https://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&feed=atom&action=historyTalk:Updating add-ons - Revision history2024-03-28T18:53:30ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.40.1https://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=36987&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Mr. Tech Toolbar */2008-07-14T15:43:51Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Mr. Tech Toolbar</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A question though. Some of the pages here link to AMO, others to the author's website. Is there a rule of thumb to be followed here? I didn't change the links.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A question though. Some of the pages here link to AMO, others to the author's website. Is there a rule of thumb to be followed here? I didn't change the links.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=36959&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Mr. Tech Toolbar */2008-07-09T01:33:11Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Mr. Tech Toolbar</span></span></p>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=36957&oldid=prevLoudNoise: /* Mr. Tech Toolbar */2008-07-08T21:37:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Mr. Tech Toolbar</span></span></p>
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</table>LoudNoisehttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=36956&oldid=prevLoudNoise: Mr. Tech Toolbar2008-07-08T21:36:52Z<p>Mr. Tech Toolbar</p>
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</table>LoudNoisehttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=32665&oldid=prevNp: /* Why are we recommending against bypassing the version check */2007-06-22T03:11:13Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Why are we recommending against bypassing the version check</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Does this happen any more? Do we have a bug number?--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:59, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Does this happen any more? Do we have a bug number?--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:59, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Its quite common for add-ons not to be updated for a long time after a new release, and I can't remember anybody ever suffering permanent damage from bypassing a version check. I assume somebody has, sometime, but the odds are very much in your favor that the absolute worst you have to do is launch the application in safe mode and then uninstall the add-on. Normally you'd just uninstall the add-on if it didn't work. I'm not arguing that we shouldn't make the user aware of a potential risk, but it seems we are grossly inflating the risk. [[User:Tanstaafl|Tanstaafl]] 00:25, 22 June 2007 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr>
</table>Tanstaaflhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=32297&oldid=prevTanstaafl: Talk:Updating extensions moved to Talk:Updating add-ons: It applies to both extensions and themes.2007-06-09T09:02:44Z<p><a href="/Talk:Updating_extensions" class="mw-redirect" title="Talk:Updating extensions">Talk:Updating extensions</a> moved to <a href="/Talk:Updating_add-ons" title="Talk:Updating add-ons">Talk:Updating add-ons</a>: It applies to both extensions and themes.</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I assume the info here covers themes too. I suggest we update the article to be "Updating add-ons".--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:18, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I assume the info here covers themes too. I suggest we update the article to be "Updating add-ons".--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:18, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td></tr>
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</table>Tanstaaflhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=32289&oldid=prevNp at 23:44, 8 June 20072007-06-08T23:44:02Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I assume the info here covers themes too. I suggest we update the article to be "Updating add-ons".--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:18, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I assume the info here covers themes too. I suggest we update the article to be "Updating add-ons".--[[User:Np|Np]] 20:18, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td></tr>
</table>Nphttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Talk:Updating_add-ons&diff=32285&oldid=prevNp at 23:32, 8 June 20072007-06-08T23:32:37Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::::I disagree, sometimes its the right solution. I've also run into a few people who absolutely refuse to disable compatibility checking, they insist they need that to protect the users they support. We shouldn't censor articles to remove complicated methods that some advanced users will find useful, '''its not a zero sum game'''. I suspect moving the "bump the appversion" section to the end of the article is sufficient. It is already labeled as a advanced method. However, if you feel strongly that still causes a problem than I suggest moving it to its own article, and linking to it. [[User:Tanstaafl|Tanstaafl]] 21:30, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::::I disagree, sometimes its the right solution. I've also run into a few people who absolutely refuse to disable compatibility checking, they insist they need that to protect the users they support. We shouldn't censor articles to remove complicated methods that some advanced users will find useful, '''its not a zero sum game'''. I suspect moving the "bump the appversion" section to the end of the article is sufficient. It is already labeled as a advanced method. However, if you feel strongly that still causes a problem than I suggest moving it to its own article, and linking to it. [[User:Tanstaafl|Tanstaafl]] 21:30, 8 June 2007 (UTC)</div></td></tr>
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