0.7<\/em:minVersion>
\n 1.5.*<\/em:maxVersion>
\n<\/code>
\nand change it to this:
\n
\n 0.7<\/em:minVersion>
\n 2.*<\/em:maxVersion>
\n<\/code><\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/strong>
\nSave it to My Documents<\/strong>.
\nGo into the zip file and delete the other install.rdf and drag the other one in there. Now rename it back to “.xpi” <\/p>\n



\nStep 7:<\/strong>
\n\"Install
Go to Firefox<\/strong>, Tools<\/strong>, Extensions <\/strong>and click install<\/strong>, find the file and install it!!
\nor
\njust drag the extension on a Firefox tab and it will install too
\n\"And<\/p>\n

How did I get this info<\/h3>\n

I was busy create feedback on Grumm<\/a> and so I added a massage on the Toydigger Messageboard.<\/p>\n

This forum uses BBCode, and I thought: there must be a Firefox extention that make my live easier!
\nAnd there is: BBCode<\/a> (how original \ud83d\ude00 ). The problem is that this extension doesn’t work with Firefox 2.0<\/a>.
\nAnd I’m not patient enough to wait for the developer to change the code so it works for FF2.0.<\/p>\n

And now I don’t have to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: It’s beter to change it to a flexible number so it’s future prove So I changed “2.0” to “2.*” like this 0.7 2.* You just installed FireFox 2.0 and enjoying it! You want to use one of your favorite extensions but you can’t: it’s not compatible with FireFox 2.0. You want to install a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-firefox-extensions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t