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[http://www.squarefree.com | Whenever you install an extension (or click on a link to an XPI file), a confirmation dialog pops up with a short delay, preventing you from immediately confirming the install. It may be convenient to disable this delay, and there are two ways to do this. | ||
''Note: [http://www.squarefree.com/ Jesse Ruderman] gives us [http://www.squarefree.com/archives/000487.html reasons for not doing this] EVEN IF YOU ARE AN ADVANCED USER. Please read it before proceeding.'' | |||
==Editing toolkit.jar== | |||
Change the necessary lines in "toolkit.jar/content/mozapps/xpinstall/xpinstallConfirm.js" to: | Change the necessary lines in "toolkit.jar/content/mozapps/xpinstall/xpinstallConfirm.js" to: | ||
_installCountdown: 0 | |||
And | And | ||
this._installCountdownInterval = setInterval("XPInstallConfirm.okButtonCountdown()",0); | |||
You can access "<code>xpinstallConfirm.js</code>" by unzipping "<code>toolkit.jar</code>" in your "<code>/path/to/Firefox/chrome</code>" folder to somewhere else, keeping directory/folder structure intact. Modify the JS file and repackage everything with the folder structure it originally was stored into ZIP file. Rename the ZIP file to "<code>toolkit.jar</code>" and rename the original "<code>toolkit.jar</code>" to "<code>toolkit.jar.bak</code>" (as a backup). Then place the new "<code>toolkit.jar</code>" into "<code>/path/to/Firefox/chrome</code>". | |||
(Source: [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=536158#536158 MozillaZine Forums post by Cusser].) | |||
==Using an Extension== | |||
The extension [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=775 MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay] does essentially the same thing as above, but in a convenient XPI format. | |||
==Preferences== | |||
There are currently no preferences you can set to disable the delay. "security.dialog_enable_delay" would be a likely candidate for this purpose, and there is a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245737 bug filed for this enhancement]. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs Jesse Ruderman - Race conditions in security dialogs] | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162020 Bug 162020 - pop up XPInstall/security dialog when user is about to click] | |||
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=536158#536158 MozillaZine Forums - XPI Install Delay extension] | |||
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=775 MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay] | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245737 Bug 245737 - Install countdown should honor "security.dialog_enable_delay"] | |||
Revision as of 18:56, 6 September 2005
Whenever you install an extension (or click on a link to an XPI file), a confirmation dialog pops up with a short delay, preventing you from immediately confirming the install. It may be convenient to disable this delay, and there are two ways to do this.
Note: Jesse Ruderman gives us reasons for not doing this EVEN IF YOU ARE AN ADVANCED USER. Please read it before proceeding.
Editing toolkit.jar
Change the necessary lines in "toolkit.jar/content/mozapps/xpinstall/xpinstallConfirm.js" to:
_installCountdown: 0
And
this._installCountdownInterval = setInterval("XPInstallConfirm.okButtonCountdown()",0);
You can access "xpinstallConfirm.js" by unzipping "toolkit.jar" in your "/path/to/Firefox/chrome" folder to somewhere else, keeping directory/folder structure intact. Modify the JS file and repackage everything with the folder structure it originally was stored into ZIP file. Rename the ZIP file to "toolkit.jar" and rename the original "toolkit.jar" to "toolkit.jar.bak" (as a backup). Then place the new "toolkit.jar" into "/path/to/Firefox/chrome".
(Source: MozillaZine Forums post by Cusser.)
Using an Extension
The extension MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay does essentially the same thing as above, but in a convenient XPI format.
Preferences
There are currently no preferences you can set to disable the delay. "security.dialog_enable_delay" would be a likely candidate for this purpose, and there is a bug filed for this enhancement.
